The popular vampire soap True Blood looks to rise from the grave at HBO.
The original TV series, based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries novel series by Charlaine Harris, ran from 2008 to 2014 on the same network. Oscar-winning writer Alan Ball created the show and served as showrunner for five seasons.
Now HBO looks to revive True Blood from the dead. Writers Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Riverdale) and Jami O’Brien (Fear the Walking Dead) will return to pen a new pilot script. Ball will also return to executive produce.
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At this point, it’s not clear if the new show will be a true reboot, or more of a revival that will see original cast members reprise their characters. At this time, Variety reports that none of the original cast are set to return.
The original True Blood featured actress Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse, a psychic woman living in a world where vampires and humans co-existed, along with a whole cavalcade of other supernatural creatures. The show gained an immediate following for its supernatural premise, as well as for its ultra-homoerotic tone.
HBO has yet to announce a release date for the project. Should the network see the show all the way through to resurrection, we hope it will maintain its penchant for queer positivity, as well as male nudity.
Catholicslutbox
Hmmm.. while I did like the original, I don’t know how I’d feel about a riverdale esque reboot full with cheesy musical numbers.
MacAdvisor
If they sign just one person from the original, I hope it is Ryan Kwanten. I’d watch him sit there and eat a peanut butter sandwich. He is just so hot.
lather
Anything with Ryan Kwanten!
Cam
It won’t be the same without Lafayette.
Milton
What happened to originality? Instead of rebooting and rehashing tell a new story.
I know reboots have always been around but in the last couple of decades its been an insane and mostly pathetic journey through reboot after reboot. How many lion kings, mulans and little mermaids do we need, all 3 were pointless. Ghostbusters meh the list goes on. Thankfully there has been some original content (if you dont go looking for the foriegn language originals) coming out of the machine.
Brian
The announcement doesn’t say whether they are retelling the same story, telling new stories, rehiring the old actors, or creating new characters. No details at all. There’s only a suggestion that there may eventually be a show that takes place in the same vampire “universe.”
Cam
I hope they include Ball in some of the scripting. His input would help with the continuity. But hey, with theaters etc. shut down (Because of Trump’s incompetence) I’m grateful for ANYTHING new coming out on streaming.