True Blood: Season 1 - The First Taste - Credits and Details

True Blood: Season 1 The First Taste Credits and Details

Directed by
	Scott Winant
Written by
	Alan Ball	...	creator / written by
	Charlaine Harris	...	"Sookie Stackhouse" novels by
	Chris Offutt	...	executive story editor
Cast
	Anna Paquin	...	Sookie Stackhouse
	Stephen Moyer	...	Bill Compton
	Sam Trammell	...	Sam Merlotte
	Ryan Kwanten	...	Jason Stackhouse
	Rutina Wesley	...	Tara Thornton
	Chris Bauer	...	Andy Bellefleur
	Nelsan Ellis	...	Lafayette Reynolds
	Jim Parrack	...	Hoyt Fortenberry (credit only)
	Carrie Preston	...	Arlene Fowler
	Michael Raymond-James	...	Rene Lenier
	William Sanderson	...	Sheriff Bud Dearborne
	Lynn Collins	...	Dawn Green
	Lois Smith	...	Adele Stackhouse
	James Parks	...	Mack Rattray
	Karina Logue	...	Denise Rattray
	Danielle Sapia	...	Maudette Pickens
	Cedric Pendleton	...	Terrell
	Jessica Tuck	...	Nan Flanagan
	Randy Oglesby	...	Rev. Theodore Newlin
	John Billingsley	...	Mike Spencer
	Patricia Bethune	...	Jane Bodehouse
	Todd Lowe	...	Terry Bellefleur
	Jenni Blong	...	Michelle Stackhouse
	Barbara Whinnery	...	Child Psychologist
	Jeffrey Nicholas Brown	...	Corbett Stackhouse
	Graham Shiels	...	Liam
	Andrew Rothenberg	...	Malcolm
	Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor	...	Diane (as Aunjanue Ellis)
	Adina Porter	...	Lettie Mae Thornton
	Sharon Tay	...	News Show Moderator
	Zenali Turner	...	Young Sookie
	Hallock Beals	...	Jerk at Bar (as Hallock W. Beals)
	Russ Hunt	...	Sookie's Date #1
	Robert Parks-Valletta	...	Sookie's Date #2
	Eurlyne Epper	...	Woman in Bar (as Eurlyre Eper)
	Randy Hall	...	Man in Bar
	Labon Hester	...	Young Jason (as Labon K. Hester)
Uncredited Cast
	Bryan Lay	...	Gangster Lover
	Lyssa Prine	...	Woman in Bar
Produced by
	Alan Ball	...	executive producer
	Brian Buckner	...	co-executive producer
	Bruce Dunn	...	co-producer
	Christina Jokanovich	...	associate producer
	Nancy Oliver	...	supervising producer
	Carol Dunn Trussell	...	producer
	Raelle Tucker	...	co-producer
	Alexander Woo	...	producer
Original Music by
	Nathan Barr
Special Effects by
	Michael Arbogast	...	special effects foreman
	Michael Gaspar	...	special effects coordinator
	Louis Michael Nigro Jr.	...	special effects technician
Visual Effects by
	Dave Funston	...	on set
	Barbara Genicoff	...	visual effects producer
	Chris John Jones	...	creative director: Zoic Studios
	Jon Massey	...	visual effects supervisor
	Steven Meyer	...	2d supervisor
	Andrew Orloff	...	3d supervisor
	Kristen Branan	...	head of production: Zoic Studios
	Eric McAvoy	...	digital compositor
	Nathan Overstrom	...	digital compositor
	Sean Tompkins	...	visual effects coordinator
	Dave Zeevalk	...	lead cgi artist
Stunts
	Jeff Danoff	...	key stunt rigger / stunts
	Leigh Hennessy	...	stunts
	Jace Jeanes	...	stunts
	Heidi Pascoe	...	stunts
	Ben Scott	...	stunt coordinator
Thanks
	Lori Johnson	...	thanks

Additional Info
Premiere:	September 14, 2008
DVD Release:	May 19, 2009
Blu-ray Release:	May 19, 2009
Country:
Distributor:	HBO Studios
Websites:

Ratings
7.0 / 10	7.9 / 10

Production Companies
Your Face Goes Here Entertainment
Home Box Office (HBO)

Distributors
Home Box Office (HBO) (2008) (United States) (TV)
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2010) (United States) (DVD)
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2010) (United States) (season 2) (DVD)
TNT (2023) (United States) (TV)
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) (2023) (United States) (TV)
Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (season 1) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (season 1) (DVD)

Filming Locations
Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA