True Blood

Pam turns Tara into a vampire, and Tara struggles with her new life. Eric and Bill are arrested by the Authority, the vampire government, for Nan Flanagan's death, and buy their lives by promising to hunt Russell Edgington, who has escaped the concrete. Steve Newlin becomes the Authority's spokesman. Its leaders drink the blood of Lilith, the first vampire, and fall into religious zealotry. Sookie and Jason learn that a vampire named Warlow killed their parents and holds a 1702 contract that gives him a claim on Sookie. In the end, Eric kills Russell, the group storms the Authority, and Bill drinks Lilith's blood. He dissolves into a pool of blood and rises again, far more powerful. Eric screams at Sookie to run.

1. Behind the scenesAlan Ball's farewell

   In February 2012, Alan Ball said he would step down as showrunner after S5 and stay on as an advisory producer.

   source ↗
2. Behind the scenesBill behind the camera

   Stephen Moyer made his directing debut with episode 8, "Somebody That I Used to Know."

   source ↗
3. ReferenceOne book isn't enough

   S5 loosely starts from Dead as a Doornail, the fifth book, but borrows more from later ones.

   source ↗