At the very heat of the vampire craze that gripped American fantasy viewers and readers in the 2000s came the original HBO drama series True Blood, which was produced and created by Oscar-winning screenwriter Alan Ball (American Beauty). Standing as the more mature-themed alternative to bestselling writer Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series of books (and subsequent theatrical adaptations), Ball’s television series offered adults a vampire narrative to follow without holding back on any R-rated-level content.
With a series run that saw seven seasons on the air between 2008 and 2014, Ball’s program was well regarded by critics and general viewers alike. True Blood capably managed to attract new viewers (as well as those who were already familiar with author Charlaine Harris’ The Southern Vampire ...
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