Several still shots from the upcoming sixth season of HBO's hit vampire series True Blood have now made their way onto the Internet, as some of its newest characters can be seen gracing the cable mainstay.

Macklyn (Rutger Haueris), Ben (Rob Kazinsky), and Nicole (Jurnee Smollet-Bell) can all be seen in the pictures that were taken on the Season 6 set.

Macklyn is described as a mysterious individual that's associated with Sookie (Anna Pacquin) and Jason (Ryan Kwanten) while Ben, a new Fae, is set to be Ms. Stackhouse's newest love interest. Lastly, Nicole will embody the part of a do-gooder.

Smollett-Bell had spoken to The Hollywood Reporter in April about what viewers can expect from her newbie character.

"There's a lot of animals, there's some biting, there's some blood," she explained.

New cast members aside, the stills also feature the likes of Sookie, Bill (Stephen Moyer), Alcide (Joe Manganiello) and Eric (Alexander Skarsgard).

True Blood will only be airing 10 episodes this season as opposed to its usual 12. It's set to make its return on June 16 on the HBO network.

Keep checking back for more of the latest details on the vampire TV series.

The official promo trailer can be viewed below.

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