HBO had the stage today at the Television Critics Association (TCA) summer press tour where Programming president Michael Lombardo was asked about the future of True Blood: “The show is obviously doing well,” Lombardo says. “This coming year will be the first year [creator] Alan Ball is taking a little bit of a step back I think creatively, they’re still engaged, still ... Read More »

Each year at the True Blood panel at Comic Con, Alan Ball unveils a special Comic Con-exclusive reel showing what has passed and what’s to come the rest of the season. This year, HBO reaches out to the fans who couldn’t be there with a very special opportunity to see the brand new trailer. Beginning today, July 14, HBO Connect ... Read More »

With True Blood premiering this weekend, HBO is betting they’ll get you hooked if you get a free sample so they’ve made this a free HBO weekend! From June 8-11, HBO and Cinemax will be free on most cable and satellite platforms. (Check with your provider to verify that it will be available for you.) In addition, HBO GO is ... Read More »

Head’s up, Truebies! A brand new True Blood promo will air on HBO shortly before the premiere of Game of Thrones on Sunday, April 1! We’ve been informed that this is a show promo featuring new characters and footage from season 5. Woo to the hoo! We’ll have the beautiful, HD version of the promo posted here Sunday night, so ... Read More »

Chronicle Books and HBO just announced that The True Blood Cookbook is coming this Fall. You may recall that Liz and I were co-authoring an unofficial True Blood cookbook, announced last year. Well, that project was nixed by both HBO and Penguin for intellectual property reasons. Looks like someone thought it was a good idea, though! The True Blood Cookbook ... Read More »

HBO is asking True Blood fans what merchandise you want in the HBO Shop for True Blood season 5. They already have tons of cool and unique items available, but you know HBO, always upping their game. Head over to their Facebook page and leave your suggestion for new items. Note: Posting your suggestion below on True-Blood.net won’t make a ... Read More »

HBO is giving us Truebies a proper send off for 2011: they’re reairing all of season 4! The marathon begins December 29 with episodes 1-4, then 5-8 air December 30, and episodes 9-12 will show on New Year’s Eve. Read More »

HBO can always be counted on to come up with the best gift ideas for Truebies everywhere. Well, almost. You may have to convince some that is what they want for Christmas. will not be available in time for the holidays, sadly, but if you are on a mission to snag as many new fans as possible by the end ... Read More »

HBO announced today that the Tru Blood beverage is now available in 114 BevMo! stores in California and Arizona, retailing at $2.99 per bottle. The blood orange soft drink, modeled after the synthetic blood vampires drink on True Blood, is expanding into brick and mortar stores to further blur the lines between art and life! To celebrate the drink’s expansion ... Read More »

Klout has become the voice everyone listens to when it comes to measuring online influences, and on their Top 10 Most Influential TV Shows list, the TrueBloodHBO Twitter feed is number one. HBO has earned this spot for being able to engage fans of True Blood in social media interaction, not only during the season, but while the show is ... Read More »