Directed by Michael Lehmann Written by Alan Ball   Charlaine Harris   Brian Buckner   Cast Anna Paquin ... Sookie Stackhouse Stephen Moyer ... Bill Compton Sam Trammell ... Sam Merlotte Ryan Kwanten ... Jason Stackhouse Rutina Wesley ... Tara Thornton Chris Bauer ... Andy Bellefleur Mehcad Brooks ... Eggs Anna Camp ... Sarah Newlin Nelsan Ellis ... Lafayette Reynolds Michelle Forbes ... Maryann Forrester Todd Lowe ... Terry Bellefleur Michael McMillian ... Steve Newlin Jim Parrack ... Hoyt Fortenberry (credit only) Carrie Preston ... Arlene Fowler William Sanderson ... Sheriff Bud Dearborne (credit only) Alexander Skarsgård ... Eric Northman Deborah Ann Woll ... Jessica Hamby Ashley Jones ... Daphne Landry Kristin Bauer ... Pam De Beaufort (as Kristin Bauer) Patrick Gallagher ... Chow Wes Brown ... Luke McDonald Molly Burnett ... Amanda Patricia Bethune ... Jane Bodehouse Cheryl White ... Mrs. Hamby Ben Lemon ... Jordan Hamby Annalise Basso ... Eden Hamby Tara Buck ... Ginger Preston Jones ... Dirk Suzanne Rico ... Suzanne Rico Leslie Stevens ... Saleswoman Jennifer Hamilton ... Dancer #1 Brandon Henschel ... Dancer #2 Uncredited Cast Daria Badanina ... Christian Singer on Bus Lizzy Caplan ... Amy Burley (archive footage) Rosemary Garris ... Bargirl Amber Leigh ... Light of Day Cult member Adrienne McQueen ... Christian Cult Member Caleb Moody ... Royce Kim Ridley ... Table Dancer Stephen Root ... Eddie Gauthier (archive footage) Lois Smith ... Adele Stackhouse Matthew L. Sobel ... Dirty Dancer Produced by Alan Ball   Brian Buckner   Bruce Dunn   Gregg Fienberg   Christina Jokanovich   W. Mark McNair   Nancy Oliver   Luis Patiño   Raelle Tucker   Alexander Woo   Original Music by Nathan Barr

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