Cast and Crew

Creator: Alan Ball

Leading Role: Chris Bauer, Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Jim Parrack, Carrie Preston

Summary of True Blood Seasons 1-5 DVD Box Set

 True Blood is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in northwestern Louisiana. The series centers on the adventures of Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress with an otherworldly quality.

The series revolves around Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic Human-Fairy hybrid known as a halfling not to be confused with similarly named, but unrelated creatures found in other fantasy works. Sookie is a waitress at Merlotte's Bar and Grill, owned by Sam Merlotte in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps. Sam is a shapeshifter, though this secret is kept hidden from most of the town. Other characters include Bill Compton , a handsome 173-year-old vampire who has returned to Bon Temps to take up residence in his former home following the death of his last remaining relative; Tara Thornton, Sookie's tough-talking but insecure best friend; Sookie's womanizing brother Jason; thousand-year-old vampire and Sheriff of Area 5, Eric Northman ; and Lafayette Reynolds, a short order cook, drug dealer, road crew member and Medium.