By now, reboots of beloved TV reveals and films have develop into such an infinite a part of our tradition that it is onerous to be shocked by something, however sometimes there’s information you simply can not help however do a double take at. Like, for instance, this: A True Blood reboot is in improvement at HBO from Riverdale creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, TVLine reports.
Reps for HBO declined to remark.
Aguirre-Sacasa and Jami O’Brien are reportedly hooked up to put in writing and government produce the reboot, whereas Alan Ball, creator and showrunner of the unique sequence, will return as an government producer. At the moment, there’s not a lot else to recognized concerning the reboot, so do not get your hopes up for an Anna Paquin–Alexander Skarsgård reunion simply but, as a result of as of proper now not one of the unique solid is about to return.
The horror drama, which centered on a gaggle of vampires in small-town Louisiana who coexist with the human inhabitants after the event of an artificial blood, was primarily based on Charlaine Harris’ The Southern Vampire Mysteries novels and wrapped up its seven-season run on HBO in 2014. True Blood starred Paquin, Skarsgård, Joe Manganiello, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, and the late Nelsan Ellis.
True Blood is simply the newest nostalgia undertaking Aguirre-Sacasa has jumped on board for — he is additionally creating HBO Max’s new tackle Pretty Little Liars, titled Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.
Anna Paquin, True Blood