A recurring star on 90210 is about the become Arlene's (Carrie Preston) potential love interest on True Blood's final season.

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Riley Smith, who played Riley Wallace in 90210, is set to play Keith in the upcoming seventh season of True Blood, according to a new report by Deadline.

Keith is a "rock 'n' roll" vampire who also has a tender, romantic side to him. He is the drummer of James' (Nathan Parsons) band. Keith becomes enamored with Arlene upon seeing her for the first time.

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Preston previously voiced her disapproval in giving Arlene another love interest to play against, telling The Hollywood Reporter that she wanted to see her be a strong woman on her own.

"I hope they don't pair her up with somebody," she said. "I'd like to see her be a strong woman and be OK in the world as a mom and an owner of a business and not be someone who doesn't feel complete if she doesn't have a man. This would be a nice evolution for her."

She added that season 7 was a nice place to end True Blood before things trailed off too much.

True Blood season 7 premieres in summer 2014 on HBO, though the network has not yet scheduled a specific start date.

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