True Blood is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on the Sookie Stackhouse book series Charlaine Harris. The show is broadcast on the premium cable network HBO in the United States. It is produced by HBO in association with Ball's production company, Your Face Goes Here Entertainment. September 7, 2008. The show has been renewed for a second 12-episode season. by It premiered on
True Blood details the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional small Louisiana town. The series centers on Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress at a bar, who falls in love with vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer).
The series has been critically acclaimed and won one Golden Globe and two Satellite Awards for its first season.