HBO’s True Blood was a fantasy series known for its over-the-top moments but no character on the show was more extra than Eric Northman. The vampire sheriff, entrepreneur, and small business ...

True Blood was full of charismatic opportunists and ever-shifting alliances, but no single character personified that slippery appeal more than Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård). An immortal ...

by Robert Yaniz Jr. So though True Blood‘s Eric Northman doesn’t directly build on the story in The Northman, the matching names are no accident. The shared Viking heritage, if anything ...

After all, for seven seasons he portrayed Eric Northman, an ancient Viking-turned-modern vampire, on HBO’s True Blood. And as the kernel of the idea of The Northman belonged to Skarsgård—who ...

A Viking-turned-vampire, Eric Northman acts as the Sheriff of Louisiana ... Bauer van Straten described True Blood as a show that could open people’s minds. Though Eric and Pam clearly cherish ...

Brian Buckner talks to THR about his shock at fans' reactions to Eric Northman's near-death in the season six finale. By Rebecca Ford Senior Awards Editor Season six of True Blood wrapped up on ...

and Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgard) come to the rescue in “Life Matters,” Episode 69 of HBO’s “True Blood.” In the previous episode, Eric drained nearly all the blood from Warlow ...

Even before we knew anything about The Northman, the latest movie from indie auteur Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse), it already sounded like a True Blood spin-off for Eric Northman.

Spoiler alert: Stop reading if you don't want to know who (probably) died on the 'True Blood' season finale ... In fact, I dare say Eric Northman had the most perfect death of the series.

For those of us who first noticed Skarsgard* as Eric Northman in HBO’s True Blood, Matsson’s little blood valentine felt like a bizarre call back. Was it an inside joke? Or have we reached the ...