True Blood
Thou shall not crave thy neighbor.
True Blood (2008-2014)
Seasons: 7,
episodes: 80
Episode runtime: 60 min
Average rating:
7.9/10
328 206
Status
Ended
Country
Network
HBO
Production
Genre
Website
Creators
Actors
Scenario
Kate Barnow, Elisabeth R. Finch
Producer
Alexander Woo, Raelle Tucker, W. Mark McNair, Alan Ball, Brian Buckner, Alexander Woo, Gregg Fienberg, Raelle Tucker
Camera operator
Composer
Editing
Short description
Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed overnight from legendary monsters to fellow citizens. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures "coming out of the coffin." Religious leaders, government officials, and vampire fundamentalists around the world have chosen their sides. But in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 The first season of the American television drama series True Blood premiered on September 7, 2008 and concluded on November 23, 2008. It consists of 12 episodes, each running approximately 55 minutes in length and was, for the most part, based on the novel Dead Until Dark, the first entry in The…
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12 | 2008-09-07 | 7.7 |
Season 2 The second season of the television series True Blood commenced airing in the United States on June 14, 2009, concluded on September 13, 2009, and contains 12 episodes. It is loosely based on the second novel of The Southern Vampire Mysteries, Living Dead in Dallas.
The second season explores te…
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12 | 2009-06-14 | 7.7 |
Season 3 The third season of the television series True Blood premiered on June 13, 2010 simultaneously on HBO and HBO Canada. It concluded its run on September 12, 2010 and contained 12 episodes, bringing the series total to 36. It loosely follows the plot of the third novel of The Southern Vampire Myste…
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12 | 2010-06-13 | 7.4 |
Season 4 The fourth season of the television series True Blood contains 12 episodes, bringing the series total to 48. The season premiered on June 26, 2011. Though the storyline picks twelve and a half months after the events of season three; the season still begins immediately after final scene of "Evil …
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12 | 2011-06-26 | 7.4 |
Season 5 The fifth season of the HBO supernatural drama series True Blood premiered on June 10, 2012 and features twelve episodes, bringing the series total to 60. It picks up right after the events of season four. It is loosely based on the fifth book in The Southern Vampire Mysteries series, Dead as a D…
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12 | 2012-06-10 | 7 |
Season 6 The sixth season of the HBO supernatural drama series True Blood premiered on June 16, 2013. The season had an abbreviated run of ten episodes, as opposed to the usual twelve, partially to accommodate the pregnancy of lead actress Anna Paquin. It is also the first season not to be primarily based…
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10 | 2013-06-16 | 7.1 |
| 10 | 2014-06-22 | 6.9 |
What's left behind the scenes
- In the eighth episode of Season 1, the vampire Eddie tells Lafayette: "I always look forward to Monday nights. First 'Heroes', then you come over." This is a reference to the American television series 'Heroes'.
- The exterior of the house of the characters played by Denis O'Hare and Theo Alexander was filmed on location in Longwood, Mississippi. It is an octagonal building, which is uncommon for the local architecture of that period; an onion dome is visible on the tower, and the building itself remained unfinished (construction was interrupted by the Civil War of 1861-1865). The owners never completed the construction, choosing instead to furnish and equip the basement, where they settled.
- In the fourth episode of Season 1, while calling Bill and Sookie over, Eric addresses Pam in Swedish. He says the phrase "Vår lilla djurpark börjar växa till sig," which means "Our little zoo is expanding." She replies "Jag vet," which translates to "I know."
- Michael Raymond-James (who played René) worked on his pronunciation with a linguist, and it was on their advice that he inserted French words into his speech.
- Ian Somerhalder auditioned for the role of Jason Stackhouse in 'True Blood'.
- In the second episode of Season 1, a newspaper with the headline "Angelina Adopts Vampire Baby" can be seen on a table in Tara's house. This is a nod to actress Angelina Jolie, who is well known for her philanthropic work.
- To film the opening shots, the crew spent four days in Chicago, Louisiana (where the church was filmed) and Seattle (where the bar scenes and bodies were filmed). Whenever they saw something worthwhile along the way, crew members would jump out of their cars and film, or ask for permission first and then film (for example, a man in a rocking chair and his house). The role of the man dancing with the girl was played by one of the series' executive producers, and the boys smeared with berry juice were his children.
- In episode 4 of Season 7, from minute 22 to 26, flashbacks of Eric and Pam are shown dated 1996. In their movie store, a shelving unit with the sign "DVD for sale" can be seen behind Eric; however, DVD optical discs were only invented in Japan in 1996 and did not become widespread in the US until later, specifically in March 1997.
- In the first episode of Season 3, Sookie visits Eric to report Bill's disappearance and finds him in the basement having sex with a new dancer. Eric introduces her as Evetta from Estonia; Evetta says "Hello!" in fluent Russian, and Eric replies to her in Russian, "Wait here!"
- In the first episode of Season 1, when Sookie comes home from work, her grandmother is reading a book titled "Last Scene Alive." It was written by Charlaine Harris, who is the author of the Sookie Stackhouse book series upon which the show is based.
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