Based on the novels by Charlaine Harris and created by Alan Ball, HBO’s high end, supernatural drama series “True Blood” aired between 2008 and 2014, officially coming to an end after seven seasons and 80 episodes. If you needed to catch up ahead of HBO’s planned reboot, Deadline reported today that HBO Max will launch a brand new rewatch podcast series hosted by two prominent cast members.
Kristin Bauer, the actress behind the scene-stealing vamp Pam De Beaufort, and Deborah Ann Woll, who played vampire Jessica Hamby, are set to host Truest Blood. The podcast series is produced by Safe Haven Productions, the company run by True Blood co-star Janina Gavankar.
“I’m so happy that Safe Haven’s first podcast production allows me to re-explore a show that has meant so much to me, alongside Kristin and Deborah with whom I’ve had long friendships. HBO was a dream to work for, a decade ago, and is a dream to work with, now.” Gavankar told Deadline in a statement.
“True Blood” starred Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse, a waitress whose life is forever changed when she meets and falls in love with Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), a vampire. The series was set in a world wherein vampires and other monsters openly exist, with some of the vampires drinking the synthetic blood beverage known as “True Blood.”
Sookie’s relationship with Bill opens up a whole new world of monsters and madmen, dragging her family and friends into the supernatural insanity along with her.
The ensemble cast also included Ryan Kwanten as Jason Stackhouse, Sam Trammell as Sam Merlotte, Alexander Skarsgård as Eric Northman, Deborah Ann Woll as Jessica Hamby, and the late Nelsan Ellis as scene-stealing, fan-favorite character Lafayette Reynolds.
