The sixth season of the HBO supernatural drama series True Blood premiered on June 16, 2013. The season had an abbreviated run of ten episodes, as opposed to the usual twelve, partially to accommodate the pregnancy of lead actress Anna Paquin. It is also the first season not to be primarily based on the corresponding novel in The Southern Vampire Mysteries series, instead taking elements from multiple books in the series.
Cast
Anna Paquin
Sookie Stackhouse
Stephen Moyer
Bill Compton
Alexander Skarsgård
Eric Northman
Sam Trammell
Sam Merlotte
Ryan Kwanten
Jason Stackhouse
Nelsan Ellis
Lafayette Reynolds
Carrie Preston
Arlene Fowler
Rutina Wesley
Tara Thornton
Adina Porter
Lettie Mae Thornton
Chris Bauer
Andy Bellefleur
Anna Camp
Sarah Newlin
Jurnee Smollett
Nicole Wright
Amelia Rose Blaire
Willa Burrell
Todd Lowe
Terry Bellefleur
Janina Gavankar
Luna
Lucy Griffiths
Nora Gainesborough
Kristin Bauer
Pam Ravenscroft
Joe Manganiello
Alcide Herveaux
Deborah Ann Woll
Jessica Hamby
Michael McMillian
Steve Newlin
Lauren Bowles
Holly Cleary
Robert Kazinsky
Ben Flynn / Warlow
Arliss Howard
Truman Burrell
Bailey Noble
Adilyn Bellefleur
Tara Buck
Ginger
Rutger Hauer
Niall Brigant
Luke Grimes
James
Robert Patrick
Jackson Herveaux
Jeffrey Nicholas Brown
Corbett Stackhouse
Jenni Blong
Michelle Stackhouse
Patricia Bethune
Jane Bodehouse
Dale Raoul
Maxine Fortenberry
Tess Parker
Rosie
Laurel Weber
Lisa Fowler
Courtney Ford
Portia Bellefleur
Gregg Daniel
Reverend Daniels
Chloe Noelle
Emma Garza
Dale Dickey
Martha Bozeman
Marque Richardson
Kenneth
Jamie Gray Hyder
Danielle
David Bickford
Reverend Skinner
Giles Matthey
Claude Crane
Jessica Clark
Lilith
John Prosky
David Finch
Noah Matthews
Wade Cleary
Aaron Christian Howles
Rocky Cleary
Tamlyn Tomita
Ms. Suzuki
David J. Wright
Garde
Karolina Wydra
Violet
Marina Benedict
Veronica
Rebecca McFarland
Maggie Devins
Matt Cook
Jessie
Shaun Brown
Bruce
Jessy Hodges
Mustard
Hubert Hodgin
Connor Farley
Kofi Natei
Ruscio
John Fleck
Dr. Overlark
Keone Young
Hido Takahashi
Andrew Thacher
Innes
Linc Hand
Officier Stutz
Thomas Lumberg Jr.
Agent Jones
Scott Klace
Jimmy
Lorin McCraley
F.W.
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Finn
Stacy Haiduk
Jenny
Gideon Emery
Justin
Britt George
Warlow's Father
Cathryn de Prume
Warlow's Mother
Linn Bjornland
Niall's Mother
Jack Patrick Metcalf
Young Niall
Natalie Dreyfuss
18 Year Old Faerie Girl #1
Michael Maize
Guard
Aileen Burdock
White Room Vampire
John Rezig
Kevin Ellis
Cory Tucker
Recruteur
Kelly Overton
Rikki Naylor
Katie Rowe
Tiffany
Ashlynn Yennie
Lady Courtesan (uncredited)
Jodie Turner-Smith
Siren #2
Brian Poth
Matt
Chloe East
11 Year Old Faerie Girl #3
Mark Withers
Morris
Boo Arnold
Security Chief
Jim Hoffmaster
Cart Pusher
Hal Ozsan
King Charles II
Valarie Pettiford
Mary Wright
Jeanine Anderson
Bank Employee
Helen Slayton-Hughes
Caroline Bellefleur
Timothy Hornor
Mr. Jenkins
Brian Mulligan
Scientist
Ingo Neuhaus
Mac Gilvary
Brianne Davis
Belinda
Jonathan Baron
Jonathan
Robert S. Martin III
Marine
Mark Viniello
Dentist
Henry Hereford
Marc
Paula Jai Parker
Karen
Alec Gray
Coby Fowler
Chanon Finley
Siren
Rico McClinton
LAVTF Task Force Leader
Ezra Masters
Authority Guard
Abigail Lowe
Three Year Old Girl
Todd Quillen
Hartzell
Sam Schuder
11 Year Old Faerie Girl
Hannah Kasulka
18 Year Old Faerie Girl
Jordan Monaghan
18 Year Old Faerie Girl
Gerald Webb
Team Commander
Hugo Medina
LAVTF Officer
David Landry
Camp Guard
Paul Sanchez
Big Dude
Troy Vincent
Lab Coat Scientist
Paul Gregory
Physician
Brandon Loeser
LAVTF Bottling Plant Guard
Geovanni Gopradi
Finch's Detail Guy
John Deignan
Factory Foreman
Keenan Henson
Guard Wickline
Brent Chase
Camp Guard
Erik Passoja
Sickly-Looking Vampire
Victor of Aquitaine
Crazed Vampire
Doug Haley
Male Vampire
Laura Miro
White Room Vampire
Lawrence O'Donnell
Lawrence O'Donnell
Haley Brooke Walker
Crystal
Kandis Mak
White Room Vampire
Anne Johnson
Religious Looking Woman
Bruno Gunn
Hep V Vampire
Michael Filipowich
Hep V Vampire
Nate Reese
Man in Church
Virginia Watson
Woman in Church
John W. Godley
Big John
Episodes
Who Are You, Really?
A group flees the Authority compound in the wake of Bill's reincarnation; Sam, Luna and Emma evade guards; Alcide learns about the packmaster job; Andy parents newborn human-faerie hybrids; Governor Truman Burrell vows open season on vampires.
The Sun
Jason and Sookie meet a long-lost relative; Tara is victimized by a new government weapon; Eric attempts to thwart the governor's anti-vampire initiatives; Sookie is drawn to a stranger; Alcide and Martha confront Sam about Emma's future.
You're No Good
Eric is irate about Burrell's aggression towards vampires; Bill enlists an innovator to synthesize a new type of blood; Sookie begins to learn why Warlow is after her; Sam receives unexpected help from Nicole; Steve Newlin struggles with his past.
At Last
Sookie confronts her growing attraction to the mysterious Ben. Eric counters Burrell’s brutal anti-vampire initiatives by hitting his nemesis where it hurts the most. Growing up all too quickly, Andy’s faerie daughters end up keeping dangerous company. Sam and Nicole make a connection. Bill tasks Takahashi to synthesize a new kind of blood.
F*ck the Pain Away
Wanting to finally learn the truth about her past Sookie recruits Lafayette to summon her parents while Warlow relives the events that led him back to Lilith after thousands of years, Eric and Tara attempt to rescue Pam.
Don't You Feel Me
Sookie escapes to a Fae land where Bill cannot influence her. Bill decides to seek Lillith's advice. Eric, Pam, Nora, Jason and Jessica are in danger.
In the Evening
Eric pledges loyalty to Bill as a last resort to save Nora. A tragedy close to home forces Sam to ignore the warnings of Alcide and return to Bon Temps. Jessica shows her gratitude to James, a prisoner.
Dead Meat
Sookie faces a major dilemma in deciding whether to broker a deal between Warlow and Bill. Over in vamp camp, Jason gets to know Violet, while Sarah goes to extremes to keep Tru Blood flowing. Alcide makes a decision that will impact the futures of Nicole and Sam.
Life Matters
A desperate Bill tries to ferry Warlow away from the faerie plain, but Sookie is having none of it. Meanwhile, Eric arrives at vamp camp, looking to inflict serious human damage. In Bon Temps, friends and family take emotional turns remembering a fallen neighbor. Bill feels the pull of Lilith’s sirens.
Radioactive
Jason feels a vampire attraction firsthand; and Bill finds that salvation isn't free. Meanwhile, Sookie considers her future with Warlow as a new crisis poses a threat to humans and vampires alike.
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