The Vampire Diaries is an American television series developed by Kevin Williamson,
based on the book series of the same name by L. J. Smith.

The series follows the life of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev),
who falls in love with vampire Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley),
and soon finds herself caught in a love triangle between Stefan and his older brother, Damon (Ian Somerhalder),
while the brothers are also being haunted by the past they’ve had with Katherine Pierce (also played by Nina Dobrev).

The series also focuses on the lives of Elena’s friends and other inhabitants of the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia.

The Cast:

Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert)












Paul Wesley (Stefan Salvatore)












Ian Somerhalder (Damon Salvatore)












Steven R. Mcqueen (Jeremy Gilbert)












Katerina Graham (Bonnie Bennett)












Sara Canning (Jenna Sommers)












Matt Davis (Alaric Saltzman)












Candice Accola (Caroline Forbes)












Zach Roerig (Matt Donovan)












Kayla Ewell (Vicki Donovan)












Michael Trevino (Tyler Lockwood)












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