If you follow the novels by Charlaine Harris, you’ll be ahead of the curve for this new season, but fear not (or maybe you should) there will be some twists and turns even Charlaine’s readers didn’t see coming.

(Kristin Bauer, Alexander Skarsgard, Patrick Gallagher, ( r) Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer )

Carrie Preston, Ashley Jones;  Anna Paquin, Rutina Wesley, Sam Trammell

Deborah Ann Woll, Stephen Moyer; Michael McMillian, Anna Camp

Ryan Kwanten, Anna Camp; Ashley Jones

Credit:  HBO/ Jaimie Trueblood

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HBO’s

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced its picks for the coveted golden hardware today. Blood will go against another HBO show In Treatment, Showtime’s Dexter, Fox’s House,  and critical darling AMC’s Mad Men.  Paquin will compete against Sally Field for ABC’s Brothers and Sisters, Mariska Hargitay for NBC’s Law and Order:SVU and Kyra Sedgwick of TNT’s The Closer.

True Blood is an adaptation of a series of novels by Charlaine Harris that offer a very unconventional take on the vampire mythos. A blood substitute allows vampires to come “out of the coffin” and integrate into everyday society. But not every vampire is on board with that plan.

Photo: HBO/Jamie Trueblood

True Blood weathered initial mixed reviews but continued to gain a strong following all season, ending with 2.4 million people tuning in for the finale. HBO says that 66 percent jump in viewers from the premiere is an even faster growth track than The Sopranos saw its first year.

Associated Press estimates that between HBO’s repeated showings and people watching through services like On Demand, nearly 7 million viewers a week are seeing True Blood.

The source material is experiencing a renaissance as well. All seven of Harris’ Southern Vampire novels are on the New York Times bestseller list.

NBC will broadcast the Golden Globes Jan. 11.

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