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True Blood is an American television drama series, which premiered on HBO on September 7, 2008.[1] Created by Alan Ball, the series is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries (also known as The Sookie Stackhouse novels) by Charlaine Harris.

The series revolves around Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress who is living in the rural town of Bon Temps, Louisiana two years after the invention of a synthetic blood called Tru Blood that has allowed vampires to "come out of the coffin" and allow their presence to be known to mankind. Now they are struggling for equal rights and assimilation, while anti-vampire organizations begin to gain power. Sookie's world is turned upside down when she falls in love with 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and for the first time must navigate the trials, tribulations and terrors of intimacy and relationships. Other characters include Tara Thornton (Rutina Wesley), Sookie's tough-talking best friend, her womanizing brother Jason (Ryan Kwanten), thousand year old vampire and Sheriff of Area 5, Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgard), and her shape-shifting boss Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell). True Blood follows a serialized format, with every episode ending on a cliffhanger that leads directly into the next. Episode titles are taken from the name of a song that appears on the soundtrack of that episode.

As of September 11, 2011, 48 episodes of True Blood have aired, concluding the fourth season.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD and Blu-ray release dates
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 12 September 7, 2008 (2008-09-07) November 23, 2008 (2008-11-23) May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19) October 26, 2009 (2009-10-26) July 1, 2009 (2009-07-01)
2 12 June 14, 2009 (2009-06-14) September 13, 2009 (2009-09-13) May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25) May 17, 2010 (2010-05-17) May 19, 2010 (2010-05-19)
3 12 June 13, 2010 (2010-06-13) September 12, 2010 (2010-09-12) May 31, 2011 (2011-05-31) May 23, 2011 (2011-05-23) May 18, 2011 (2011-05-18)
4 12 June 26, 2011 (2011-06-26) September 11, 2011 (2011-09-11) — — May 23, 2012 (2012-05-23)[2]
5 12 Summer 2012 (Summer 2012) — — — —

Episode list

Season 1 (2008)

Main article: True Blood (season 1)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateUS viewers
(millions)
11"Strange Love"Alan BallAlan BallSeptember 7, 2008 (2008-09-07)1.44[3]
22"The First Taste"Scott WinantAlan BallSeptember 14, 2008 (2008-09-14)1.79[4]
33"Mine"John DahlAlan BallSeptember 21, 2008 (2008-09-21)1.81[5]
44"Escape from Dragon House"Michael LehmannBrian BucknerSeptember 28, 2008 (2008-09-28)1.82[5]
55"Sparks Fly Out"Daniel MinahanAlexander WooOctober 5, 2008 (2008-10-05)1.74[4]
66"Cold Ground"Nick GomezRaelle TuckerOctober 12, 2008 (2008-10-12)1.67[4]
77"Burning House of Love"Marcos SiegaChris OffuttOctober 19, 2008 (2008-10-19)2.10[6]
88"The Fourth Man in the Fire"Michael LehmannAlexander WooOctober 26, 2008 (2008-10-26)2.07[7]
99"Plaisir d'Amour"Anthony M. HemingwayBrian BucknerNovember 2, 2008 (2008-11-02)2.35[8]
1010"I Don't Wanna Know"Scott WinantChris OffuttNovember 9, 2008 (2008-11-09)2.39[4]
1111"To Love Is to Bury"Nancy OliverNancy OliverNovember 16, 2008 (2008-11-16)2.67[9]
1212"You'll Be the Death of Me"Alan BallRaelle TuckerNovember 23, 2008 (2008-11-23)2.45[10]

Season 2 (2009)

Main article: True Blood (season 2)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateUS viewers
(millions)
131"Nothing But the Blood"Daniel MinahanAlexander WooJune 14, 2009 (2009-06-14)3.70[11]
142"Keep This Party Going"Michael LehmannBrian BucknerJune 21, 2009 (2009-06-21)3.41[12]
153"Scratches"Scott WinantRaelle TuckerJune 28, 2009 (2009-06-28)3.70[13]
164"Shake and Fingerpop"Michael LehmannAlan BallJuly 12, 2009 (2009-07-12)3.90[14]
175"Never Let Me Go"John DahlNancy OliverJuly 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)3.85[15]
186"Hard-Hearted Hannah"Michael LehmannBrian BucknerJuly 26, 2009 (2009-07-26)4.00[16]
197"Release Me"Michael RuscioRaelle TuckerAugust 2, 2009 (2009-08-02)4.27[17]
208"Timebomb"John DahlAlexander WooAugust 9, 2009 (2009-08-09)4.43[18]
219"I Will Rise Up"Scott WinantNancy OliverAugust 16, 2009 (2009-08-16)4.46[19]
2210"New World in My View"Adam DavidsonKate Barnow & Elisabeth R. FinchAugust 23, 2009 (2009-08-23)5.33[20]
2311"Frenzy"Daniel MinahanAlan BallAugust 30, 2009 (2009-08-30)5.19[21]
2412"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"Michael CuestaAlexander WooSeptember 13, 2009 (2009-09-13)5.11[22]

Season 3 (2010)

Main article: True Blood (season 3)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateUS viewers
(millions)
251"Bad Blood"Daniel MinahanBrian BucknerJune 13, 2010 (2010-06-13)5.09[23]
262"Beautifully Broken"Scott WinantRaelle TuckerJune 20, 2010 (2010-06-20)4.26[24]
273"It Hurts Me Too"Michael LehmannAlexander WooJune 27, 2010 (2010-06-27)4.46[25]
284"9 Crimes"David PetrarcaKate Barnow & Elisabeth R. FinchJuly 11, 2010 (2010-07-11)4.68[26]
295"Trouble"Scott WinantNancy OliverJuly 18, 2010 (2010-07-18)4.86[27]
306"I Got a Right to Sing the Blues"Michael LehmannAlan BallJuly 25, 2010 (2010-07-25)4.74[28]
317"Hitting the Ground"John DahlBrian BucknerAugust 1, 2010 (2010-08-01)5.24[29]
328"Night on the Sun"Lesli Linka GlatterRaelle TuckerAugust 8, 2010 (2010-08-08)5.09[30]
339"Everything Is Broken"Scott WinantAlexander WooAugust 15, 2010 (2010-08-15)5.00[31]
3410"I Smell a Rat"Michael LehmannKate Barnow & Elisabeth R. FinchAugust 22, 2010 (2010-08-22)5.39[32]
3511"Fresh Blood"Daniel MinahanNancy OliverAugust 29, 2010 (2010-08-29)5.44[33]
3612"Evil Is Going On"Anthony HemingwayAlan BallSeptember 12, 2010 (2010-09-12)5.38[34]

Season 4 (2011)

Main article: True Blood (season 4)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateUS viewers
(millions)
371"She's Not There"Michael LehmannAlexander WooJune 26, 2011 (2011-06-26)5.42[35]
382"You Smell Like Dinner"Scott WinantBrian BucknerJuly 3, 2011 (2011-07-03)2.90[36]
393"If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'?"David PetrarcaAlan BallJuly 10, 2011 (2011-07-10)5.04[37]
404"I'm Alive and On Fire"Michael LehmannNancy OliverJuly 17, 2011 (2011-07-17)5.10[38]
415"Me and the Devil"Daniel MinahanMark HudisJuly 24, 2011 (2011-07-24)5.26[39]
426"I Wish I Was the Moon"Jeremy PodeswaRaelle TuckerJuly 31, 2011 (2011-07-31)5.19[40]
437"Cold Grey Light of Dawn"Michael RuscioAlexander WooAugust 7, 2011 (2011-08-07)5.14[41]
448"Spellbound"Daniel MinahanAlan BallAugust 14, 2011 (2011-08-14)5.30[42]
459"Let's Get Out of Here"Romeo TironeBrian BucknerAugust 21, 2011 (2011-08-21)5.53[43]
4610"Burning Down the House"Lesli Linka GlatterNancy OliverAugust 28, 2011 (2011-08-28)5.31[44]
4711"Soul of Fire"Michael LehmannMark HudisSeptember 4, 2011 (2011-09-04)4.39[45]
4812"And When I Die"Scott WinantRaelle TuckerSeptember 11, 2011 (2011-09-11)5.05[46]

Season 5 (2012)

On August 11, 2011, HBO announced that True Blood will be renewed for a 5th season consisting of 12 episodes, scheduled to premiere in the Summer of 2012.[47]

Minisodes

HBO began airing six mini-episodes on April 24, 2010 to lead up to the season three premiere.[48]

# Title Written by Original air date
1"Eric & Pam"Alan BallApril 24, 2010 (2010-04-24)
Eric and Pam are trying out new dancers for Fangtasia. One in particular, Yvetta, catches Eric's eye, and Pam's as well. But Eric is not willing to share with his hungry friend.
2"Jessica"Alan BallMay 3, 2010 (2010-05-03)
Jessica is on the hunt in a local haunt when she is set upon by a man who begins preaching the word of God to her.
3"Sookie, Tara & Lafayette"Alan BallMay 11, 2010 (2010-05-11)
Sookie and Tara get into an argument on the dangers of dating a vampire when Tara wonders where Bill's money comes from. Lafayette intervenes when the argument turns heated.
4"Sam"Alan BallMay 18, 2010 (2010-05-18)
Sam feels the need to mark his territory while destroying "The God Who Comes".
5"Bill"Alan BallMay 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)
While getting ready to meet Sookie for their date, Bill gets a visit from a jewelry saleswoman (Beth Grant) who makes an indecent proposition.
6"Jason"Alan BallJune 2, 2010 (2010-06-02)
Directly after shooting Eggs, Jason begs the help of God, Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Buddha, Confucius, Scientology, aliens and Aslan (The Lion of Narnia).

Notes

  • a b c d e f Number includes additional viewers from an 11:00 p.m. rebroadcast airing the same night.
  • In the above tables, "№" refers to the episode's number within the entire series, whereas "#" indicates the episode's number within that particular season.

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General
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