The series had its critical supporters but often inspired cynical responses and the dubious label to ‘trash TV.’ By the show’s conclusion, True Blood had seriously run out of steam. Of course, a vampire named Bill rolls into town, and suddenly she finds herself embroiled in the paranormal underworld that includes werewolves, faeries, witches, and sex. Amidst this political and religious fallout, with the world split between pro- and anti-vampire camps, a telepathic waitress named Sookie Stackhouse is trying to live a normal life. Created by Oscar-winning screenwriter Alan Ball, based on the Southern Vampire Mysteries by beloved paranormal romance author Charlaine Harris, True Blood told the story of a world where vampires have ‘come out of the coffin’ and live alongside humans thanks to the development of synthetic blood that allows them to live freely without killing.