 In "True Blood", an HBO series based on the books, this character is played by Stephen Moyer, and first appeared in the BloodCopy.com video “Bon Temps Vampire speaks”, The storyline of Bill differs significantly from that in the novels.In season one, as a punishment for staking a vampire, Bill is forced to turn a teenage girl named Jessica Hamby into a vampire, thus creating his first and only progeny in the series.In season 3, Bill has his maker, Lorena, staked by Sookie.