Briefly: HBO today unveiled the True Blood season 6 premiere date!

True Blood season 6’s premiere air date is Sunday, June 16 at 9 PM ET/PT. The cast and crew are currently in the midst of filming the ten-episode season.

In recent weeks numerous new cast members have been unveiled including Luke Grimes, Karolina Wydra, Rob Kazinsky, and Rutger Hauer. Showrunner Mark Hudis, who had just replaced Alan Ball at the end of season five, left the production a few episodes into filming season 6 and was replaced by Brian Buckner.

True Blood season 6 is believed to put the focus back in Bon Temps and run fewer storylines.