Season 3

Season 3
TV Show · Horror · Fantasy

The Maenadian reign of terror may be over, but Sookie Stackhouse and the townspeople of Bon Temps face a new calamity—ushered in by a pack of vicious, blood-sucking werewolves—that makes the bacchanalian evil of Maryanne Forrester seem tame by comparison. Welcome to Season Three of True Blood, the smash-hit series based on the novels by Charlaine Harris. As Season Three opens, Sookie—a waitress with telepathic gifts—tries to determine the whereabouts of her vampire-fiance Bill Compton who went missing in the Season Two finale. What she finds is a netherworld filled with human and undead interlopers, among them the Vampire King of Mississippi and his minions—a pack of mutant werewolves who feed on the blood of vampires.

2010 · 58m
  • 17+
Starring Rutina Wesley, Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer

Season 1

  • Strange Love
    EPISODE 1
    Strange Love
    Across the country, vampires have come 'out of the coffin' after the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood. In Louisiana, Sookie Stackhouse, a waitress with telepathic abilities, falls under the spell of a sexy, 173-year-old vampire named Bill Compton--whose thoughts she can't read. After saving Bill from the Rattrays, a pair of ruthless 'vampire drainers,' Sookie tests the limits of Bill's gratitude when the two are left alone in the dark. Meanwhile, Sookie's best friend Tara quits one job to work for Sam Merlotte at his bar and grill, and Sookie's roguish brother Jason finds himself in hot water when a 'fangbanger,' whom he's been intimate with meets a tragic end.
    58m
  • The First Taste
    EPISODE 2
    The First Taste
    Bill returns Sookie's favor by rescuing her from the Rattrays' revenge, healing the wounded waitress with his own blood and leaving her, temporarily, with heightened senses. After being invited into Gran's house for a 'get-to-know-you' gathering with Jason and her family, Bill joins Sookie for a nocturnal sojourn. They end up at Bill's dilapidated antebellum estate, where Bill fights off his primal vampire urges for the acquiescent Sookie. Later, Sookie's desires get the better of her as she returns to Bill's--and is greeted by a gaggle of his bloodthirsty vampire friends.
    51m
  • Mine
    EPISODE 3
    Mine
    Foiled in their attempt to 'glamour' Sookie, vampires Malcolm, Liam and Diane make a hasty retreat after Bill lays claim to the waitress. At Merlotte's, Sam seeks a short-term remedy to his long-term loneliness, while Tara seeks respite from her mother's alcohol-fueled rage. Spurned by Dawn for lack of performance, Jason turns to Lafayette, Merlotte's short-order cook, for help with his problem.
    49m
  • Escape From Dragon House
    EPISODE 4
    Escape From Dragon House
    Another killing in Bon Temps finds Jason back in custody with officers Andy and Bud. Tara gets him off the hook, but neither she nor Lafayette has the antidote to his current ailment. Urged by Gran to use her telepathic abilities to weed out the murderer and exonerate her brother, Sookie persuades Bill to take her to a Shreveport vampire bar called Fangtasia, where she impresses a dominant Nordic bloodsucker named Eric with her prescient powers. Later, Bill demonstrates his own considerable powers when an abusive patrolman stops the couple on their way home.
    47m
  • Sparks Fly Out
    EPISODE 5
    Sparks Fly Out
    Spurned by an exasperated Sookie, Bill ends up winning over Adele's church audience with his vivid recollections from the Civil War, though Andy and Bud remain suspicious. Sam tries to make the most of his opportunity with Sookie, though she's clearly not ready to commit. Ignoring Tara's rebuff, Lafayette convinces Jason to give vampire blood, a.k.a. 'V juice,' another shot. Alone at home, Bill remembers the painful wartime incident that changed his fate forever.
    52m
  • Cold Ground
    EPISODE 6
    Cold Ground
    Numbed by tragedy, Sookie looks for refuge from the cacophony of her friends and neighbors' inner voices. After lashing out at his sister and decking Andy, Jason wrestles with withdrawal symptoms from his V-juice habit. Tara resists the overtures of her mother, Lettie Mae, who's trying to rid herself of a demon and needs her daughter's help. Sam and Tara make a connection in their mutual search for 'something real.'
    50m

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Cast & Crew

  • Anna Paquin
    Sookie Stackhouse
  • Stephen Moyer
    Bill Compton
  • Sam Trammel
    Sam Merlotte
  • Ryan Kwanten
    Jason Stackhouse
  • Rutina Wesley
    Tara Thornton
  • Alexander Skarsgård
    Eric Northman
  • Chris Bauer
    Andy Bellefleur
  • Kristin Bauer
    Pam
  • Lauren Bowles
    Holly Cleary
  • Nelsan Ellis
    Lafayette Reynolds
  • Joe Manganiello
    Alcide Herveaux

About

Season 3

Horror

The Maenadian reign of terror may be over, but Sookie Stackhouse and the townspeople of Bon Temps face a new calamity—ushered in by a pack of vicious, blood-sucking werewolves—that makes the bacchanalian evil of Maryanne Forrester seem tame by comparison. Welcome to Season Three of True Blood, the smash-hit series based on the novels by Charlaine Harris. As Season Three opens, Sookie—a waitress with telepathic gifts—tries to determine the whereabouts of her vampire-fiance Bill Compton who went missing in the Season Two finale. What she finds is a netherworld filled with human and undead interlopers, among them the Vampire King of Mississippi and his minions—a pack of mutant werewolves who feed on the blood of vampires.

17+

COMMON SENSE

Sexy, bloody vampire drama for adults only.

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2010
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TV-MA
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