Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill Compton, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.
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The steamy vampire drama is set in the sultry Louisiana town of Bon Temps – but after its Louisiana-shot pilot, the series filmed almost entirely in California, recreating the Deep South on backlots and in the towns around Los Angeles.
Where was True Blood filmed?
True Blood shot its pilot in Louisiana (Shreveport), then filmed the series in Los Angeles and California.
Every True Blood location, explained
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Bon Temps – Louisiana and California
The pilot used real Louisiana around Shreveport and Mansfield, but the series recreated Bon Temps in California.
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Merlotte’s – a California studio
The bar and interiors were built at studios in Burbank, in the Los Angeles area.
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The Southern-town backlots
The town scenes used California backlots and towns dressed as the Deep South.
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Greater Los Angeles
The series used locations around Los Angeles, including Santa Clarita.
Planning a visit
The pilot’s real Louisiana around Shreveport is the show’s authentic Deep South, though the series itself was filmed in California.
True Blood Fun Facts
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'Louisiana' is mostly California After the Louisiana-shot pilot, the series recreated Bon Temps in California.
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Merlotte's was a set The show’s central bar was built at a Burbank studio.
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From Alan Ball The series came from the creator of Six Feet Under.
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Based on novels It adapts Charlaine Harris’s Southern Vampire Mysteries.
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A vampire phenomenon The show became a defining part of the late-2000s vampire craze.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where was True Blood filmed?
The pilot in Louisiana (Shreveport), then the series in Los Angeles and California.
Is Bon Temps in real Louisiana?
It’s fictional; the pilot used Louisiana, but the series recreated it in California.
Can you visit the locations?
The pilot’s Shreveport, Louisiana is real; the series used California studios.
