
Former Law & Order: SVU star Chris Meloni has lined up his next series gig, a regular role on the upcoming fifth season of HBO’s drama True Blood. Series creator/executive producer Alan Ball told TVLine.com, which broke the news, that Meloni will play ”an ancient, powerful vampire who holds the fate of Bill and Eric in his hands.” The deal took a long time to close over scheduling issues with the Man Of Steel Superman movie, in which Gersh-repped Meloni plays a major role. This marks Meloni’s return to HBO where he co-starred on prison drama Oz.
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Chris Meloni left Law & Order: SVU what? – I’m glad for Chris Meloni!
Win-Win!
SVU is better this season with Mariska Hargitay as lead/new showrunner Warren Leight. And Now Meloni will be on True Blood! OH HAPPY DAY!
Nooooo! Just come back to SVU, Chris; how could you join that stupid show! Detectives pwn vampires every time.
even he cannot save the trainwreck of a show that true blood is.
This should be intresting always have a thing for vampires now with a hottie like Chris as one this is going to make me very weak in my knees lol God talk about a man that can fill all you fantatys play the bad guy con (oz) the hancuff me I been a bad girl officer ( Law and Order SVU) and now the dark dreamy bite my neck vamp ( true blood) damn he is every womans dream lol
lol lol lol lol
Will Beecher be joining him?
Gersh repped? Did someone forget Bill Butler, his longtime agent now his manager and the only person at Gersh who cared about Chris?. Shocked Meloni stats at Gersh…
This is such good news. I am a longtime fan of Chris. Trueblood will be better with him onboard Now if Alan Ball can clean up the mess that was the last season. I have not missed Trueblood, even though the last season was not good. I hope it was the low point and that it will get back to its roots. Go Chris.