True Blood is a new series on HBO based on the Southern Vampire series from best selling author Charlaine Harris. The series features Sookie Stackhouse, a barmaid living in Bon Temps, LA who can read people's minds, and follows her life as she is thrown into the Supernatural world of Vampires, Fairies, Werewolves and more.
The series is directed by Alan Ball, known for his past HBO award winning series Six Feet Under. Already filming, True Blood is expected to debut on HBO in September of 2008. Anna Paquin will star as Sookie Stackhouse, for more character castings, check out the People Page.
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Season 1
| Episode 1 | Strange Love | Series opens with introduction of Sookie, sex-crazed Jason, boss Sam and Sookie's first vampire Bill. A local girl (Maudette) dying starts questions about vampire lovers and the danger of it. Sookie tumbles with the Rat couple (the Rattrays) to save Bill from being drained. | September, 7, 2008 |
| Episode 2 | The First Taste | Fun and death with the Rat couple, Bill is invited over to the Stackhouse home to meet with her grandmother and is asked to speak at the next meeting of the Glorious Dead. | September, 14, 2008 |
| Episode 3 | Mine | Sookie visits Bill and is harassed by his visiting Vampires. Jason, not having learned his lesson, has relations with Dawn and learns she has also been with a vampire. Later when she is found dead, he is suspected (again) of her murder. Tara flees her drunk mother and ends up in the arms of Sam. | September, 21, 2008 |
| Episode 4 | Escape from Dragon House | To help clear Jason of the two recent deaths, Sookie asks Bill to take her to Fangtasia to see if she can find any clues to their killer. She meets Eric and Pam for the first time and Bill once again has to claim her as his own. Jason, intrigued by the tales of vampire blood, decides to take (or in his case, overdose) some V he purchased from Lafayette and has extreme results. | September, 28, 2008 |
| Episode 5 | Sparks Fly Out | Bill attends the meeting of the glorious dead, which ends up being a packed church. Jason returns to Lafayette to complain about the overdose, and is persuaded to do it right this time, which leads him to having temporary feelings for Tara. Just when you thought you'd get through 1 episode without Jason naked again, is spoiled in the last 5 minutes. Sookie returns to the home with her grandmother lying in a pool of blood. | October 5, 2008 |
| Episode 6 | Cold Ground | With Sookie's grandmother the latest victim, she has to deal with visitors to the house knowing they all blame her. Tara steps up and tosses them out. At the funeral Sookie lets everyone have a piece of her mind, Tara's mom stands up and speaks well of Adele Stackhouse. Sookie decides she wants to stay in the family home, though she meets Bill and spends the night with him. | October, 12, 2008 |
| Episode 7 | Burning House of Love | Sookie spends her first night with Bill and everyone knows it once she gets to work. After hearing about Sookie's childhood, Bill pays a visit to her uncle Bartlette. Jason visits Fangtasia, trying to score some more V, instead meets and brings home Amy. The local vamp gang showed up at Merlotte's looking for Bill and ruffled a few feathers. Their residence turns up burned to the ground the next morning. | October 19, 2008 |
| Episode 8 | The Fourth Man in the Fire | We find out the who is in the 4th coffin, young Neil Jones, the new mortician's assistant. Sookie finds out about Bill in a unique way, and then they 'celebrate'. Jason's new squeeze, Amy decides she may stay around for a while and helps Sam out at the bar. Eric pays a visit to Bill and requests he bring Sookie to his bar to help detect who has been stealing money from the bar. | October 26, 2008 |
| Episode 9 | Plaisir d'Amour | A continuation of the bar fight, ends with Bill staking Longshadow. This is a big no no in the vampire world, and he later gets called to a hearing about it and asks Sam to watch out for Sookie. After arriving back at the house she finds her cat Tina has been brutely killed. Jason and Amy admit love for each other, and Jason bonds a bit with the Eddie in the basement. Sam gives Tara money for her demon and she visits the Voodoo lady. Keeping with the promise to Bill, "Dean" visits and spends the night with Sookie, waking up in his naked alternate form. | November 1, 2008 |
| Episode 10 | I Don't Wanna Know | With Bill away, Sookie sleeps at his house only to wake up with a naked Sam Merlotte sleeping at the foot of the bed. She believes he is the serial killer but he assures her that he isn't and shares his secret with her. He also recalls important events in his life. Arlene and Rene have their engagement party at Sam's bar and Sookie - already freaked out by Sam's revelation - is stalked in the darkened kitchen. Tara decides to undergo the exorcism but later discovers something about the exorcist, Miss Jeanette. Jason decides it's time to do something about Eddie. Bill has to face the music and appears before a court presided over by Magister to learn what will happen to him for killing a fellow vampire. The normal sentence would to spend 5 years is a silver-wrapped coffin but Magister has a better idea. | November 9, 2008 |
| Episode 11 | To Love Is to Bury | Jason and Amy have to clean up after Eddie's demise but it pushes Jason to the edge and he isn't sure if he wants to continue his relationship with her. Sookie caught a glimpse of something during her encounter with the serial killer and she and Sam travel to a diner in an adjoining county to see if they can get more information. What they learn is that the killer may once have struck there as well. Bill completes Jessica's transformation into a vampire but when he tells her what has happened, he doesn't quite get the reaction he was expecting. Tara is arrested for drunk driving and her mother refuses to bail her out. A stranger, Mary Ann, comes to her rescue. The serial killer strikes again leading the police to arrest Jason. | November 16, 2008 |
| Episode 12 | You'll be the Death of Me | The identity of the serial killer is revealed and he sets his sights on Sookie. He chases her to the graveyard near Bill's house and hearing her screams, Bill goes out into the sunlight to rescue her. While in jail, Jason is approached by the Fellowship of the Sun, the anti-vampire church, and he gets religion. Tara still isn't sure she can trust Maryann but she does enjoy living in her luxurious home. She's likes it even more when she meets another temporary resident, nicknamed Eggs. Maryann and Sam Merlotte have a connection. | November 23, 2008 |
Season 2
| Episode 1 | Nothing But the Blood | The staff at Merlotte's are on edge when they find the body of a woman - who turns out to be Tara's fake exorcist - in a parked car with her heart torn out. Now that Bill has turned Jessica Hamby into a vampire, she is living with him and he is trying to teach her their own unique code of ethics. Sookie isn't too sure she likes the fact that Bill has this young, attractive woman living him but their own relationship and emotions are too strong to set aside. Tara is still living in Maryann's luxurious home and she continues flirting with Eggs who is also living there. Maryann has a few choice words for Tara's mother when they meet. It also turns out that Sam Merlotte and Maryann have quite a history together and Sam tries to make amends. Maryann has her own ideas. Jason Stackhouse, who found religion while temporarily in jail, now | June 14, 2009 |
| Episode 2 | Keep This Party Going | TBD | June 21, 2009 |
| Episode 3 | Scratch My Back | An outraged Bill tells Sookie in no uncertain terms
that she committed a grave error in letting Jessica visit her family.
Hurt and upset, Sookie decides to walk the 20 miles home but doesn't get
very far when she is attacked by a half-bull, half-man beast leaving
huge gashes on her back. When his blood is unable to revive her, Bill
turns to Eric for assistance and it's determined she has somehow been
poisoned. Both of them are puzzled however by the beast that attacked
her and have no idea what they may be up against. Once recovered, Sookie
makes a deal for Lafayette's release. Maryann throws a big party but
it's all a little too wild for Tara. Sam Merlotte wants to pack it in
for a while and leave town. Wild child Jessica goes to Merlotte's bar
where she meets Hoyt Fortenberry and they immediately hit it off. New
waitress Daphne decides to go for a midnight swim with Sam and reveals
something quite interesting. |
June 28, 2009 |
| Episode 4 | Shake and Finger Pop | As per her deal with Eric, Sookie and Bill travel to Dallas to help find the missing head of the local vampire community. They take Jessica along but on arrival, the driver meeting them attempts to abduct Sookie. Maryann throws a party for Tara who has now moved into Sookie's house. A lot of people show up and once again she weaves her magic, revealing something interesting about herself in the process. Sam Merlotte isn't sure starting a relationship with Daphne is a good idea but she tells him she knows his secret. Lafayette is still recovering from his wounds when Eric makes him a proposition. Jason is still making an impression at Church camp and is asked to move in with Sarah and Steve Newlin. | July 12, 2009 |
| Episode 5 | Never Let Me Go | Still in Dallas with Bill and Jessica, Sookie is intent on keeping her part of the bargain and try to find the missing Godric despite the strange behavior of his cohorts. Eric tells Bill his true reason for wanting to find Godric. Sookie tries to learn more from the bellhop who has telepathic powers. Back in Bon Temps, most are still recovering from the effects of Tara's birthday party. Sam learns that he and Daphne have more in common that he could ever have imagined. Maryann announces that she is moving into Sookie's house and when told that she can't, casts a spell on Tara to get her to change her mind. Over at the Light of Day Institute, Jason continues to impress with his leadership skills. Fed up with husband Steve's lack of attention and respect however, Sarah Newlin decides to spend a little private time with Jason. | July 19, 2009 |
| Episode 6 | Hard-Hearted Hannah | Tara and Eggs are driving down the highway when he suddenly realizes he has memories of having been there before. As he explores the nearby woods, he realizes it is an evil place. Sam and Daphne are having a good time and go frolicking in the woods. She has a surprise for him that is not welcome. Eric is out to take possession of Sookie and has Bill's old girlfriend, who has not seen him for 70 years, come to town. We learn that Bill was not always the gentle, mild-mannered vampire he is today. In Dallas, Sookie is partnered with Hugo - another human who is dating a vampire - for their visit to the Light of Day Institute. Posing as an engaged couple looking for a church to wed, they meet the Newlins and have a tour of the church - but Steve also has a surprise for them. Jason is asked to build a scaffold for a sunrise ceremony where a vampire will be exposed to the dawn sun before the entire congregation. Jason is having serious doubts about whether he wants to be part of this group. | July 26, 2009 |
| Episode 7 | Release Me | Still being held in the basement at the Church, it becomes obvious to Sookie that Steve knew they were coming, but is not sure why. That tells her there is a spy among them. She tries to get a message to Bill, but he is being held prisoner by his maker, who refuses to let him go after the woman he loves. In flashbacks, Bill's conversion to a less violent lifestyle is revealed. When Steve learns Sookie's true identity, he makes the connection with Jason and assumes he's a spy. As they begin to wreak their vengeance, Sookie is saved by someone she has yet to meet. Back at the hotel Jessica and Hoyt decide to sleep together. In Bon Temps, Sam manages to escape, courtesy of a drunken Andy Bellefleur. Any plans he may have had for getting even with Daphne are overtaken by Maryann who has her own plans for her acolyte. The rest of the revelers have no memory of what happened the night before. | August 2, 2009 |
| Episode 8 | Timebomb | Having saved Sookie, Godric orders Eric to leave the premises with her - and to do so peacefully. Unfortunately, Steve Newlin and his followers are waiting for them in the Church and he isn't too choosy as to which vampire they use for their sunrise ceremony. Godric tries a different approach and hopes to make peace with Steve, who adamantly opposes any such possibility. Safely returned to their lair, Godric's peaceful approach and lack of desire for revenge doesn't sit well with some of his followers. Steve also has a surprise for him. In Bon Temps, Eggs tells Tara that he's blacked out again and they try to piece together where he's been. Maryann prepares a special dish for them. Sam Merlotte finds himself under arrest when Daphne's body is found in the restaurant freezer. Having finally slept together, Jessica and Hoyt discover a disadvantage to Jessica being a vampire. | August 9, 2009 |
| Episode 9 | I Will Rise Up | Vampires and humans clean up in the aftermath of the explosion. Eric tricks Sookie into drinking some of his blood, much to Bill's dismay. As a result of the lapse in security, Godric's leadership falls under review but his response surprises everyone, especially Eric, who begs him not to go through with his plan. In Bon Temps, Maryann is out to find Sam Merlotte and complete the ritual sacrifice. She casts a spell on everyone in Sam's bar to get them to look for him. Lafayette and Tara's mother forcibly remove her from Sookie's house. Hoyt and Jessica get used to their situation and Hoyt decides it's time to introduce his true love to his vampire-hating mother. | August 16, 2009 |
| Episode 10 | New World in My View | TBD | 2009 |
| Episode 11 | Frenzy | TBD | 2009 |