Based on the Sookie Stackhouse novel series by Charlaine Harris, HBO’s True Blood delighted fans with its tales of vampires, werewolves, and fairies. The popular supernatural series ran for seven seasons, airing from 2008 to 2014. In December 2020, HBO Max announced its development of a reboot of the popular vampire drama, however, the project is still getting fleshed out. The announcement came as a shock to many loyal True Blood and Charlaine Harris fans, as some feel it is too soon for a remake. HBO boss Casey Bloys has stated that it would have to be a "story worth telling," so fans shouldn’t hold their breath for the release just yet.

Original cast members Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer have already expressed interest in reuniting with the original cast as news of the reboot was first released, which could indicate the possibility of legacy cameos. The retelling of the series will reportedly be headed up by Riverdale boss Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Original creator Alan Ball is also said to be attached to the project as an executive producer. While we wait for the series release, here’s where the cast of the True Blood is today.

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Anna Paquin

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Anna Paquin stars in True Blood as novel namesake Sookie Stackhouse. She has been happily married to her former co-star Stephen Moyer since 2010 and the two share two children, 11-year-old fraternal twins Charlie and Poppy. In May 2021, Paquin, who came out as bisexual in 2010 through the "Give a Damn" PSA, found her sexuality under fire once again. The LGBTQ+ activist was quick to clap back at her haters stating, “Marriage is about love, not gender.”

Paquin has been steadily working since her time on True Blood, so much so the better question would be what hasn’t she done since True Blood? The talented actress has since appeared in numerous TV shows, including the 2016 remake of Roots, Canadian crime drama Bellevue, and the Phillip K. Dick Amazon Series Electric Dreams. She also starred in Showtime’s The Affair as a grown-up version of Joanie Lockhart. More recently, she landed the lead role in the short-lived UK dramedy Flack, which delves into the world of high-stakes public relations, and a controversial non-speaking role in Martin Scorcese’s The Irishman. You can also catch her in the family-friendly sports biopic American Underdog, which chronicles Kurt Warner’s rise to NFL superstar from his humble beginnings as a grocery clerk.

Stephen Moyer

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Paquin’s husband, British actor Stephen Moyer, who played vampire Bill Compton, has occupied his time since True Blood with various film and TV roles, including the FX historical drama The Bastard Executioner, which was canceled after one season, 2017 Fox series Shots Fired, which examines racial injustice, and more recently in the 2020 Canadian spy drama Fortunate Son, which is set during the Vietnam War. Moyer also tried his hand at producing on shows like The Parting Glass and Flack. As for films, Moyer has starred in Confession wherein he holds a priest hostage to confess his past transgressions, Detour, and One Last Heist, which chronicles the exploits of the infamous Hatton Garden robbery.

Alexander Skarsgard

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Since his departure as Eric Northman on True Blood, Alexander Skarsgård has starred in Godzilla Vs. Kong, The Legend of Tarzan, and won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of a charismatic yet abusive husband in the HBO drama Big Little Lies. Skarsgård also stars in the Hamlet-inspired Viking film The Northman, for which he underwent an intense body transformation, even superseding that of his role as Tarzan. Skarsgård co-stars amongst Charlize Theron and Seth Rogan in the 2019 romantic comedy Long Shot. Furthermore, the actor has received rave reviews for his role as Randall Flagg in the Amazon Prime reboot of Stephen King’s The Stand with DailyHive calling it his “most sinister role yet.”

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Nelsan Ellis

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Despite his character being killed off early on in the novels, short order cook and medium Lafayette Reynolds was a fan-favorite and mainstay up until his character arc ended in the latter half of season five. Actor Nelsan Ellis who played Lafayette starred in a few projects after True Blood including the James Brown biopic Get On Up, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Little Boxes, and Roxanne Roxanne. Ellis was also a series regular on the fleeting Sherlock Holmes-inspired series Elementary. Sadly, Nelsan Ellis died of heart failure in 2017 after a hard-fought battle with drug and alcohol addiction.

Rutina Wesley

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Rutina Wesley starred as Sookie’s best friend Tara Thornton, who is turned in season five. After True Blood, she went on to star in season three of Hannibal as Reba McClane, the unsuspecting blind girlfriend of the tooth fairy killer. Wesley also had small roles on Arrow and The Walking Dead before her current role as Nova Bordelon on Queen Sugar. She also added executive producer to her resume with the short films Last Looks and 2 Dollars. Wesley came out in 2017 when she announced her engagement to girlfriend chef Lashonda Cross, four years after splitting from her ex-husband Jacob Fishel.

Deborah Ann Woll

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Since her time as Bill Compton’s progeny Jessica Hamby, Deborah Ann Woll has starred in various film and TV projects, most notably the Marvel series' The Defenders, Daredevil, and The Punisher as Karen Page, and as Amanda Harper in the psychological horror films Escape Room and Escape Room: Tournament of Champions. Woll also took up screenwriting for Relics and Rarities and is the co-host of the True Blood rewatch podcast Truest Blood with fellow True Blood alum Kristin Bauer.

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Ryan Kwanten

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Ryan Kwanten starred in HBO’s True Blood as dim-witted deputy Jason Stackhouse who was one of the few characters who did not hold supernatural powers. It marked Australian actor Kwanten’s big international breakthrough role, however, the actor had a burgeoning acting career in his native land long before we came to know him on True Blood. Since the campire fantasy came to a close, Kwanten has voiced the character of Superknife in the animated series Apollo Gauntlet, had recurring roles on TV shows The Oath, Sacred Lies, and Them, and has starred in several films, including the science fiction climate change thriller 2067 in which the synthetic oxygen people depend on for survival becomes tainted and causes mass disease. More recently, he stars as Jack in the futuristic science fiction romance Expired (formerly Loveland) in which two cynical strangers find each other and subsequently fall in love. As Jack falls for Karaoke geisha April, his body begins to mysteriously breakdown, and he must seek out reclusive scientist Dr. Bergman (Hugo Weaving) for help with his curious predicament.

Sam Trammell

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Fellow Aussie actor Sam Trammell played the shape-shifting Sam Merlotte. Since his time in Bon Temps, Trammel has had mainly TV roles, appearing in This is Us, The Order, and Reckoning. He also starred in the movie The Fault in Our Stars, and played Vice President Benjamin Hayes on the final season of Homeland. Trammel shares two children with his long-time wife actress Missy Yager.