It’s an election year and True Blood is getting political.
The fifth-year series, returning Sunday night on HBO, will sink its teeth into politics this year, according to USA Today. The new season will explore political maneuverings in the vampire realm between The Authority, a mainstream group that seeks accommodation with humans, and the Sanguinistas, fundamentalists who believe mortals are simply food for their vampire superiors.
“We wanted to play with the politics/religion angle, since that seems to be something that never stops,” creator Alan Ball says. “Some of the things being said by some people during the Republican primary were so horrifying to me that I thought, ‘What if vampires wanted a theocracy? What would that look like?’ Whenever anybody thinks they know what God wants and wants to apply that to government, whether Americans or the Taliban, it’s kind of a terrifying thing.”
Joining the large and frequently unclothed cast is former Law and Order star Christopher Meloni. He plays Roman, the guardian of the Authority.
“He’s a vampire wanting to change the system, fighting against what he sees as fanatics. He’s a man interested in co-existence. I think he’s a forward-thinking guy,” says Meloni, “this supreme example of a man of authority, and yet there are certain moments of him that are surprisingly childish.”
True Blood returns Sunday night on HBO.
Whatever, as long as it stays smutty 😉