• Air date: 10 Jun '12 12 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (12)
    • 1. Turn! Turn! Turn!

      10 Jun '12
      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.
    • 2. Authority Always Wins

      17 Jun '12
      Tara resurfaces in Bom Temps. Pam recalls her human life when she met Eric.
    • 3. Whatever I Am, You Made Me

      24 Jun '12
      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.
    • 4. We'll Meet Again

      01 Jul '12
      Eric and Bill fear for their lives; Lafayette puts Sookie’s life in danger; Roman and Salome root out a Council traitor.
    • 5. Let's Boot and Rally

      08 Jul '12
      Bill and Eric turn to Sookie for help with Russell’s whereabouts; Jason has a disturbing dream.
    • 6. Hopeless

      15 Jul '12
      Hopeless is the sixth episode of the fifth season of HBO's original series True Blood and the 54th episode overall. It was first shown on TV on July 15, 2012 and was directed by Dan Attias and written by Alan Ball, creator of the series. The episodes of the series are based on the Charlaine Harris books, The Sookie Stackhouse novels whereas the episodes of the season are based on the fifth book in the series Dead As a Doornail which follows the Shifters being murdered whereas in the season fang
    • 7. In the Beginning

      22 Jul '12
      Salome reveals her true allegiances; Sookie embraces her human side; Sam sniffs out some perps; Alcide braces for a fight.
    • 8. Somebody That I Used to Know

      29 Jul '12
      The Authority revels in a new direction; Sookie and Jason visit the site of their parents’ deaths; Luna gets stuck on Sam.
    • 9. Everybody Wants to Rule the World

      05 Aug '12
      Vampires celebrate the start of the holy war; anti-supernatural zealots put Sookie in danger.
    • 10. Gone, Gone, Gone

      12 Aug '12
      Bill puts a spin on the rising vampire violence; Jason uncovers a mysterious scroll.
    • 11. Sunset

      19 Aug '12
      Bill slips into religious fervor; Sookie seeks insight from the faerie Elder.
    • 12. Save Yourself

      26 Aug '12
      Eric tries to save Bill from losing his humanity.