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The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith. The series premiered on The CW on September 10, 2009, and concluded on March 10, 2017, having aired 171 episodes over eight seasons.
The Vampire Diaries
The show name written in gold against a black background and a ribbon of red above the word vampire
Title card used from season 2 through season 8
Genre
Drama
Supernatural
Horror
Dark fantasy
Based on
The Vampire Diaries
by L. J. Smith

Developed by
Kevin Williamson
Julie Plec
Starring
Nina Dobrev
Paul Wesley
Ian Somerhalder
Steven R. McQueen
Sara Canning
Kat Graham
Candice King
Kayla Ewell
Michael Trevino
Matt Davis
Joseph Morgan
Michael Malarkey
Composer
Michael Suby
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
8
No. of episodes
171 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Kevin Williamson
Julie Plec
Leslie Morgenstein
Bob Levy
Caroline Dries
Melinda Hsu Taylor
Chad Fiveash
James Stoteraux
Producer
Julie Plec
Production locations
Atlanta, Georgia
Covington, Georgia
Vancouver, British Columbia (pilot)
Cinematography
Michael Karasick
Darren Genet
John Smith
Datan Hopson
Rob C. Givens
Running time
41–49 minutes
Production companies
Outerbanks Entertainment
Alloy Entertainment
Bonanza Productions
CBS Television Studios
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network
The CW
Release
September 10, 2009 –
March 10, 2017
Related
The Vampire Diaries: A Darker Truth
The Originals
The Originals: The Awakening
LegaciesThe pilot episode attracted the largest audience for The CW of any series premiere since the network launched in 2006;[1] the first season averaged 3.60 million viewers.[2] It became the most-watched series on the network before being surpassed by Arrow. The show has received numerous award nominations, winning four People's Choice Awards and many Teen Choice Awards.

In April 2015, lead actress Nina Dobrev, who played Elena Gilbert, confirmed that she would be leaving the show after its sixth season. Dobrev returned to record a voice-over for the seventh-season finale and returned as a guest star in the series finale.[3] In March 2016, The CW renewed the series for an eighth season,[4] but in July of that year announced that the eighth season, consisting of 16 episodes, would be the show's last.[5]
The concepts and characters developed in the series served to launch a media franchise that includes other television series, web series, novels and comic books. The television series The Originals (2013–2018) – which also aired on The CW – was the first major entry in this collection of connected works, followed by a spin-off of The Originals entitled Legacies (2018–2022), which aired on The CW as well.

Main article: List of The Vampire Diaries characters

Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, and Paul Wesley at PaleyFest 2014
Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert (season 1–6; guest season 8),[6] a young orphan who falls in love with vampire Stefan Salvatore and later his brother, Damon, creating a love triangle. When Stefan turns his humanity off after being blackmailed by Klaus, Damon is given the opportunity to grow closer to Elena. This results in her being further drawn into the supernatural world and results in her struggling to survive supernatural events in the town. Elena becomes a vampire following the events of the third-season finale, but takes the cure and becomes human again in the sixth season. In the sixth-season finale, Elena's life was tied to Bonnie's in such a way that as long as Bonnie is alive, Elena will remain asleep.
Dobrev also portrays Elena's doppelgänger, Katerina Petrova, also known as Katherine Pierce. Dobrev sporadically appeared as Katherine in subsequent seasons, with Katherine playing a significant role in the second and fifth seasons.
Dobrev also plays the progenitor of the Petrova doppelgängers and Silas's true love, Amara, during the fifth season, whom he had sought in the afterlife for two thousand years.
Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore,[7] a good-hearted and affectionate vampire and the complete opposite of his older brother, Damon Salvatore. Later in the series, Stefan reverts to his old ways as a Ripper to save Damon from a werewolf bite. His role becomes more antagonistic, after being forced to turn his humanity off. Eventually, he returns to his good-hearted and caring self and reconciles with Elena, but the relationship doesn't last long. He becomes human again in the final season and marries Caroline in the eighth season but is killed afterwards in the series finale as he sacrifices himself along with Katherine to save Mystic Falls.
Wesley also portrays his revealed doppelgänger, Silas, the world's first immortal being, in the fourth

Wesley also portrays his revealed doppelgänger, Silas, the world's first immortal being, in the fourth and fifth seasons.
Wesley also played another doppelgänger, Tom Avery, during the fifth season.
Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore,[8] Stefan's malevolent elder vampire brother. He is mostly thought of as selfish and manipulative, using humans for his own gain with no regard but later on begins to display a more caring side. Throughout the series, Damon is able to repair his relationship with Stefan, and becomes best friends with Alaric and Bonnie. Though his love for Elena is initially one-sided, she begins to develop feelings for him as they work together to save Stefan after he's given in to his Ripper side. They begin dating in the fourth season, after Elena transitions into a vampire, and continue to have an on-and-off relationship until a now-human Elena is put into her deep sleep at the end of the sixth season.
Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert (seasons 1–6; guest season 8),[9] Elena's younger brother, actually revealed to be her biological cousin. He later becomes a member of The Five, a vampire hunting group giving him supernatural strengths. Jeremy is killed in the fourth season after Katherine throws him onto Silas, who drains his blood. He is resurrected by Bonnie Bennett, his love interest, in the fourth-season finale. In the sixth season, he leaves Mystic Falls to hunt vampires, unbeknownst to everyone other than Alaric. Jeremy returns to Mystic Falls in the final episode after Elena's curse is broken, and begins working as a teacher at the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted that Alaric and Caroline open.
Sara Canning as Jenna Sommers (seasons 1–2; guest seasons 3, 5 & 8),[10] Elena and Jeremy's aunt and legal guardian after the death of their parents. Though she is young, she strives to be a role model to Elena and Jeremy and look after them. She dates Alaric after he moves to town in the middle of the first season. Jenna was killed