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.
7.3
Rating197
Votes25
Recommend10h 38m
Runtime12
Episodes5 / 7
Season2012
Year7.5 10 Jun 2012 52m
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.
7.1 17 Jun 2012 55m
Tara resurfaces in Bom Temps. Pam recalls her human life when she met Eric.
7.3 24 Jun 2012 59m
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.
7.2 01 Jul 2012 56m
Eric and Bill fear for their lives; Lafayette puts Sookie’s life in danger; Roman and Salome root out a Council traitor.
7.9 08 Jul 2012 47m
Bill and Eric turn to Sookie for help with Russell’s whereabouts; Jason has a disturbing dream.
7.2 15 Jul 2012 51m
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.
6.6 22 Jul 2012 57m
Salome reveals her true allegiances; Sookie embraces her human side; Sam sniffs out some perps; Alcide braces for a fight.
6.7 29 Jul 2012 53m
The Authority revels in a new direction; Sookie and Jason visit the site of their parents’ deaths; Luna gets stuck on Sam.
7.1 05 Aug 2012 57m
Vampires celebrate the start of the holy war; anti-supernatural zealots put Sookie in danger.
6.9 12 Aug 2012 48m
Bill puts a spin on the rising vampire violence; Jason uncovers a mysterious scroll.
7.6 19 Aug 2012 50m
Bill slips into religious fervor; Sookie seeks insight from the faerie Elder.