Guest stars return for new 'True Blood'

Alan Ball has revealed that several guest stars will be returning to True Blood for its third season, including Evan Rachel Wood's vampire Queen of Louisiana.

Speaking to TV Guide, the show's creator also said that the new episodes will focus on "embracing one's identity".

"The Queen is coming back," Ball said. "Godric is coming back for an appearance, a flashback. There's some new vampires in town, there are some werewolves. We do have a lot of werewolves coming in, male and female, but we haven't started casting for the show yet."

The upcoming third season will also help explain Sookie's background and what her powers actually mean.

"Sookie still doesn't know exactly what she is. She will get closer to figuring out why she has these random powers that show up when they do.

"She is definitely part of a different race. In terms of fairies, like perky fairies with wings, like Tinkerbell, no, they're not like that. If it is fairies, they're fierce. They're not pretty, soft, glamorous, gossamery things. They're really, really, really powerful and primal creatures."

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