Strange Lovetrue Blood : Season 1 Episode 1 May 2026

: Anna Paquin (Sookie), Stephen Moyer (Bill), Ryan Kwanten (Jason), Rutina Wesley (Tara), and Sam Trammell (Sam).

" Strange Love " is the pilot episode of the HBO series True Blood , which premiered on September 7, 2008. It introduces the town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, two years after vampires have "come out of the coffin" following the invention of synthetic blood, Tru Blood. Strange LoveTrue Blood : Season 1 Episode 1

: Based on Dead Until Dark , the first novel in Charlaine Harris's The Southern Vampire Mysteries . : Anna Paquin (Sookie), Stephen Moyer (Bill), Ryan

: Sookie's brother, Jason, becomes the primary suspect in the murder of Maudette Pickens, a woman with whom he had rough sex and who was known to associate with vampires. : Based on Dead Until Dark , the

: The episode ends with a cliffhanger as the Rattrays brutally attack Sookie in the Merlotte’s parking lot as revenge for her interfering in their earlier plot against Bill. Episode Details Director/Writer : Alan Ball.

: Sookie’s best friend, Tara Thornton, quits her retail job and convinces Sam Merlotte to hire her as a bartender.