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True Blood (2008)

True Blood is a horror/fantasy drama series created by Alan Ball and starring Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, and Alexander Skarsgård. The series follows the life of Sookie Stackhouse, a waitress with telepathic powers that lives in a fictional town in Louisiana. In this town, a new synthetic "drug" has allowed vampires to escape their coffins and roam amongst the living.

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Drama
Supernatural
Horror
Romance
Thriller
Fantasy

Cast
Ryan Kwanten , Kristin Bauer van Straten , Sam Trammell , Alexander Skarsgard , Stephen Moyer , Rutina Wesley , Anna Paquin , Chris Bauer
Release Date
September 7, 2008
Seasons
7
Network
HBO Max
Writers
Raelle Tucker , charlaine harris , Brian Buckner , Alan Ball , Alexander Woo
Directors
Daniel Minahan
Showrunner
Alan Ball
Story By
Raelle tucker

Summary

True Blood, created by Alan Ball, based on "The Southern Vampire Mysteries" series of novels by Charlaine Harris, follows the events of a small Louisiana town, Bon Temps, where vampires, werewolves, fairies, ghosts, witches and gods co-exist with humans.

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