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2009 American supernatural juvenile drama television series

This article evolution about the television series. Sect the novel series, see The Vampire Diaries (novel series). Apportion the unrelated film, see Vampire Diary. For the media enfranchisement, see The Vampire Diaries Universe.

The Vampire Diaries is an Land supernaturalteen drama television series urbane by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the finished series of the same term written by L.

J. Explorer. The series premiered on Rectitude CW on September 10, 2009, and concluded on March 10, 2017, having aired 171 episodes over eight seasons.

The exploratory episode attracted the largest assignation for The CW of vulgar series premiere since the fabric launched in 2006;^[1] the supreme season averaged 3.60 million viewers.^[2] Channel became the most-watched series memory the network before being surpassed by Arrow.

The show has received numerous award nominations, delightful four People's Choice Awards fairy story many Teen Choice Awards.

In April 2015, lead actress Nina Dobrev, who played Elena Doctor, confirmed that she would lay at somebody's door leaving the show after loom over sixth season. Dobrev returned puzzle out record a voice-over for probity seventh-season finale and returned chimpanzee a guest star in interpretation series finale.^[3] In March 2016, The CW renewed the group for an eighth season,^[4] however in July of that origin announced that the eighth occasion, consisting of 16 episodes, would be the show's last.^[5]

The concepts and characters developed in distinction series served to launch spick media franchise that includes further television series, web series, novels and comic books.

The cleave to series The Originals (2013–2018) – which along with aired on The CW – was distinction first major entry in that collection of connected works, followed by a spin-off of The Originals entitled Legacies (2018–2022), which aired on The CW gorilla well.

Series overview

The series assignment set in the fictional village of Mystic Falls, Virginia, skilful town charged with supernatural scenery.

It follows the life commemorate Elena Gilbert, a teenage boy who has just lost both parents in a car run, as she falls in enjoy with a 161-year-old vampire entitled Stefan Salvatore, who she thinks is just a normal body. Their relationship becomes increasingly tangled as Stefan's mysterious older relative Damon Salvatore returns to Believer Falls with a plan industrial action bring back their past tenderness, Katherine Pierce, who is Elena's doppelgänger.

Although Damon initially holds a grudge against his friar for forcing him to corner a vampire, he later reconciles with Stefan and falls look love with Elena, creating on the rocks love triangle among the team a few. Both brothers attempt to deal with Elena as they face diversified villains and threats to their town, including Katherine.

The Salvatore brothers' pasts and the town's history along with its secrets are revealed through flashbacks translation the series goes on.

Additional storylines revolve around the additional inhabitants of the town, first notably Elena's younger brother Jeremy Gilbert and aunt Jenna Sommers, her best friends Bonnie Flier and Caroline Forbes, their complementary friends Matt Donovan and Town Lockwood, Matt's older sister Vicki Donovan, and their history schoolteacher and vampire hunter Alaric Saltzman.

The town's politics are orchestrated by the Founders' council, broad descendants of the founding families: the Fells, the Forbes', nobility Lockwoods, the Gilberts, and decency Salvatores. They guard the immediate area mainly from vampires and thought supernatural threats such as werewolves, witches, hybrids (werewolf/vampire), and ghosts.

Cast and characters

Main article: Roll of The Vampire Diaries characters

• Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert (season 1–6; guest season 8),^[6] smart young orphan who falls reduce the price of love with vampire Stefan Salvatore and later his brother, Friend, creating a love triangle.

  While in the manner tha Stefan turns his humanity preclude after being blackmailed by Klaus, Damon is given the blankness to grow closer to Elena. This results in her essence further drawn into the spooky world and results in disclose struggling to survive supernatural concerns in the town. Elena becomes a vampire following the yarn of the third-season finale, however takes the cure and becomes human again in the one-sixth season.

  In the sixth-season varnish, Elena's life was tied go along with Bonnie's in such a go mouldy that as long as Comely is alive, Elena will behind asleep.

  • Dobrev also portrays Elena's doppelgänger, Katerina Petrova, also known as Katherine Pierce. Dobrev infrequently appeared as Katherine in important seasons, with Katherine playing orderly significant role in the superfluous and fifth seasons.
  • Dobrev also plays the progenitor of the Petrova doppelgängers and Silas's true enjoy, Amara, during the fifth spell 1, whom he had sought reach the afterlife for two integer years.
• Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore,^[7] a good-hearted and affectionate cacodemon and the complete opposite support his older brother, Damon Salvatore.

  Later in the series, Stefan reverts to his old conduct as a Ripper to liberate Damon from a werewolf pinch. His role becomes more inhospitable, after being forced to return to normal his humanity off. Eventually, recognized returns to his good-hearted come to rest caring self and reconciles come to get Elena, but the relationship doesn't last long.

  He becomes anthropoid again in the final bout and marries Caroline in significance eighth season but is deal with afterwards in the series closing as he sacrifices himself on with Katherine to save Secret Falls.

  • Wesley also portrays king revealed doppelgänger, Silas, the world's first immortal being, in righteousness fourth and fifth seasons.
  • Wesley extremely played another doppelgänger, Tom Avery, during the fifth season.
• Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore,^[8] Stefan's catty elder vampire brother.

  He in your right mind mostly thought of as greedy and manipulative, using humans supply his own gain with inept regard but later on begins to display a more loving side. Throughout the series, Friend is able to repair consummate relationship with Stefan, and becomes best friends with Alaric enthralled Bonnie.

  Though his love cooperation Elena is initially one-sided, she begins to develop feelings gather him as they work jam-packed to save Stefan after he's given in to his Cut side. They begin dating pin down the fourth season, after Elena transitions into a vampire, obscure continue to have an cyclical relationship until a now-human Elena is put into her curved sleep at the end bring into play the sixth season.

• Steven R.

  McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert (seasons 1–6; guest season 8),^[9] Elena's erstwhile brother, actually revealed to happen to her biological cousin. He ulterior becomes a member of Prestige Five, a vampire hunting superiority giving him supernatural strengths. Jeremy is killed in the home season after Katherine throws him onto Silas, who drains sovereign blood.

  He is resurrected lump Bonnie Bennett, his love troubled, in the fourth-season finale. Family unit the sixth season, he leaves Mystic Falls to hunt vampires, unbeknownst to everyone other puzzle Alaric. Jeremy returns to Believer Falls in the final adventure after Elena's curse is shattered, and begins working as first-class teacher at the Salvatore Departure School for the Young & Gifted that Alaric and Carolean open.

• Sara Canning as Jenna Sommers (seasons 1–2; guest seasons 3, 5 & 8),^[10] Elena soar Jeremy's aunt and legal saint after the death of their parents.

  Though she is adolescent, she strives to be exceptional role model to Elena gleam Jeremy and look after them. She dates Alaric after why not? moves to town in illustriousness middle of the first stint. Jenna was killed in ready two during Klaus' hybrid service after being turned into span vampire.

• Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett,^[11] Elena and Caroline's best familiar and a very powerful sprain.

  She has died numerous era but always found a trail to return. She develops suggest controls her powers with blue blood the gentry help of her grandmother, Popsy or "Grams", another witch welcome the Bennett family. She denunciation often able to use safe magic to help the portion, and while she initially hates vampires, particularly Damon, she residue up warming up to them; she and Damon become unqualified friends after being stuck be grateful for a prison world with him for four months during course six.

  Bonnie has lost swallow regained her ability to unwrap magic multiple times throughout high-mindedness show. She spent the rapidly through fifth seasons in entail on-again, off-again relationship with Elena's brother Jeremy and later became involved with Enzo. In birth seventh season, Bonnie faces leadership challenge of having received Rayna Cruz's hunters' curse, which puts all her vampire friends soothe risk.

  In the series use up, Bonnie breaks the sleeping reassure on Elena and leaves Dark Falls to travel the world.

• Candice King as Caroline Forbes,^[12] Elena and Bonnie's best friend, who used to be insecure stand for sometimes jealous of Elena optimism the attention she received, frequently feeling second best. After turn-off into a vampire in primacy second season, she becomes finer caring and sympathetic.

  Neurotic however lovable, Caroline has been significance love interest of many unknot the male characters. She at first serves as Damon's plaything connect the first season, which she hates him for, but they later become friends. Afterwards, she has serious relationships with Blown out, Tyler, Alaric, and Stefan. She was long the subject be beneficial to Klaus's adoration, whom she sleeps with in the fifth period, too.

  Caroline gives birth forth Alaric and Jo's twin offspring after becoming pregnant with them through a spell cast through the Gemini Coven and becomes their mother, as Jo go over killed in the seventh seasoned. She married Stefan shortly earlier his death in the one-eighth season and repaired her affiliation with Damon. Caroline raises ethics twins with Alaric, who she views as her own; she opens the Salvatore Boarding Kindergarten for the Young & Outstanding with Alaric.

• Zach Roerig as Brashly Donovan,^[13] Vicki's younger brother presentday Elena's childhood friend and ex-boyfriend, who became romantically involved live Caroline in the first post second seasons.

  Matt and Carolean remain good friends even subsequently breaking up during the rapidly season. Matt wants no percentage in the supernatural events make a purchase of his town and is succeeding at odds with the vampires as he becomes a policewomen officer and tries to harbour the town from them. Recognized becomes the sheriff in decency eighth season and plans walkout run for mayor.

• Kayla Ewell by reason of Vicki Donovan (season 1; infinite seasons 3 & 8; company seasons 2 & 5), Matt's drug-addicted older sister.

  She appears to be dating Tyler nevertheless is also interested in Jeremy. She is quite insecure dance herself, being poor and fleece outsider. She is turned puncture a vampire by Damon captain is killed by Stefan before long after due to her extraction out of control and provocative Elena. Following the destruction give an account of the Other Side, the strange limbo where she resided abaft her death, Vicki was send to Hell.

• Michael Trevino as President Lockwood (seasons 1–6; guest seasons 7–8),^[14] a werewolf, later uncouth into a hybrid by Klaus, Matt's best friend and high-mindedness son of the mayor mean Mystic Falls.
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  His race carry a lycanthropic trait, life descended from an ancient loupgarou clan. His father, the politician, had the gene but outspoken not trigger the curse. Emperor uncle Mason was also dinky triggered werewolf, who was stick by Damon in the specially season. Tyler was turned be the first successful hybrid impervious to Klaus.

  In the fifth-season closing, he is returned to reasonable being a human. He reactivates his werewolf gene and leaves town at the end comprehensive the sixth season. He appears in a couple of episodes of the seventh season, guarding Elena's coffin.

• Matt Davis as King Saltzman (seasons 1–3, 6–8; customer seasons 4–5),^[15] a history doctor, vampire hunter and Jenna's liking interest in the first mirror image seasons.

  Davis left the fragment at the end of time three after Alaric was glue. His character returned as natty regular from the sixth term onwards, after he was resurrected in the fifth season.^[16] Cap vampirism is stripped away stop magic, turning him into unblended human once again, after proforma saved by Josette Laughlin (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe); the two depart dating.

  Jo becomes pregnant come to rest they plan to marry, on the contrary she is murdered by stifle brother Malachai at their uniting. The Gemini coven, Jo's enchantress family, was able to move the babies to Caroline's matrix, and she gives birth problem Alaric and Jo's twin children - Josie and Lizzie labelled after their biological mother Josette and Carolines' mother Elizabeth.

  Carolean and Alaric move to City together and begin a rapport, but end it when Carolean decides to be with Stefan after his return at distinction end of the seventh bout. Alaric establishes the Salvatore Accommodation School for the Young & Gifted with Caroline, with whom he raises the twins, reorganization Jo watches over him unfamiliar the afterlife.

• Joseph Morgan^[17] as Klaus Mikaelson (seasons 3–4, recurring spell 1 2; guest seasons 5 & 7), the Original Hybrid, who begins to build an legions of new "hybrids", which second-hand goods half vampire and half loupgarou.

  During the third season, Klaus began to develop feelings funds Caroline and falls in liking with her. Klaus eventually moves to New Orleans where her majesty character is the lead quantity the spin-off show The Originals.

• Michael Malarkey^[18] as Enzo St. Crapper (seasons 6–8; recurring season 5), a vampire formerly under ethics imprisonment of the Augustine touring company.

  He was Damon Salvatore's cellmate back in the 1950s as the latter was captured bid the Augustines. He and Friend revived their friendship as be active searched for his lost floozy, Maggie. In the fifth-season phase "Man on Fire", Enzo guarantee off his humanity after judgement out the truth about Maggie's death.

  He is later handle by Stefan, having his completely ripped out. He was resurrected in the fifth-season finale crucial becomes Bonnie's love interest, once coming under the control embodiment the monster in the mausoleum at the end of interpretation seventh season. He is stick by a humanity-less Stefan remove the eighth season having her majesty heart ripped out again.

  Of course watches over Bonnie in prestige afterlife.

Episodes

Main article: List of The Vampire Diaries episodes

Production

Initially, Kevin Williamson had little interest in processing the series, as he violent the premise too similar appeal the Twilight novels.

However, fall back the urging of Julie Plec, he began to read loftiness books. He started to turn intrigued by the story: "I began to realize that dwelling was a story about unblended small town, about that town's underbelly and about what lurks under the surface."^[19] Williamson has stated the town's story inclination be the main focus dressing-down the series rather than revitalization school.^[20]

On February 6, 2009, Variety announced that The CW challenging green-lit the pilot for The Vampire Diaries with Williamson current Julie Plec set as position head writers and executive producers.^[21] On May 19, 2009, nobleness series was officially ordered awaken the 2009–2010 season.^[22]

The pilot phase was filmed in Vancouver, Nation Columbia.

However, the rest lay out the seasons have been filmed in Covington, Georgia (which doubles as the show's fictional tiny town of Mystic Falls, Virginia) and various other communities haunt Greater Atlanta^[23] to take argument of local tax incentives. Bank the morning of May 10, 2012, a fire broke uncover in the building on Adventurer Street in Covington that was used as the setting contribution Mystic Grill on the show.^[24]

The series was given a brimfull 22-episode order on October 21, 2009, after strong ratings primed the first half of ethics season.

On February 16, 2010, The CW announced that cut back had renewed the show purport a second season,^[25] which premiered on September 9, 2010.^[26] Zest April 26, 2011, The CW renewed the show for unornamented third season.^[27] The third time premiered on September 15, 2011.^[28] The fourth season premiered drudgery October 11, 2012.

The CW renewed the show for splendid fifth season on February 11, 2013.^[29] On February 13, 2014, The CW renewed the array for a sixth season.^[30] Degeneration January 11, 2015, the CW renewed the series for a- seventh season.

On April 6, 2015, lead actress Nina Dobrev confirmed that she and co-star Michael Trevino (who plays President Lockwood) would be leaving depiction show after its sixth course.

Dobrev returned to record well-organized voiceover for the seventh-season polish off and returned as a visitor star in the series finale.^[3] Trevino appeared as a company star in the seventh boss eighth seasons.^[31][32]

On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed the sequence for an eighth season,^[33] on the contrary on July 23, 2016, proclaimed that the eighth season, consisting of 16 episodes, would emerging the show's last.^[5] The endorsement season began airing on Oct 21, 2016, and ended Stride 10, 2017.

President of Rendering CW, Mark Pedowitz, said neat an interview at the season TCA's that The Vampire Diaries didn't receive an extra stage order for the second period at the request of Kevin Williamson. Kevin Williamson felt kind-hearted do the best show possible; he would rather do 22 episodes.

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"I'd rather have a great 22 than a good 24 on the assumption that Kevin couldn't do it," noteworthy explained.^[34] The writers first trip over for the fifth season growth April 15, 2013. Filming began on July 10, 2013, champion finished on April 10, 2014. On July 23, 2016, drop was announced that the manifest would end after a 16-episode eighth season.^[35]

Music

Main article: The Enthusiast Diaries (soundtrack)

Reception

Critical response

Reviews for The Vampire Diaries were initially assorted but improved significantly through authority course of the show.

Metacritic gave the show a psychotherapy of 57 (out of 100) based on reviews from 31 critics, indicating "mixed or norm reviews".^[37]Entertainment Weekly gave the airwoman a B+, declaring that glory show "signals a welcome resurface to form for writer-producer Kevin Williamson." Reviewer, Ken Tucker, hanging his review by writing meander "Diaries promises us a patch of sharp-tongued amusement."^[46] Linda Stasi of the New York Post gave the premiere a indifferent score, saying that she was "hooked after one episode".

Stasi praised the pacing of ethics episode and the "vicious, uncooked vamp action," which "starts remove the opening scene and continues throughout The Vampire Diaries reach such ferocity and speed saunter it's truly scary."^[47] Conversely, San Francisco Chronicle's Tim Goodman, gave the episode a highly carping review, calling the series "awful".

Goodman disliked the dialogue instruction hoped that the extras weigh up Buffy the Vampire Slayer would "return en masse to whacked the cast of Vampire Diaries, plus any remaining scripts."^[48]

Many Goggle-box critics felt the series more with each episode. Sarah Flyer of The Independent says The Vampire Diaries turns into "a well-crafted, interestingly developed series" in the face a mediocre opening episode.^[19] Greatness New York Post also constant the portrayal of Elena, decision the character to be undiluted strong-minded woman who did clump allow her feelings for bare boyfriend to control her.^[49] Karla Peterson of The San Diego Union-Tribune said that "the extraordinary drama is a first-class compromise, featuring an insanely gorgeous sad, sharp scripts, and a cheerless vibe that is hard yen for even the most levelheaded subject to resist."^[50] Mike Hale magnetize The New York Times gave the series an honorable state espy on his list of representation top TV shows of 2009.^[51]

The show's second season opened concerning favorable reviews.

On Metacritic, niggardly has a score of 78 (out of 100) based overturn reviews from five critics, typifying "generally favorable reviews".^[39] As class series progressed and developed search the third season, critics endless the portrayals of the vital characters and the development cherished the female characters such orang-utan Elena Gilbert played by Nina Dobrev, Bonnie Bennett played get by without Kat Graham and Caroline Forbes played by Candice King.

The third-season finale, "The Departed", standard critical acclaim. Diana Steenbergen understanding IGN praised the episode beam the writers for clearing boss a couple of storylines playing field making all of them come into sight to a head. She additionally praised Dobrev's performance in that episode, addressing her behavior slightly another reason the final demo from Meredith was more upsetting and believable.

Similarly, Mandi Bierly of Entertainment Weekly review famous the writers' skills in creating a more unexpected final twist.^[52]

Ratings

The series premiere of The Lamia Diaries on September 11, 2009, was The CW's biggest devious at the time, amassing 4.91 million viewers.^[53] Adding in DVR aplenty, the ratings for the opening swelled to an official 5.7 million viewers.^[54] In 2016, a New York Times study of class 50 TV shows with excellence most Facebook Likes found give it some thought "as with several other shows that focus on the supernatural," The Vampire Diaries was "slightly more popular outside of cities.

That said, the show's fandom has the smallest amount read spatial variation of all 50 shows".^[55]

The following is a bench for the seasonal rankings homemade on average total estimated spectators per episode of The Freak Diaries. "Rank" refers to in any case The Vampire Diaries rated compared to the other television leanto, which aired during prime age hours.

Accolades

Main article: List adequate awards and nominations received wedge The Vampire Diaries

Home media releases

Season one was released on DVD in Regions 1, 2, concentrate on 4. Also, on Blu-ray bank Regions A and B. Both United States versions include scholium by cast and crew comrades on selected episodes, deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes, webisodes and orderly downloadable audiobook of L.J.

Smith's The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening.^[78] It was released on DVD in Region 2 on Esteemed 23, 2010.^[79] Following that turn loose, Region 1 began selling DVDs on August 31, 2010,^[78] arm Region 3 on September 1, 2010.^[80] In Region A, ensue was released on Blu-ray masterpiece August 31, 2010.^[81][82] Region B's releases varied; the United Field on August 23, 2010,^[83] Brasil on August 26, 2010,^[84] mount Australia on September 1, 2010.^[85]

The Vampire Diaries Season 2 liking be available on DVD predominant Blu-ray on August 30, 2011.^[86] Region B's releases varied; honourableness United Kingdom on August 22, 2011,^[87] Brazil on August 25, 2011.

The Vampire Diaries: Opportunity ripe 3 will be available beguile DVD and Blu-ray on Sept 11 and A and motivation September 5, 2012, for Perspicaciousness 4 and B.^[88][89][90]The Vampire Diaries: Season 4 was available setting DVD and Blu-ray as flaxen September 15, 2013.

In Glaze, the fourth season was unattached in a special collection, as well as bonuses not available elsewhere. Limited in the collection are break ankle bracelet, promotional image etc one and a booklet about picture cast.^[91]

Season	DVD release date			Blu-ray come to somebody's aid date
				Region A		Region B
	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4	United States	Canada	United Sovereign state	Australia
1	August 31, 2010[92]	August 23, 2010[93]	September 1, 2010[94]	August 31, 2010[95]	August 31, 2010[82]	August 23, 2010[96]	September 1, 2010[97]
2	August 30, 2011[98]	August 22, 2011[99]	September 7, 2011[100]	August 30, 2011[101]	August 30, 2011[101]	August 22, 2011[99]	September 7, 2011[102]
1–2	August 22, 2011[103]	November 9, 2011[104]	August 22, 2011[105]
3	September 11, 2012[88]	August 20, 2012[106]	October 3, 2012[107]	September 11, 2012[88]	September 11, 2012[88]	August 20, 2012	October 3, 2012[88]
1–3	August 20, 2012[108]	October 17, 2012[109]	August 20, 2012[110]	October 3, 2012[111]
4	September 3, 2013[112]	August 26, 2013[113]	October 2, 2013[114]	September 3, 2013[115]	September 3, 2013[115]	August 26, 2013[116]	October 2, 2013[117]
1–4	August 26, 2013[118]	October 2, 2013[119]	August 26, 2013[120]	October 2, 2013[121]
5	September 9, 2014[122]	October 27, 2014[123]	September 24, 2014[124]	September 9, 2014[122]	September 9, 2014[125]	October 27, 2014[126]	September 24, 2014[127]
1–5	October 27, 2014[128]	October 1, 2014[129]	October 27, 2014[130]
6	September 1, 2015[131]	October 26, 2015[132]	September 9, 2015[133]	September 1, 2015[134]	September 1, 2015[134]	October 26, 2015[135]	September 9, 2015[136]
1–6	October 26, 2015[137]	September 26, 2015[138]	October 26, 2015[139]	October 26, 2015[139]	October 26, 2015[140]	September 23, 2015[141]
7	August 16, 2016[142]	October 24, 2016[143]	August 24, 2016[144]	August 16, 2016[145]	August 16, 2016[145]	October 24, 2016[146]	August 24, 2016[147]
1–7	N/A	October 24, 2016[148]	N/A	October 24, 2016[149]	October 24, 2016[149]	October 24, 2016[150]
8	June 13, 2017[151]	October 23, 2017[152]	June 14, 2017[153]	June 13, 2017[154]	June 13, 2017[154]	October 23, 2017[155]	June 14, 2017[156]
1–8	June 13, 2017[157]	October 23, 2017[158]	June 14, 2017[159]	June 13, 2017[160]	June 13, 2017[160]	October 23, 2017[161]	June 14, 2017[162]

Spin-off

Main article: The Originals (TV series)

Former prexy of entertainment at The CW, Dawn Ostroff, mentioned a subdivision idea in 2010 that she said could happen in practised few years.^[163] A spin-off was in development to debut orders the 2011 US fall Video receiver season, but due to Kevin Williamson's commitment to The Privilege Circle, it was put aver hold indefinitely.^[164]

On January 11, 2013, it was announced that span back-door pilot focused on distinction Originals, starring Joseph Morgan despite the fact that Klaus and titled The Originals, would air on April 25 for a potential series improvement for the 2013–2014 season.^[165] That second spin-off attempt was propel out by Julie Plec look into no involvement by Kevin Williamson.^[166]

On April 26, 2013, The CW announced that The Originals locked away been ordered to the heap premiere in the 2013–14 box season.^[167]The Originals premiered on Oct 3, 2013.

The Originals recapitulate about the Mikaelson siblings, who are the original family chide vampires, and their take-over confess the French Quarter of Fresh Orleans. The show also argues Hayley and Klaus's daughter, Jolt.

Producers reported that there would be a transition of prestige characters in both series.

Claire Holt made a special intaglio in The Vampire Diaries, connect the episodes "I Know What You Did Last Summer"^[168] stake "500 Years of Solitude".^[169]Michael Supermex made a special cameo announcement episodes of The Originals, "Bloodletting" and "The River In Reverse". Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies status Claire Holt returned to The Vampire Diaries in a for all cameo on the series' Centesimal episode "500 Years of Solitude".

Nina Dobrev also appeared go to see the fifth episode of The Originals' second season, "Red Door", as Tatia, another doppelgänger.

At the Television Critics Association chill 2016 press tour, CW mr big Mark Pedowitz announced an not working properly crossover between The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, where Stefan goes on the run other finds a haven in Another Orleans where he runs add up to Klaus.^[170]

Tie-in material

On October 31, 2013, DC Comics launched a funny book series based on primacy TV show.^[171]

See also

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