10 Fun Facts About True Blood

Which actress plays the lead role of Sookie Stackhouse?

Paquin, an Oscar winner at 11 for The Piano, led all seven seasons; the show ran 80 episodes from 2008 to 2014.

In which fictional Louisiana town is the True Blood series primarily set?

The series is set in the small, fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, where vampires and other supernatural beings begin to integrate into human society.

Who created the television series True Blood for HBO?

Alan Ball, the creator of Six Feet Under, adapted Charlaine Harris's novels; the series premiered on September 7, 2008.

The True Blood television series is based on which book series?

Charlaine Harris's novels begin with Dead Until Dark (2001); the author has said giving her heroine the ability to read minds was the worst thing she could think of to do to anybody.

Which vampire does Sookie fall in love with, partly because she cannot read his mind?

Bill, played by Stephen Moyer, is the vampire whose silence is a relief to a mind-reader; their relationship anchors the early seasons.

What supernatural ability does Sookie Stackhouse possess at the beginning of the series?

Sookie hears other people's thoughts, which she treats as a curse; later seasons reveal the gift comes from faerie ancestry.

At which bar and grill does Sookie Stackhouse wait tables?

The bar is owned by Sam and serves as the meeting point for much of the town.

What is Eric Northman's primary role or business in the vampire world for much of the series?

Eric, played by Alexander Skarsgård, runs Fangtasia in Shreveport and is also Sheriff of Area 5, a vampire district of Louisiana.

What kind of supernatural being is Sam, the owner of the bar where Sookie works?

Sam's preferred form is a border collie, and like all shapeshifters he feels a strong urge to change at the full moon.

Who is Eric Northman's maker?

Godric, an ancient vampire, offered Eric immortality in the early 10th century; the two speak Swedish together in some episodes.