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Los Angeles – HBO has renewed the hit show True Blood for a 12-episode fifth season, it was announced on Thursday by Michael Lombardo, president of HBO Programming.
Created by Alan Ball, the series will begin production of new episodes later this year in Los Angeles, with debut set for June 2012.
"I am thrilled that True Blood continues to enjoy a phenomenal reception from both subscribers and critics," noted Lombardo. "Alan Ball and his gifted team have devised the greatest thrill ride on TV."
"I remain amazed and delighted by the enthusiasm of our viewers," says Ball. "I can’t imagine having more fun than this."
Out of the coffin
True Blood is one of HBO's biggest hits and the fourth season, currently on air in the US, averages 5 million viewers each week.
Mixing romance, suspense, mystery and humour, the Emmy-nominated show takes place at a time when vampires have come out of the coffin, and follows the on-and-off romance between waitress and part-faerie Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), who can hear people’s thoughts, and 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer). The series also stars Alexander Skarsgard, Sam Trammell and Evan Rachel Wood.
Series creator Alan Ball (creator of the Emmy-winning HBO series Six Feet Under) is also an executive producer of the show, which is based on the bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris.
True Blood recently received four Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Alfre Woodard.
True Blood season 4 will air on M-Net Series (channel 110) in September.
Created by Alan Ball, the series will begin production of new episodes later this year in Los Angeles, with debut set for June 2012.
"I am thrilled that True Blood continues to enjoy a phenomenal reception from both subscribers and critics," noted Lombardo. "Alan Ball and his gifted team have devised the greatest thrill ride on TV."
"I remain amazed and delighted by the enthusiasm of our viewers," says Ball. "I can’t imagine having more fun than this."
Out of the coffin
True Blood is one of HBO's biggest hits and the fourth season, currently on air in the US, averages 5 million viewers each week.
Mixing romance, suspense, mystery and humour, the Emmy-nominated show takes place at a time when vampires have come out of the coffin, and follows the on-and-off romance between waitress and part-faerie Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), who can hear people’s thoughts, and 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer). The series also stars Alexander Skarsgard, Sam Trammell and Evan Rachel Wood.
Series creator Alan Ball (creator of the Emmy-winning HBO series Six Feet Under) is also an executive producer of the show, which is based on the bestselling Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris.
True Blood recently received four Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Alfre Woodard.
True Blood season 4 will air on M-Net Series (channel 110) in September.
