<P> True Blood is an American dark fantasy horror television series produced and created by Alan Ball and based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries, a series of novels by Charlaine Harris . </P> <P> The series revolves around Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress living in the rural town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, two years after the invention of a synthetic blood that has allowed vampires to "come out of the coffin" and allow their presence to be known to mankind . Now they are struggling for equal rights and assimilation, while anti-vampire organizations begin to gain power . Sookie's world is turned upside down when she falls in love with 173 - year - old vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) and for the first time must navigate the trials, tribulations and terrors of intimacy and relationships . </P> <P> The show was broadcast on the premium cable network HBO, in the United States, and was produced by HBO in association with Ball's production company, Your Face Goes Here Entertainment . The series premiered on September 7, 2008 and concluded on August 24, 2014, comprising seven seasons and 80 episodes . The first five seasons received highly positive reviews, and both nominations and wins for several awards, including a Golden Globe and an Emmy . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 7, 2008 (2008 - 09 - 07) </Td> <Td> November 23, 2008 (2008 - 11 - 23) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> June 14, 2009 (2009 - 06 - 14) </Td> <Td> September 13, 2009 (2009 - 09 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> June 13, 2010 (2010 - 06 - 13) </Td> <Td> September 12, 2010 (2010 - 09 - 12) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> June 26, 2011 (2011 - 06 - 26) </Td> <Td> September 11, 2011 (2011 - 09 - 11) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> June 10, 2012 (2012 - 06 - 10) </Td> <Td> August 26, 2012 (2012 - 08 - 26) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> June 16, 2013 (2013 - 06 - 16) </Td> <Td> August 18, 2013 (2013 - 08 - 18) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 7 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> June 22, 2014 (2014 - 06 - 22) </Td> <Td> August 24, 2014 (2014 - 08 - 24) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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