True Blood Comes Back with a Bang

  True Blood, the sexy, sultry vampire series comes back to HBO in just over a month. The 12-episode second season begins on June 14 and it all begins with a shocking new murder!

True Blood takes place in the not-too-distant future in a time where vampires have come out of the coffin to live among us. It’s all thanks to the invention of a synthetic blood called Tru Blood that allows vampires to survive without feeding on humans. That doesn’t mean that they’ve stopped all together, though. Some vampires still like feeding for sport and for others (and their human partners) it’s one lollapalooza of a sexual high.

Here’s what’s coming up on the second season:           

Episode #13:  “Nothing But the Blood”

Debut:  SUNDAY, JUNE 14 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)

A shocking murder outside Merlotte’s has Bon Temps reeling.  Meanwhile, Sookie’s (Anna Paquin) relationship with Bill (Stephen Moyer) is tested when she learns about Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll), and of his involvement in her uncle’s death.  Sam (Sam Trammell) recalls a shape-shifting encounter he had with Maryann (Michelle Forbes) as a 17-year-old.  Jason (Ryan Kwanten) gets a sudden windfall that allows him to pay for a leadership retreat with the Fellowship of the Sun.  Two adversaries find themselves sharing a mysterious dungeon and, possibly, the same fate.

Written by Alexander Woo; directed by Daniel Minahan.

Episode #14:  “Keep This Party Going”

Debut:  SUNDAY, JUNE 21 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

Sookie is forced to cope with Bill’s obligations to Jessica, as well as the romantic inconveniences the teen vampire’s presence creates. At the Light of Day leadership conference, Jason makes a favorable impression on its ambitious leaders, Steve (Michael McMillian) and Sarah Newlin (Anna Camp), though not on his jealous roommate Luke (Wes Brown).  Maryann casts her spell on Merlotte’s patrons, and Sam proves helpless to stop the revelry.

Written by Brian Buckner; directed by Michael Lehmann.

Episode #15:  “Scratches”

Debut:  SUNDAY, JUNE 28 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)

When Sookie is attacked by a mysterious creature, Bill must enlist Eric’s (Alexander  Skarsgård) help to save her.  At the Light of Day retreat, Jason has second thoughts about the sect’s anti-vampire agenda, but Sarah and Steve counter his doubts with flattery and promises.  After snapping at Tara (Rutina Wesley) and new employee Daphne (Ashley Jones), Sam decides to cut and run.  A bored Jessica heads over to Merlotte’s, where a smitten Hoyt (Jim Parrack) falls under her spell. At another Maryann-hosted party, Tara finds her attraction to Eggs (Mehcad Brooks) interrupted by a swirling, aphrodisiac fog.

Written by Supernatural’s Raelle Tucker; directed by Scott Winant.

Before the new season of kicks off, catch up on season one when HBO2 will present three episodes per night back-to-back at 8:00 p.m., June 4-6, and the first season’s final three episodes back-to-back at 8:00 p.m. on June 7.

Photo Credit: HBO / Jaime Trueblood/John P. Johnson