HBO confirmed today that the debut date for fourth season of True Blood will be Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 9PM (ET/PT).

True Blood Season 4 will have a 12-episode run on HBO.

True Blood Season 3 is now available for pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray, and will be released on May 31, 2011. This gives you just under a month to catch up on the third season before this new one begins.

Based on the popular Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris, this hit drama series was created by Alan Ball, creator of HBO’s Emmy-winning series “Six Feet Under.” The show follows the romance between waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), who can hear people’s thoughts, and her soul mate, 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer).

The cable network also confirmed the season debut dates for the Larry David show Curb Your Enthusiasm, which starts its 10-episode eighth season on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 10PM (ET/PT), and Entourage, which begins its 8-episode eighth and final season on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 10:30 PM (ET/PT).

[Source: HBO]