Is 'True Blood' Ending This Season? Season 7 Will Be Last For HBO Show [SPOILERS]

"True Blood" will finally conclude its run after seven seasons. HBO announced this week that its popular vampire drama, based on a book series by Charlaine Harris, will meet its end in 2014 with a 10-episode final season. The TV network renewed the show for its seventh season following the immense success of the sixth, which garnered 4.5 million viewers when it kicked off in June. The seventh season is expected to premeire in summer. The show is the third most-watched show from the network, trailing behind "The Sopranos" and "Game of Thrones."

"True Blood has been nothing short of a defining show for HBO," said HBO Programming President Michael Lombardo in a statement. "Alan Ball took the books by Charlaine Harris, assembled a brilliant cast led by the magnificent Anna Paquin in the role of Sookie Stackhouse, and crafted a show that has taken its many devoted fans on an unforgettable journey. Alan passed the baton to Brian Buckner, who led our fantastic writers and crew in crafting a spectacular sixth season, and he will lead us through the seventh and final season of this amazing show. Together with its legions of fans, it will be hard to say goodbye to the residents of Bon Temps, but I look forward to what promises to be a fantastic final chapter of this incredible show."

The sixth season ended with a newfound pact between vampires and humans. At that point, Buckner was unsure of the fate of the show and told Hollywood Reporter that he believed the show might have one or two years left. "It's going to be an HBO call," he said. "I don't have the answer yet. I'm requesting it. I want to know if I'm breaking the final season or not. I do hope to get that answer. The show is viable as long as the audience still cares. They might be mad right now, but they care." There is no official premiere date for the final season.