Alan Ball Rumored to Step Down as Writer of True Blood

Is Alan Ball Leaving True Blood? It’s hard to contemplate True Blood without Alan Ball, but it appears that he will at the very least, give up the writing part according to Roger Friedman at forbes.com. We have recently reported that he has a new show called “Banshee” which is scheduled to start filming in Charlotte, NC for Cinemax, so it might have something to do with this.

Here’s some of what Mr. Friedman has to say:

Sookie and her pals from HBO’s True Blood are losing their creator. Alan Ball, I have confirmed, will step down from being headwriter of the show about sexy vampires mixing it up in New Orleans. Explanations include exhaustion, and maybe that the show seemed like it had tired blood last season. Ball will still be with the show, but a new regime will guide the fates of the characters into their new season.