"True Blood" To End After Next Season

The series' seventh season will be its last.

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HBO has officially announced that True Blood will come to an end next year after seven seasons. In a press release, the network stated that the series has been "nothing short of a defining show for HBO," and they "look forward to what promises to be a fantastic final chapter of this incredible show."

True Blood began airing on HBO in 2008, and quickly began garnering a massive fanbase during its first and second season. Despite some shaky plotlines (I'm looking at you, werepanthers and witches...and the werewolves, let's be real), the series managed to consistently pull in some of HBO's highest numbers: Throughout its third and fourth seasons, it was pulling in over five million viewers every Sunday night during its first viewing, and about 10 million per episode over every platform—huge numbers for a pay cable network like HBO, rivaled only by Game of Thrones.

The show also thrust stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, and Alexander Skarsgard into the spotlight, and pretty much launched the career of Deborah Ann Woll

Current showrunner Brian Buckner—who took over after creator Alan Ball left the series—commented on the decision to end the series, saying:

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Ball himself commented on the show's ending as well, saying "I’m deeply grateful to HBO for being true partners and collaborators, and, of course, to the viewers who chose to spend Sunday nights in Bon Temps with us."

The last season of True Blood will consist of ten episodes, and will premiere sometime in mid-2014.

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