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Anna Paquin is speaking out following the news that True Blood is being rebooted.

The 38-year-old actress starred as Sookie in the popular HBO series with husband Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgard, Deborah Ann Woll, Joe Manganiello, Rutina Wesley, Denis O’Hare and more.

Anna even won a Golden Globe in 2009 for her role as Sookie.

The news about the reboot was announced earlier this week, with Riverdale creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa bring it back to life as a true horror show.

While no details have emerged about the plot, the original show revolved around Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress who she falls in love with 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton.

It looks like Anna was just as surprised at the news as most fans were, as was Denis.

The author of the book series, Charlaine Harris, also responded to the reports of a reboot.

True Blood is being rebooted at HBO!

Sources are telling Variety that Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Jami O’Brien will write the script and executive produce and the original show’s creator Alan Ball will executive produce.

The show debuted on HBO in 2008 and starred Anna Paquin, Alexander Skarsgard, Joe Manganiello, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, and Rutina Wesley. Unfortunately, at this time, none of the original cast is set to return at this time. We hope that changes!

The show ran for seven seasons on HBO. So far, there has been no official word from HBO about this news, but stay tuned as we find out more.

This news has unfortunately reminded us of the tragic death of one of the stars of True Blood, Nelsan Ellis. RIP.

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The cast of the beloved series True Blood is speaking out to remember their co-star Nelsan Ellis, who sadly died at the age of 39.

Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Joe Manganiello, Sam Trammell, Kristin Bauer van Straten, and Anna Camp were among the first cast members to write tweets paying tribute to the late actor.

Nelsan passed away after complications from heart failure and fans will always remember his groundbreaking performance as Lafayette on the hit HBO series. His character was killed off in the books, but Nelsan‘s amazing performance inspired the writers to keep him alive and he was featured in all 81 episodes.

Read the tweets below.

Anna Paquin – Sookie Stackhouse

Stephen Moyer – Bill Compton

Joe Manganiello – Alcide Herveaux

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Alan Ball, the creator of the beloved HBO series True Blood, is speaking out to remember the late actor Nelsan Ellis.

The actor passed away at the age of 39 after complications with heart failure.

“Nelsan was a singular talent whose creativity never ceased to amaze me. Working with him was a privilege,” Alan said in a statement (via THR).

HBO also released a statement to pay tribute to the show’s star.

“We were extremely saddened to hear of the passing of Nelsan Ellis,” HBO said in a statement. “Nelsan was a long-time member of the HBO family whose groundbreaking portrayal of Lafayette will be remembered fondly within the overall legacy of True Blood. Nelsan will be dearly missed by his fans and all of us at HBO.”

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Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer pose for photos in the signing booth before their True Blood panel during 2014 Comic-Con on Saturday afternoon (July 26) in San Diego, Calif.

The married couple was joined by co-stars Sam Trammell, Anna Camp, Rutina Wesley, Kristin Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Deborah Ann Woll, Nathan Parsons, Chris Bauer, and Carrie Preston.

Executive producer Brian Buckner talked about Sookie’s reaction to Alcide’s death during the panel.

“When people die in your life, you don’t always see it coming,” he said (via THR). “I don’t mean to be defensive, but I kind of feel like we’re honoring those characters. That was what the episode this past weekend was about. You don’t get to mourn before it happens.”

Watch the teaser for the upcoming episodes that was shown at the panel:

FYI: Anna is wearing a necklace by Dana Rebecca Designs. Deborah is wearing a Fitriani jumpsuit.

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SPOILER ALERT — DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED!

If you are a fan of True Blood, you have either seen the latest episode or most likely been spoiled by all of the reactions from last night so let’s get to the point – Joe Manganiello‘s character Alcide was sadly killed off the show.

“What are you gonna do with Alcide if he’s with Sookie? We’re gonna have a nice wedding and take off for Bermuda, then move away from town and stay there and have babies?” Joe told Entertainment Weekly. “That’s not the show. The fairy has to be with the vampire, so you gotta get the werewolf outta the way. You can’t have her break Alcide’s heart, because then people won’t like Sookie�”they’ll get mad at her for breaking the good guy’s heart. So it’s the only choice you have, really�”you gotta kill him.”

“I’m glad it wasn’t a vampire, ’cause I think that might have been emasculating,” Joe said when asked if it was the death he would have chosen for Alcide. “He hates vampires so much, then he gets taken out by one of them? Is it better to get taken out by a nameless hillbilly? I don’t know. [Laughs] I don’t know what to say.”

For more from Joe‘s exit interview, visit EW.com!

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