HBO Renews True Blood for Season Five Officially

True Blood will be returning to HBO for season five. The network announced today that it renewed the Alan Ball helmed series according to Deadline.com. Production on season 5 will begin later this year in Los Angeles with the 12 episode season airing in the summer of 2012.

Ball had said at TCA that he had already signed a deal to return for season 5 but that the pickup for the show had not yet been made official.

But it is now! So what do you think Truebies? Are you excited for season 5? I know we are!

Source: Deadline.com- “HBO Renews True Blood for Season 5.”

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