True
Blood
True
blood is based on the southern vampire mysteries series of novels
by Charlaine Harris, and details the co-existence of vampires and humans
in Bon Temps, a fictional small Louisiana town. The series centers on
Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress at a bar, who
falls in love with vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer True Blood
employs a broad ensemble cast composed of regular, central characters
and a rotating group of impermanent supporting characters. Though the
series is based in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, a
noticeable number of the actors comprising the cast are originally from
outside the United States.
In an interview, Ball explained that he didn't intentionally seek out
"non-American" actors, but was willing to go anywhere he needed to in
order "to find the actor who makes the character breathe. " Ball went
on to explain that, in casting, there was more of a focus on who would
portray the character in a compelling way rather than who would
physically resemble the characters from the book. Noting that there's a
definite difference between the characters portrayed in True Blood and
the ones depicted in The Southern Vampire Mysteries, he described
Harris as being very understanding in terms of how her work was being
reinterpreted.
The major plot of the first season revolves around the murder of several
women connected to Sookie's older brother, Jason (Ryan Kwanten). ).
Though the viewer is always aware of his innocence in their deaths,
Detective Andy Bellefleur (Chris Bauer) targets him as the prime
suspect in the investigation he conducts with Sheriff Bud Dearborne
(William Sanderson) to identify their killer. Jason's best friends and
co-workers, Hoyt Fortenberry (Jim Parrack) and Rene Lenier (Michael
Raymond-James) provide him with support despite the turmoil he
encounters. Rene, who becomes engaged to Merlotte's waitress Arlene
Fowler (Carrie Preston), is eventually revealed to not be what he
seems. Ultimately he's exposed as the actual Bon Temps murderer and is
killed in a final confrontation with Sookie.
