‘True Blood’ promises more biting remarks

When last “True Blood” fans saw the vampire drama’s beloved heroine, Sookie Stackhouse had disappeared in a flash of light.

“At the end of season three, Sookie was taken away, as we know, by the fairy queen,” explains Stephen Moyer, who plays vampire Bill Compton in the HBO series.

“And so we know that that’s very possibly where she may be, as without giving much away. And so we may begin the episode with that.”

Cast and crew of the popular show gathered this week to discuss their fourth-season premiere but chose their words even more carefully than usual, so not to reveal any of the bounty of spoilers for Sunday’s debut.

“Sookie has some adventures in Fairyland,” Anna Paquin reveals playfully about the character she plays. “Sookie has some personal life adventures. Sookie ends up in danger. Sookie ends up in more danger.

“Sookie somehow ends up narrowly escaping getting killed on various occasions, as usual. You know, it’s just an average day in Bon Temps.”

Fiona Shaw has been added to the cast as the leader of a coven of witches, a new element to “True Blood.”

“She is formidable and amazing, and I think everyone’s going to really love her,” Paquin says.

Season four marks the first that Paquin, 28, and Moyer, 41, have worked together on the series as wife and husband. They were wed last August.

“We met on the show and we’re used to being on set,” says Moyer. “When we’re there, we actually get a little excited and giddy, when we get to do stuff together. …

“We’re very sarcastic with each other. We’re very rude to each other. We always have been. And the crew enjoys it.”

The show is an international success, airing in some 50 countries worldwide.

“You know, it’s a really fun show that, even though it’s based in a very specific part of America, I feel like these sort of ideas that get dealt with are very sort of universal and thematically interesting on deeper levels,” Paquin says. “It’s not just about vampires. There’s always a bigger idea at play.”