"True Blood" Season 6 Premiere Photos
6/12/2013
by Jeremy Bergman, Rebecca Ford


Stephen Moyer, Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgard and more of the stars of HBO's vampire drama attend the premiere at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood on Tuesday, June 11.






Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer


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Paquin and Moyer, co-stars on "True Blood" and husband and wife in reality, hit the red carpet foe the HBO series' sixth season premiere.

Moyer says of his character Bill Compton's transformation in the new season, "He is out to try and find out what he is and what he can do. He doesn't know. He doesn't know what his powers are, he doesn't know what his purpose is."









Jurnee Smollett-Bell


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Smollett-Bell joins the cast of "True Blood" for its sixth season, debuting as Nicole Wright.









Karolina Wydra


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Wydra is also a "True Blood" rookie this season, appearing as Violet.









Brandon Routh and Courtney Ford


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Ford, who plays Portia Bellefleur in "True Blood", made an appearance with her husband Brandon Routh, the star of the 2006 film Superman Returns.









Kristin Bauer van Straten


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Van Straten has been a series regular on "True Blood" since 2009, playing vampire Pam.









Katharine McPhee


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McPhee, star of the recently-cancelled NBC series "Smash",made an appearance on the "True Blood" red carpet.









Amelia Rose Blaire


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Blaire will be debuting on "True Blood" in its sixth season as Willa Burrell.









Janina Gavankar and Sam Trammell


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Trammell, who has played Sam Merlotte on "True Blood" since the series' launch, appeared on the red carpet with Gavankar, who plays Luna Garza in the HBO series.









Deborah Ann Woll


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Woll will be entering her sixth season playing Jessica Hamby on HBO's "True Blood". She tells THR that this season may be the bloodiest yet.

"I feel like every other day I'm covered in blood or dirt of some kind. By the end of that I think I had blood on 75 percent of my body. And it was the kind of thing where a week later I was still finding it in my ears."









Rutina Wesley


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Wesley, who has played Tara Thornton on HBO's "True Blood" since the series's debut in 2008, walked the red carpet for the sixth season premiere.

Wesley tells THR that the conflict between humans and vampires in the show is at an all-time high: "We're at war. They shut down all vampire-run business, there's a curfew. It's really tough to survive."

Wesley also told THR that she's involved in "a really cool stunt" in a very bloody scene later in the season. "But I can't really tell you what it is," she added.









Nelsan Ellis


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Ellis is a seasoned veteran on "True Blood", having played Lafayette Reynolds, a gay cook and a cousin to Wesley's Tara, since the series premiered.









Sufe Bradshaw


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"Veep" star Sufe Bradshaw appeared on the "True Blood" red carpet.









Alexander Skarsgard


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Skarsgard reprises his role as Eric Northman, the 1,000-year-old vampire, on the sixth season of the HBO series "True Blood".









Jessica Clark


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Clark walked the red carpet at the sixth season premiere of the HBO series "True Blood".

She will reprise her role of Lilith, the first vampire, this season.









Joe Manganiello


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Manganiello returns to "True Blood" for a sixth season as werewolf Alcide Herveaux.

The Magic Mike star's character on the HBO drama will be dealing with the new stresses of leading a pack.

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