True Blood season 3
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| True Blood Season 3 | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | June 13, 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season of the television series True Blood will premiere on June 13, 2010[1] on HBO and will contain 12 episodes, bringing the series total to 36. It will loosely follow the plot of the third novel of The Southern Vampire Mysteries, Club Dead.
Production
On January 20, 2010 HBO released a teaser trailer announcing that a third season of True Blood was in production, aiming for a Summer 2010 release date. The teaser featured images of bottles of TruBlood being manufactured on an assembly line.[2]
Plot
The third season will loosely follow the plot of the novel Club Dead, which finds Sookie teaming up with a werewolf named Alcide in Mississippi in order to track down Bill, who has been kidnapped and is being held hostage by a powerful pack of vampires.
Crew
Alan Ball will return to executive produce and run season three.[3] Michael Lehmann, who had directed five episodes at the end of the second season, is expected to return to again direct three more.[4] Writers Alexander Woo and Raelle Tucker also returned to script episodes.[5]
Cast
Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley and Alexander Skarsgard will all reprise their respective roles in the third season. Additionally, Kristin Bauer, who plays vampire Pam in the series, will appear in an expanded role, having been promoted to series regular.[6] After a long search, it was announced that Joe Manganiello was cast as werewolf Alcide Herveaux.[7] He was later joined by Brit Morgan and Cooper Huckabee as Debbie Pelt and Sam Merlotte's long-lost father respectively.[8][9] Alfre Woodard was also cast as Lafayette's mother and Southland actor Kevin Alejandro as Jesus, the mother's caretaker and a potential love interest for Lafayette.[10][11] Denis O'Hare will play Russel Edgington, the Vampire King of Mississippi, while New Zealand actor Grant Bowler will play the leader of a werewolf biker gang and Theo Alexander Edgington's partner Talbot.[12][13]
References
- ^ Levine, Stuart (2010-03-15). "'True Blood' to return June 13". Variety. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "True Blood: Season 3 Back In Production Tease (HBO)". YouTube. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Boursaw, Jane (2009-09-11). "Alan Ball of True Blood: The TV Squad Interview". TV Squad. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Shadaliza (2009-12-16). "Exclusive: True Blood cast reacts to Golden Globes nominations". True Blood Online. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Topel, Fred (2009-11-03). "12 big-ass spoilers for True Blood season 3". Sci Fi Wire. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Ausiello, Michael (2009-12-08). "Breaking: 'True Blood' promotes vampire Pam!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Ausiello, Michael (2009-12-15). "'True Blood' scoop: 'Tree Hill' stud Joe Manganiello is Alcide!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Owen, Phil (2010-02-05). "True Blood: Debbie Pelt Cast". IGN. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Andreeva, Nelllie (2009-12-15). "'True Blood' fills Alcide role". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Three New Cast Members Join True Blood Season Three". Shock Till You Drop. 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Porter, Rick (2010-01-04). "'True Blood' adds 'Southland's' Kevin Alejandro, plus more casting news". Zap 2 It. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Ausiello, Michael (2009-09-14). "'True Blood' scoop: Denis O'Hara crowned King!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Patrick, Andy (2009-12-02). "Breaking: 'Ugly Betty' hunk joins 'True Blood'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
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