True Blood: Season 1
True Blood season 1 is the inaugural season of the American fantasy‑horror drama series created by Alan Ball. The twelve‑episode season premiered on HBO on September 7 2008 and concluded on November 23 2008, with each episode running approximately fifty‑five minutes. Set in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, the story unfolds two years after vampires have publicly revealed themselves to humanity, a change ma
Season overview
True Blood season 1 is the inaugural season of the American fantasy‑horror drama series created by Alan Ball. The twelve‑episode season premiered on HBO on September 7 2008 and concluded on November 23 2008, with each episode running approximately fifty‑five minutes. Set in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, the story unfolds two years after vampires have publicly revealed themselves to humanity, a change made possible by a Japanese scientist’s invention of synthetic blood. The narrative follows telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse, portrayed by Anna Paquin, as she becomes involved in a series of murders that appear to be driven by anti‑vampire sentiment. The season draws primarily from Charlaine Harris’s novel Dead
Episodes
Strange Love
Sep 7, 2008 · 58 min
Across the country, vampires have “come out of the coffin” following the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood. In Louisiana, Sookie Stack house, a waitress with telepathic ab
The First Taste
Sep 14, 2008 · 54 min
After Sookie gets saved by Bill she suffers a lot of injuries and Bill tries to save her "the Vampire way". The next day her brother is released from police custody and the bodies
Mine
Sep 21, 2008 · 52 min
Tara visits LaFayette seeking comfort from her woes, Sookie meets some of Bill's rowdy friends and saves them from harm from a human among them, and, Sookie and Hugo visit the Chur
Escape from Dragon House
Sep 28, 2008 · 50 min
One of the barmaids from Merlotte's is murdered and all signs point to Jason as her killer. Also evident is the fact that she had been around vampires, and Sookie knows just where
Sparks Fly Out
Oct 5, 2008 · 55 min
Bill wins over Adele's church group with his vivid recollections from the Civil War; Sam reveals his feelings to Sookie; Jason gives vampire blood another shot with the help of Laf
Cold Ground
Oct 12, 2008 · 52 min
Sookie seeks refuge from her friends' and neighbors' inner voices; Jason wrestles with withdrawal symptoms; Tara's mother needs her help; Sam and Tara make a connection.
Burning House of Love
Oct 19, 2008 · 53 min
Sookie's painful childhood revelation spurs Bill into action; Tara agrees to pay for an exorcism for Lettie Mae; Jason travels to Fangtasia in search of V juice.
The Fourth Man in the Fire
Oct 26, 2008 · 56 min
Sookie tries to hold herself together in the wake of another possible tragedy; Tara lashes out at Sookie and Sam; Amy charms the crowd at Merlotte's.
Plaisir D'Amour
Nov 2, 2008 · 53 min
Bill must pay a steep price for protecting Sookie; Jason and Amy break a taboo; Tara consults with Miss Jeanette about exorcising her inner demon; Bill enlists an unlikely bodyguar
I Don't Wanna Know
Nov 9, 2008 · 50 min
Sam shares a secret with Sookie; Lettie Mae and Tara celebrate; Jason and Amy debate what to do with Eddie; Bill faces a harsh penalty.
To Love Is to Bury
Nov 16, 2008 · 53 min
Sookie and Sam investigate her most recent vision; Jason helps clean up Amy's mess; Tara becomes angry with Lettie Mae; Lafayette visits a senator.
You'll Be the Death of Me
Nov 23, 2008 · 53 min
Sookie finds a link to the string of killings in Bon Temps; Tara wants to make the most of her second chance; Jason finds a new calling; Bill tempts fate; Sam is upset by an encoun