the unofficial fansite for the Southern Vampire books and the HBO series True Blood
Welcome to SouthernVampires.com. If you're new to Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire series, check out the book guide or read some reviews. Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball is currently adapting the series for HBO. "True Blood" is set to premiere in Fall '08. Keep checking back for news and updates on the production.
2008
06/28 Greetings fellow Southern Vamps! It's been eerily quiet around these parts for a while now, but now that the series is set to debut this fall, we've got lots of news!
First off, we managed to get our grubby little hands (and eyeballs) on the pilot, check out our review here.
Second, HBO has announced that the series will premeire September 7th, 2008!
Download theTrue Blood theme song, "Bad Things" and these other Vamp friendly songs!
2007
05/19 Most of the major roles have now been cast, including a few familiar faces for fans of other HBO shows. Check out the new cast page to see who's who.
05/06 Big update: First, the new Southern Vampire novel is now available in hardcover! All Together Dead was officially released May 1st, and currently ranks #41 on Amazon's overall Bestsellers list, #17 among fiction books, and a solid #8 on the mystery/thriller list. We can do better than that- Let's make this baby #1!
Additionally, if you've followed along in the forums, you know that several roles have recently been cast for HBO's "True Blood". Read about it here.
02/26 Anna Pacquin of X-Men fame has been cast as Sookie Stackhouse! Reuters has the story up, which also confirms Ryan Kwanten has been cast as Jason along with Sam Trammell in the role of Sam. Post about it here.
02/06
Check out the True Blood casting notice that's been circulating recently. Also the New York Daily News has a new story about Alan Ball. True Blood gets a super brief mention as the story focuses on his new play.
01/13
First casting rumor: An unconfirmed rumor was posted on IMDB claiming that Ryan Kwanten is "up for a role." Maybe he could play Jason?
True Blood in the news: Most recently, the Tallahassee Democrat had a story about Alan Ball. Tallahassee has extra reason to pay attention to Ball as he graduated from Florida State's theatre school. The story is largely about his play, "All that I will ever be" that opens in New York on January 17. True Blood also gets a mention, though the writer incorrectly suggests that Sookie is able to read the minds of vampires. Click here for the article.
The Sookie error was repeated in the LA Daily News as a blurb about True Blood mentions that "Ball is definitely planning to retain the Southern flavor of the piece, which centers on a single waitress able to hear vampire thoughts.
Players are required to have authentic Southern accents." More importantly, the piece confirms that casting is under way. Click for the rest.
About a month ago Worldscreen.com interviewed HBO President Carolyn Strauss. True Blood was mentioned briefly along with David Milch's new project. Here's the full interview.
