{"id":52561,"date":"2024-10-02T07:31:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T06:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serielizados.com\/?post_type=programa&#038;p=52561"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:50:27","slug":"talk-alan-ball-creator-of-six-feet-under-and-true-blood","status":"publish","type":"programa","link":"https:\/\/serielizados.com\/en\/programa\/talk-alan-ball-creator-of-six-feet-under-and-true-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk: Alan Ball, creator of \u2018Six Feet Under\u2019 and \u2018True Blood\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Alan Ball, creator of highly acclaimed series such as &#8216;Six Feet Under&#8217; and &#8216;True Blood&#8217;, will offer a talk discussing his long career as a creator.&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Alan Ball<\/strong>, creator of the series <strong><em>Six Feet Under<\/em> and <em>True Blood<\/em><\/strong>, will be one of the highlighted international guests of the 12th Serielizados and will participate in a <strong>talk about his extensive career<\/strong> as a creator, producer, director, and writer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ball will attend the festival coinciding with the <strong>20th anniversary of the finale of <em>Six Feet Under<\/em><\/strong>, considered one of the greatest series finales in television history. The series, about a Los Angeles family running a funeral home, <strong>is one of the most iconic productions of<\/strong> <strong>HBO<\/strong>. Over its five seasons, originally aired between 2001 and 2005, the series won more than 60 awards, including <strong>9 Emmys<\/strong> (including Best Directing for Alan Ball) and <strong>3 Golden Globes<\/strong>: Best Drama Series, Best Actress (Frances Conroy), and Best Supporting Actress (Rachel Griffiths).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following the acclaim of <em>Six Feet Under<\/em>, Alan Ball created, also for HBO, the series <strong><em>True Blood<\/em><\/strong>, another huge success with a total of seven seasons originally aired between 2008 and 2014. With <em>True Blood<\/em>, Ball explored genre fiction through a supernatural drama starring <strong>Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, and Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd<\/strong>, which examined the coexistence of humans and vampires, combining sex, violence, and social critique.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ball began his television career as a writer and producer on the sitcom <strong><em>Cybill<\/em><\/strong>, starring Cybill Shepherd, and won the <strong>Oscar for Best Original Screenplay<\/strong> for the film <strong><em>American Beauty<\/em><\/strong>, directed by Sam Mendes. Among other work, he has also stood out as executive producer of the series <strong><em>Banshee<\/em><\/strong>, creator of <strong><em>Here and Now<\/em><\/strong>, and director of the films <strong><em>My Uncle Frank<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Towelhead<\/em> (<em>Nothing Is Private<\/em>)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #e84e1b;\"><strong>Non-redeemable session in Pack 6<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40&#8243;][vc_message message_box_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; style=&#8221;square&#8221; message_box_color=&#8221;orange&#8221; icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fas fa-info&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #1d1d1b;\">Language: English \/ Option for simultaneous Spanish translation (+3\u20ac)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #1d1d1b;\">Approximate duration: 90 minutes.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #1d1d1b;\">Conversation moderated by critic Violeta Kovacsics.<\/span><br 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