TRUE BLOOD Season Five Trailer Introduces New Characters & Story Details

Based on the book series by Charlaine Harris and developed for television by executive producer Alan Ball, True Blood stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Alexander Skarsgård and is scheduled to return to HBO for it's fifth season beginning June 10th at 9:00 pm.

Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures "coming out of the coffin." Religious leaders and government officials around the world have chosen their sides, but in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.

Local waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), however, knows how it feels to be an outcast. "Cursed" with the ability to listen in on people's thoughts, she's also open-minded about the integration of vampires -- particularly when it comes to Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), a handsome 173-year-old living up the road. But at the service of Bill's less virtuous vampire associates, Sookie is drawn into a series of catastrophes that will put their love to the test.

Based on the book series by Charlaine Harris and developed for television by executive producer Alan Ball, True Blood stars Anna Paquin, Deborah Ann Woll, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Alexander Skarsgård, Kevin Alejandro, Marshall Allman, Chris Bauer, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Lauren Bowles, Mehcad Brooks, Anna Camp, Lizzy Caplan, Valentina Cervi, Lynn Collins, Nelsan Ellis, Michelle Forbes, Janina Gavankar, Lucy Griffiths, Mariana Klaveno, Todd Lowe, Joe Manganiello, Michael McMillian, Christopher Meloni, Denis O'Hare, Adina Porter, Carrie Preston, Lindsay Pulsipher, Michael Raymond-James, Stephen Root, William Sanderson, Fiona Shaw, Lois Smith and Jessica Tuck. The shows airs Sunday nights on HBO.