After five deliriously bloody seasons, True Blood's creator and showrunner Alan Ball is departing. (He's currently exec producing the "noir" thriller Banshee for Cinemax). But first, Ball answers some finale burning questions — and offers some thoughts on next season.
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True Blood will be in familiar hands should the show get renewed for a sixth season: Co-executive producer Mark Hudis will succeed Alan Ball as showrunner, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
As Deadline.com first reported, Hudis signed an overall deal with HBO that...
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Rob Thomas has ankled his position as show-runner/executive producer for Miss/Guided — ABC's new comedy starring Judy Greer as a guidance counselor at her high-school alma mater — due to creative differences, sources tell the Hollywood Reporter. Thomas upped with the show upon the definitive cancellation of his Veronica Mars, but when the direction veered toward making M/G a broader sitcom, he bid it adieu and segued into a development deal with ABC Studios. Replacing Thomas is writer-producer Mark Hudis, who has a certain something in common with M/G exec producer Ashton Kutcher. No, not trucker hats: That '70s Show.
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