True Blood: Season 1

12 EPISODES | TV-MA

Anna Paquin stars in this series as a telepathic waitress in the near future, in which vampires -- and various other creatures -- live among us.

Across the country, vampires have come "out of the coffin" after the invention of synthetic blood.

Bill returns Sookie's favor by rescuing her from the Rattrays' revenge. Later, Bill joins Sookie for a nocturnal sojourn.

Foiled in their attempt to "glamour" Sookie, vampires Malcolm, Liam and Diane make a hasty retreat after Bill lays claim to the waitress.

Another killing in Bon Temps finds Jason back in custody with officers Andy and Bud.

Spurned by Sookie, Bill wins over Adele's church audience with his vivid recollections from the Civil War.

Numbed by tragedy, Sookie looks for refuge from the cacophony of her friends' and neighbors' inner voices.

Sookie's painful revelation about her uncle spurs Bill to action. Meanwhile, Tara pays for an exorcism to purge a demon out of Lettie Mae.

Sookie tries to hold herself together in the wake of another possible tragedy.

Bill breaks a vampire taboo in protecting Sookie and must pay a steep price as a result.

Caught in a compromising position, Sam shares a secret with an incredulous Sookie.

Bill fulfills the conditions of the tribunal's sentence, although he and Eric find that Jessica doesn't quite turn (out) as expected.

Sookie finds a link to the string of killings in Bon Temps -- and ends up in the murderer's vicious crosshairs.