The supernatural HBO drama True Blood plans to ratchet back the number of stories and the range of otherworldly creatures to focus on its core strengths, executive producer Brian Buckner toldthe Comic-Con audience.
“I feel like this show is ultimately about the relationship between vampires and humans and it’s about this town. I want to bring it in a little bit. I feel like at times we’ve hurt ourselves,” Buckner said to applause. “My goal is to get all these people living under the umbrella of one story and one threat … and make it about this small town we’ve all come to know and love.”
Fans should expect to see some of that change as the current Season 6 (Sunday, 9 p.m. ET/PT) moves toward its end.
HBO recently renewed True Blood for a seventh season to premiere in the summer of 2014, with Buckner returning to run the show.
