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True Blood: Vampires from the South!
submitted: Jul 2, 2008 at 10:58 AM by Marissa C.HBO will begin airing a new TV series “True Blood” just in time for Halloween!
“True Blood” is based on Charlaine Harris’ “Southern Vampire” novel series. Set in small-town Louisiana, where vampires are able to co-exist with humans by drinking a Japanese-manufactured synthetic blood, the show will be a mix of both horror and humor.
Alan Ball, the creator of “Six Feet Under” will act as showrunner for the new series. “Charlaine has created such a rich environment that’s very funny and at the same time very scary,” Ball told Daily Variety after first selling the project in 2005. “I bought the book on impulse, and I just couldn’t put it down.”
The show will star Brit Stephen Moyer (Quills), as a vampire who falls for a waitress (Anna Paquin), who is psychic. The show is expected to begin in September…so sit tight. I’m going to use the time between now and then to read Charlain’s scary book series! You should too!