“True Blood”
Role: Sookie Stackhouse
Director: Alan Ball, Scott Winant, Michael Lehmann, John Dahl, Nick Gomez, Daniel Minahan, Marcos Siega
Writers: Charlaine Harris (Book Series) Alan Ball, Brian Buckner, Nancy Oliver, Raelle Tucker, Alexander Woo
Release: September 7th, 2008 on HBO at 9pm
Rating: N/A
Runtime: 60 min
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California; Shreveport, Lousiana

Links: Official Site, Charlaine Harris’ Official Site, IMDB

Cast:
Stephen Moyer, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley, Alexander Skarsgard, Raoul Trujillo, Kristin Bauer

Sypnosis:
The series follows the world of vampires who co-exist with humans in Louisiana by drinking a Japanese-made synthetic blood. Their integration into a small Louisiana town causes quite a stir, and a love story ensues between Bill Compton, a vampire, and Sookie Stackhouse, an innocent waitress who can read people’s minds.

Episodes
1.01 - Strange Love [Pilot] (Airdate: 9/7/08)
1.02 - The First Taste (Airdate: 9/14/08)
1.03 - Mine (Airdate: 9/21/08)
1.04 - Escape From Dragon House (Airdate: 9/28/08)
1.05 - Sparks Fly Out (Airdate: 10/05/08)
1.06 - Cold Ground (Airdate: 10/12/08)
1.07 - Burning House Of Love (Airdate: 10/19/08)
1.08 - 4th Man in the Fire (Airdate: 10/26/08)
1.09 - Plaisir D’Amour (Airdate: 11/02/08)
1.10 - I Don’t Wanna Know (Airdate: 11/09/08)
1.11 - To Love Is To Bury (Airdate: 11/16/08)
1.12 - N/A (Airdate: 11/23/08)

Press: The show has been mentioned in Business Week (March 31, 2008) and TV Guide (April 21, 2008). Scans from both magazines can be found in the gallery

Other Info:
- The show is based on the Southern Vampire series by Charlaine Harris
- Pilot shot in June 2007
- Show was picked up in August 2007
- Filming was halted in November 2007 when the WGA Strike began
- Filming resumed in March 2008 once the WGA Strike ended in February 2008
- Anna dyed her hair blonde for the role and is spray painted tan for episodes
- The character “Tara Thornton” was played by Brooke Kerr in the original pilot and the role has since been recast and will be played by Rutina Wesley