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"Here&amp;apos;s something to sink your teeth into, True Blood fans!\r\nHBO&amp;apos;s hot vampire hit doesn&amp;apos;t return until June 10, but the network posted a series of teaser images Friday to whet fans&amp;apos; appetites -- and provided the first glimpse of new series regular Chris Meloni in character as a vampire named Roman.\r\n\r\nMeloni&amp;apos;s character is &amp;quot;an ancient, powerful vampire who holds the fate of Bill and Eric in his hands,&amp;quot; True Blood executive producer Alan Ball told TVLine.\r\n\r\nTrue Blood marks Meloni&amp;apos;s return to TV, a year after he parted ways with NBC&amp;apos;s Law &amp;amp; Order: Special Victims Unit, where he spent 12 seasons as Det. Elliot Stabler. Prior to his SVU stint, Meloni often dropped trou during his time on HBO&amp;apos;s prison drama Oz, where he played bisexual inmate Chris Keller.\r\nTell Us: Will you watch Chris Meloni on True Blood?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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