Season 5

The fifth season of the HBO supernatural drama series True Blood premiered on June 10, 2012 and features twelve episodes, bringing the series total to 60. It picks up right after the events of season four. It is loosely based on the fifth book in The Southern Vampire Mysteries series, Dead as a Doornail, but incorporates much more of the following books than the previous seasons have.

Episodes

Each episode has its own detail page.

Episode 152 min2012-06-10

Turn! Turn! Turn!

Sookie and Lafayette clean up the mess. Bill and Eric have a visit from the Vampire authority. Sam and Alcide come to terms with an angry pack.

Episode 255 min2012-06-17

Authority Always Wins

Tara resurfaces in Bom Temps. Pam recalls her human life when she met Eric.

Episode 359 min2012-06-24

Whatever I Am, You Made Me

Bill and Eric barter for their lives with Roman, the head of the Authority; Jason reunites with his old high school teacher; Sookie searches for Tara.

Episode 456 min2012-07-01

We'll Meet Again

Eric and Bill fear for their lives; Lafayette puts Sookie’s life in danger; Roman and Salome root out a Council traitor.

Episode 547 min2012-07-08

Let's Boot and Rally

Bill and Eric turn to Sookie for help with Russell’s whereabouts; Jason has a disturbing dream.

Episode 651 min2012-07-15

Hopeless

Bill and Eric must now face Russell again after Roman is killed by him; Sookie and Jason go to a faery club where their family's dark history and greatest secrets are revealed to them. Meanwhile, Sam volunteers to assist Andy with a case.