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Production

Filming for season four commenced in Los Angeles, California, on December 1, 2010.

As a special promotional broadcast, the season's second episode "You Smell Like Dinner" was made available on HBO Go a week earlier than usual. This, combined with the 4th of July

Independence Day (United States)

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 holiday, is theorized to account for the dramatic decline in ratings for that particular episode.

The series hit record high ratings with episode 9 of season 4, titled "Let's Get Out of Here". The episode drew 5.53 million viewers, making it the most watched episode of True Blood to date.

Casting

On November 8, 2010, Deadline

Deadline.com

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 reported that Irish stage actress/director Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

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 (best known in the United States for her role as Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter

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films) had been cast as Marnie, an insecure and timid palm reader who is possessed by the spirit of a powerful witch. Former Dexter

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star Courtney Ford

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 has been cast in the recurring role of Portia Bellefleur, sister to Andy. Actor Dane DeHaan

Dane DeHaan

- Biography :DeHaan got his start in Broadway Theatre as the understudy for Haley Joel Osment in American Buffalo. He made his television debut in 2008 with a guest appearance on Law & Order Special Victims Unit. He made his feature film debut in John Sayles' Amigo and recently starred as Jesse in...

 (In Treatment

In Treatment

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) has also been cast as Timbo. On November 23, Deadline reported that actress Jessica Tuck

Jessica Tuck

Jessica Ines Tuck is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Megan Gordon Harrison on One Life to Live, Gillian Gray on Judging Amy, and Nan Flanagan on True Blood. She also appeared as Madeline Peterson Woods on Days of our Lives.-Personal life:Tuck was born in New York City and is a...

, who portrays vampire spokesperson Nan Flanagan, will be promoted to series regular starting this season. Three new female cast members were announced: Janina Gavankar

Janina Gavankar

Janina Zione Gavankar is an Indian-American actress and musician of mixed Indian and Dutch descent. Gavankar is also trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist...

 (The L Word

The L Word

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, The Gates

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) will play a public school teacher named Luna, who is also a shapeshifter; Alexandra Breckenridge

Alex Breckenridge

Alexandra "Alex" Breckenridge is an American film and television actress, photographer and voice artist. Noted for her role as Willa McPherson on the television series Dirt, she also had a supporting role on the short lived series The Ex List...

 (Life Unexpected

Life Unexpected

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, Family Guy

Family Guy

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) will play a wiccan named Daisy; and relative newcomer Vedette Lim will play Naomi, a fierce cage fighter. Daniel Buran will play Marcus, the pack master of the Shreveport werewolves and Alcide's superior and, as in the previous season, Allan Hyde

Allan Hyde

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 will reprise his role as Godric. Gary Cole

Gary Cole

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 (Office Space

Office Space

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, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law) will play Earl Stackhouse.

Ratings

Episode number (Production number)	Title	Original air date	Ratings share (Adults 18–49)	Viewers (in millions)	Rank per week on Cable
37 (4.01)	"She's Not There"		3.0	5.42	#2
38 (4.02)	"You Smell Like Dinner"		1.5	2.90	N/A
39 (4.03)	"If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'?"		2.8	5.04	#2
40 (4.04)	"I'm Alive and On Fire"		2.7	5.10	#11
41 (4.05)	"Me and the Devil"		2.8	5.26	#8
42 (4.06)	"I Wish I Was the Moon"		2.8	5.19	#8
43 (4.07)	"Cold Grey Light of Dawn"		2.9	5.14	#14
44 (4.08)	"Spellbound"		3.1	5.30	#8
45 (4.09)	"Let's Get Out of Here"		3.1	5.53	#4
46 (4.10)	"Burning Down the House"		2.9	5.31	#9
47 (4.11)	"Soul of Fire"		2.4	4.39	#8
48 (4.12)	"And When I Die"		2.8	5.05	#9