True Blood: Season 5 (2012) - Credits and Details

True Blood: Season 5 Credits and Details

Episodes
	Turn! Turn! Turn! Sookie and Lafayette fight to save Tara.	June 10, 2012
	Authority Always Wins Bill and Eric face the Vampire Authority.	June 17, 2012
	Whatever I Am, You Made Me Tara goes hunting for food and Sookie and Lafayette can't catch up to her. Tara seeks out Sam's help but nothing it seems will prevent her from harming herself. The...	June 24, 2012
	We'll Meet Again Pam decides to do what she's supposed to and steps in to teach Tara a few things about being a vampire. Bill and Eric are released by the Authority and set out to...	July 1, 2012
	Let's Boot and Rally Lafayette continues to fight his inner demons. Eric and Bill interrupt Sookie and Alcide and enlists them in their search Russell Edgington. Alcide's employee Doug is...	July 8, 2012
	Hopeless Having found Russell Edgington, the former King of Mississippi is taken prisoner and is put in a cell at the Authority. Not quite knowing what might be in store for...	July 15, 2012
	In the Beginning In the aftermath of Roman's death, Russell and the other followers of Lilith celebrate their victory. Bill and Eric don't quite know what it all means for them but a...	July 22, 2012
	Somebody That I Used to Know After their blood-filled feast Bill, Eric and the others return to the Authority headquarters. It's clear that Russell Edgington plans on taking the group in a...	July 29, 2012
	Everybody Wants to Rule the World The Authority begins to carry out its plan to destroy the five True Blood factories in the world, as per Bill's suggestion. Eric can't quite believe Bill's take on the...	August 5, 2012
	Gone, Gone, Gone The Vampire Authority allows its members to wreak havoc with humans, demons, fairies, wolves, weres, shifters and other kind. Rev. Newlin impersonates an ISIS agent,...	August 12, 2012
	Sunset Jessica wants to get away from the Authority's headquarters and proposes to Bill that she will turn Jason into a vampire. Bill thinks that's a splendid idea - but...	August 19, 2012
	Save Yourself Russell Edgington may have found his ideal place when he discovers the faerie nightclub but the faeries, Sookie included, have no intention of letting him have his...	August 26, 2012

Directed by
	Michael Lehmann
	Daniel Attias
	Daniel Minahan
	David Petrarca
	Romeo Tirone
	Michael Ruscio
	Stephen Moyer
	Scott Winant
	Lesli Linka Glatter
Written by
	Alan Ball	...	creator
	Charlaine Harris	...	"Sookie Stackhouse" novels by
	Brian Buckner	...	written by
	Mark Hudis	...	written by
	Raelle Tucker	...	written by
	Alexander Woo	...	written by
	Angela Robinson	...	written by
Cast
	Anna Paquin	...	Sookie Stackhouse (12 episodes)
	Stephen Moyer	...	Bill Compton (12 episodes)
	Sam Trammell	...	Sam Merlotte (12 episodes)
	Ryan Kwanten	...	Jason Stackhouse (12 episodes)
	Rutina Wesley	...	Tara Thornton (12 episodes)
	Alexander Skarsgård	...	Eric Northman (12 episodes)
	Chris Bauer	...	Andy Bellefleur (12 episodes)
	Kristin Bauer	...	Pam De Beaufort (12 episodes) (as Kristin Bauer van Straten)
	Lauren Bowles	...	Holly Cleary (12 episodes)
	Nelsan Ellis	...	Lafayette Reynolds (12 episodes)
	Janina Gavankar	...	Luna Garza (12 episodes)
	Lucy Griffiths	...	Nora Gainesborough (12 episodes)
	Todd Lowe	...	Terry Bellefleur (12 episodes)
	Joe Manganiello	...	Alcide Herveaux (12 episodes)
	Michael McMillian	...	Steve Newlin (12 episodes)
	Carrie Preston	...	Arlene Fowler (12 episodes)
	Deborah Ann Woll	...	Jessica Hamby (12 episodes)
	Valentina Cervi	...	Salome Agrippa (11 episodes)
	Jim Parrack	...	Hoyt Fortenberry (10 episodes)
	Carolyn Hennesy	...	Rosalyn Harris (10 episodes)
	Scott Foley	...	Patrick Devins (9 episodes)
	Denis O'Hare	...	Russell Edgington (9 episodes)
	Peter Mensah	...	Kibwe (8 episodes)
	Giles Matthey	...	Claude Crane (8 episodes)
	Dale Dickey	...	Martha Bozeman (7 episodes)
	Louis Herthum	...	JD (7 episodes)
	Kelly Overton	...	Rikki Naylor (6 episodes)
	Marque Richardson	...	Kenneth (6 episodes)
	Jamie Gray Hyder	...	Danielle (6 episodes)
	Christopher Heyerdahl	...	Dieter Braun (6 episodes)
	John Rezig	...	Deputy Kevin Ellis (6 episodes)
	Tina Majorino	...	Molly (6 episodes)
	Camilla Luddington	...	Claudette (6 episodes)
	Chloe Noelle	...	Emma Garza (5 episodes)
	Christopher Meloni	...	Roman Zimojic (5 episodes)
	Anna Khaja	...	Zaafira (5 episodes)
	Henri Lubatti	...	Nigel Beckford (4 episodes)
	Kristina Anapau	...	Maurella (4 episodes)
	Ted Welch	...	Joe Bob (4 episodes)
	Jeffrey Nicholas Brown	...	Corbett Stackhouse (4 episodes)
	Jenni Blong	...	Michelle Stackhouse (4 episodes)
	Jessica Clark	...	Lilith (4 episodes)
	Charlotta Mohlin	...	Black Ops Vamp / Authority Guard (4 episodes)
	Skyler Vallo	...	Chelsea (4 episodes)
	Brendan McCarthy	...	Nate (3 episodes)
	Kevin Alejandro	...	Jesus Velasquez (3 episodes)
	Brian Geraghty	...	Brian Eller (3 episodes)
	Jacob Hopkins	...	Alexander Drew (3 episodes)
	Jonathan Kowalsky	...	Todd Jeffries (3 episodes)
	Mike Akrawi	...	Iraqi Man (3 episodes)
	Tanya Wright	...	Deputy Kenya Jones (3 episodes)
	Brianna Brown	...	Leda (3 episodes)
	Nick Lanzisera	...	Dancer (3 episodes) (as Nicholas Lanzisera)
	Rachael Markarian	...	Dancer (3 episodes) (as Rachel Markarian)
	John Billingsley	...	Mike Spencer (3 episodes)
	Emma Greenwell	...	Claudia (3 episodes)
	James Jordan	...	Ray (3 episodes)
	Johnny Ray Gill	...	Tyrese (3 episodes)
	Robert Patrick	...	Jackson Herveaux (3 episodes)
	Helen Sadler	...	Claudija (3 episodes)
	Conor O'Farrell	...	Judge Clements (2 episodes)
	Cherilyn Wilson	...	Cammy (2 episodes) (as Cherilyn Rae Wilson)
	Rachel Sterling	...	Trish (2 episodes)
	Ken Luckey	...	Zander (2 episodes)
	Aaron Christian Howles	...	Rocky Cleary (2 episodes)
	Noah Matthews	...	Wade Cleary (2 episodes)
	Dale Raoul	...	Maxine Fortenberry (2 episodes)
	Tara Buck	...	Ginger (2 episodes)
	Todd Giebenhain	...	Junior (2 episodes)
	Lawrence Adimora	...	Jemarcus Kessler (2 episodes)
	Linda Purl	...	Barbara Pelt (2 episodes)
	Steve Rankin	...	Gordon Pelt (2 episodes)
	Anastasia Ganias	...	Tracy (2 episodes)
	Lindsey Haun	...	Hadley Hale (2 episodes)
	Chris Butler	...	Emory Broome (2 episodes)
	Christina Moore	...	Suzanne McKittrick (2 episodes)
	Tyne Stecklein	...	Lilianne (2 episodes)
	Dave Marlin	...	Iraqi Teen (2 episodes)
	Lockhart Brownlie	...	Dancer (2 episodes)
	Colleen Craig	...	Dancer (2 episodes)
	Cody Green	...	Dancer (2 episodes)
	Cassidy Noblett	...	Dancer (2 episodes)
	Genise Ruidiaz	...	Dancer (2 episodes)
	Jillian Schmitz	...	Dancer (2 episodes)
	Alfre Woodard	...	Ruby Jean Reynolds (2 episodes)
	Stephen Monroe Taylor	...	Prisoner Jimmy (2 episodes)
	Jayden Lund	...	Doug (2 episodes)
	Alissa Jessup	...	Prisoner Kate (2 episodes) (as Alissa Ford)
	Kiva Jump	...	Nurse Hastigan (2 episodes)
	William Sanderson	...	Sheriff Bud Dearborne (2 episodes)
	Allan Hyde	...	Godric (2 episodes)
	Jennifer Hasty	...	Sweetie Des Arts (2 episodes)
	Keram Malicki-Sánchez	...	Elijah Stormer (2 episodes)
	Suzanne Rico	...	Suzanne Rico (2 episodes)
	Jason E. Kelley	...	AHQ Guard #1 (2 episodes)
	Zoran Korach	...	Hayes
	Dawn Stern	...	Cat Ingerslev
	Max Barsness	...	Buddy
	Arthur Napiontek	...	Fraternity Boy
	Matthew Glen Johnson	...	Team Captain #1 (as Matthew Johnson)
	Sam Adler	...	Team Captain #2
	Alec Gray	...	Coby Fowler
	Laurel Weber	...	Lisa Fowler
	Zenali Turner	...	Young Sookie
	Avion Baker	...	Young Tara
	Anastasia Foster	...	Christine Van Heusen (as Anastasia Roark)
	Erin Alexis	...	Washcloth Helen
	Paul Haitkin	...	Man
	Brandon James	...	Boy
	Patricia Bethune	...	Jane Bodehouse
	Mariana Klaveno	...	Lorena Krasiki
	Melinda Page Hamilton	...	Jill Steeler
	Tess Parker	...	Rosie (as Tess Alexandra Parker)
	Melanie Camp	...	Dorothy
	Abbie Cobb	...	Lindsey
	Jesiree Dizon	...	Delilah
	Kherington Payne	...	Angelica
	Jamie Renée Smith	...	Melanie (as Jamie Renee Smith)
	Latrina Bolger	...	Dancer
	Shannon Holtzapffel	...	Dancer
	Jerrell Johnson	...	Dancer
	Tracy Shibata	...	Dancer
	Tarah Paige	...	Kathy
	Clint Culp	...	Vampire Hank
	Jonathan Kells Phillips	...	Male Paramedic
	David Atkinson	...	Unsavory Vampire
	Adina Porter	...	Lettie Mae Thornton
	Del Zamora	...	Don Bartolo
	Annie Abrams	...	Nole Bride-to-Be
	Heather Lee	...	Nola Groom's Mother
	Jaren Mitchell	...	Cabbie
	Valenzia Algarin	...	Maria
	David Bickford	...	Reverend Skinner
	Chris Jai Alex	...	Security Guard / AKA Officer Trap
	Lara Pulver	...	Claudine Crane
	Deborah Puette	...	Sarah Compton-Harris
	Drew Powell	...	Ryder
	Christie Burson	...	Margaret (as Christie Ann Burson)
	Spencer Hill	...	Reggie
	Patrick Mapel	...	Sean
	Blake Michael	...	Teenage Alcide
	Heather Hopkins	...	Teenage Debbie
	Thea Andrews	...	Local Bon Temps Reporter
	John Prosky	...	David Finch
	David Dean Bottrell	...	Professor Kannell
	Bill Tangradi	...	Cole
	Kurtis Bedford	...	Robbie
	Jeremy Barthel	...	Dancer
	Antonio Hudnell	...	Dancer
	Derek Ferguson	...	Dancer
	Loriel Hennington	...	Dancer
	Phil Reeves	...	General Cavanaugh
	Erica Gimpel	...	Faerie Elder
	Matt Bushell	...	Gondry (as Matt Bushell)
	Rick Cramer	...	Robert Rollins
	Gil Zuniga	...	Business Man Vamp
	Erika Marosi	...	Teen Girl Vamp
	Bryant Romo	...	AHQ Guard #2
	Travis Joe Dixon	...	Naked Prisoner (as Travis Dixon)
	David J. Wright	...	Authority Gate Guard
Uncredited Cast
	Skyler Hart	...	Faerie Archer (2 episodes)
	Alessandro Nori	...	Faerie (2 episodes)
	Kevin Alejandro	...	Jesus Velasquez (archive footage)
	Brit Morgan	...	Debbie Pelt (archive footage)
	Anna Khaja	...	Zaafira
	Lawrence Adimora	...	Jemarcus Kessler
	Patricia Bethune	...	Jane Bodehouse
	Paul Grace	...	Brothel Bartender
	Miranda Downey	...	Prostitute
	Dale Shane	...	Fangbanger
	Ranae Shepherd	...	Hannah Cleary
	Scarlett Burke	...	Cocktail Waitress
	Jefferson Cox	...	Faerie Bouncer
	Ted Welch	...	Joe Bob
	Megan Albertus	...	Faerie / Claude's Sister
	Terry F. Smith	...	Brothel Patron
	Jobeth Wagner	...	Fangtasia Vampire
	Jennifer Amorelli	...	Sidechick with J.D
	Andrew Anderson	...	Dancer
	Paulette Patterson	...	Female Paramedic
	Allan Hyde	...	Godric (archive footage)
	Jessica Clark	...	Lilith
	Marc Abbink	...	Bar Patron
	Joey Courteau	...	Fangbanger
	Shaundi Li Draven	...	Bourbon St Partier
	Dinka Dzubur	...	Faerie
	Michelle Forbes	...	Maryann Forrester (archive footage)
	Eugenia Kuzmina	...	Faerie
	Andrew j Spinks	...	Bourbon St. Partier
	Joseph Uzzell	...	Chef
	David Barnes	...	Naked Male Prisoner
	Emi Hatanaka	...	Victim
	Drew Hellenthal	...	Young Werewolf
	Richard Allan Jones	...	Square Dancer
	Manuel Arnao	...	Faerie
	Pinky Campbell	...	Faerie
	Jonesiano HD	...	Vampire Inmate
	David Hutchison	...	Biker Vamp
	Brendan Norman	...	Faerie
	Nicholas Scott	...	Faerie
	Adrian Winther	...	Faerie
	Sarah Amos	...	Faerie
	Shawn Habibi	...	Prisoner
	Elizabeth Ouimette	...	Female Prisoner
	Jen Pierce	...	Weregirl
	Nick Stellate	...	Vampire Inmate
	Melissa Tucker	...	Weregirl
Produced by
	David Auge	...	line producer
	Alan Ball	...	executive producer
	Brian Buckner	...	co-executive producer
	Bruce Dunn	...	producer
	Gregg Fienberg	...	executive producer
	Mark Hudis	...	co-executive producer
	Christina Jokanovich	...	co-producer
	Luis Patiño	...	associate producer
	Marlis Pujol	...	line producer
	Angela Robinson	...	co-executive producer
	Gianna Sobol	...	associate producer
	Raelle Tucker	...	co-executive producer
	Alexander Woo	...	co-executive producer
Original Music by
	Nathan Barr
Special Effects by
	Vince Borgese	...	special effects gangboss
	Randy Cabral	...	special effects coordinator
	Michael Arbogast	...	special effects foreman
	Ryan John Thuotte	...	special effects technician
	Jared Baker	...	special effects technician
	Chris Nelson	...	special effects technician
	Rudy Perez	...	special effects technician
	Michael Gaspar	...	special effects coordinator
	Neil Smith	...	special effects technician
	Darrell Burgess	...	special effects technician
Visual Effects by
	Richard Kilo Akuna	...	visual effects artist
	Ardy Ala	...	technical director
	Elizabeth Alvarez	...	visual effects coordinator
	Barbara Genicoff	...	visual effects producer
	Jon Massey	...	visual effects supervisor
	Steven Meyer	...	2d supervisor
	Andrew Orloff	...	3d supervisor
	Sean Tompkins	...	visual effects producer
	Jessica Amzoll	...	digital compositor
	Colin Feist	...	compositor
	Howard Lin	...	recruiter
	John Lindstein	...	compositor
	Rob Price	...	digital compositor
	Robert Chapin	...	visual effects artist
	Tim Eilers	...	compositor
	Bob Homami	...	senior compositor
	Joseph A. Spano III	...	digital compositor
	Meghan O'Brien	...	visual effects coordinator
	Melaina Mace	...	digital matte painter: Zoic Studios
	Derek Raymond	...	visual effects
Stunts
	Henry Kingi Jr.	...	stunts
	Hiro Koda	...	stunt coordinator
	Heidi Pascoe	...	stunts
	Jahnel Curfman	...	stunts / stunt double: Kristin Bauer van Straten
	Dan Flannigan	...	stunts
	Banzai Vitale	...	stunts
	Brian Hite	...	stunts
	Randall Archer	...	stunts
	Crystal Michelle	...	stunts
	Oliver Keller	...	stunts
	Rene Mousseux	...	stunts
	Mark Aaron Wagner	...	stunts
	Stephen W. Schriver	...	stunts
	Kevin Derr	...	stunts
	Spencer Sano	...	stunts
	Jerry T. Adams	...	stunts
	Courtney Schwartz	...	stunts
	David Paul Olsen	...	stunts
	Jess Harbeck	...	stunts
	Loriel Hennington	...	stunts
	Dustin Meier	...	stunts
	Eddie Perez	...	stunts
	Tim James	...	stunts
	Rick Marcus	...	stunts
	Cassandra McCormick	...	stunts
	David Wald	...	stunts
	Brady Romberg	...	stunts / stunt double: Scott Foley
	Tracy Kay	...	stunts
	Erik Stabenau	...	stunts
	Stephen Bralver	...	stunts
	Jeremy Fry	...	stunts
	Panuvat Anthony Nanakornpanom	...	stunts
	Marque Ohmes	...	stunts
	Craig Baxley Jr.	...	stunts
	Troy Gilbert	...	stunts
	James M. Halty	...	stunts
	Chris Monberg	...	stunts
	Mark Stefanich	...	stunts
	Daniel Stevens	...	stunts
	Wolfgang Stegemann	...	stunt rigger
	Elle Alexander	...	stunts
	Ganchimeg Oyunchimeg	...	stunts
	Kathryn Barker	...	stunts
	Jefferson Cox	...	stunt performer / stunts
	Alex Kingi	...	stunts
	Philip J Silvera	...	stunts
	Maximiliano Torandell	...	stunts
	LaDell Preston	...	stunts
	Erik Rondell	...	stunts
	Diane Branagan	...	stunts
	Adam Hart	...	stunts
	Trenton Rostedt	...	stunts
	Monica Staggs	...	stunts
	Jake Swallow	...	stunts
	Katie Eischen	...	stunts
	Danny Epper	...	additional stunt coordinator / stunts
	Tim J. Smith	...	stunts
	Mike Mukatis	...	stunts
	Matt Thompson	...	stunts
	George Cottle	...	stunts
	Kofi Elam	...	stunts
	Lisa Hoyle	...	stunts
	Zach Hudson	...	stunts / stunt double: Sam Trammelll
	Marc Schaffer	...	stunts
	K.T. Wiegman	...	stunts
	Matt Berberi	...	stunts
	Edward J. Clare	...	precision driver
	Eurlyne Epper	...	stunts
	David Hutchison	...	stunts
	Bevin Kaye	...	stunt double: Deborah Ann Woll
	Bethany Levy	...	stunts
	Steve Picerni	...	stunts
	Buddy Sosthand	...	stunts
	Timothy Eulich	...	stunts
	Thom Khoury Williams	...	stunts
	Craig Branham	...	stunts
	Damien Bray	...	stunt performer / stunts
	John Dixon	...	stunts
	Michael Duisenberg	...	stunt performer / stunts
	David Elson	...	stunts
	Marie Fink	...	stunts
	Brandon Loeser	...	stunts
	Chris Ormond	...	stunts

Additional Info
Premiere:	June 10, 2012
DVD Release:	May 21, 2013
Blu-ray Release:	May 21, 2013
Country:
Distributor:	HBO Studios
Websites:

Ratings
7.9 / 10

Production Companies
Your Face Goes Here Entertainment
Home Box Office (HBO)

Distributors
Home Box Office (HBO) (2008) (United States) (TV)
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2010) (United States) (DVD)
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (2010) (United States) (season 2) (DVD)
TNT (2023) (United States) (TV)
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) (2023) (United States) (TV)
Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (season 1) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (season 1) (DVD)

Filming Locations
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Blue Cloud Movie Ranch - 20000 Blue Cloud Road, Santa Clarita, California, USA
Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Canyon Country, California, USA
Clinton, Louisiana, USA
Doyline, Louisiana, USA
Eagle Rock, California, USA
Hawthorne, California, USA
Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Jungle Set, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Long Beach, California, USA
Longwood - 140 Lower Woodville Road, Natchez, Mississippi, USA (Russell Edgington's mansion)
Mansfield, Louisiana, USA (pilot)
Pasadena, California, USA
Piru, California, USA
Raleigh Studios Baton Rouge, Celtic Media Centre, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA (pilot)
Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA (Studio) (interior: Merlotte's bar)
Whittier, California, USA

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