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The Vampire Diaries
Genre	Supernatural drama Horror Fantasy Teen drama Romance Comedy-drama Mystery Thriller Suspense
Developed by	Kevin Williamson Julie Plec
Written by	L. J. Smith (Books)
Starring	Nina Dobrev Paul Wesley Ian Somerhalder Steven R. McQueen Sara Canning Kat Graham Candice Accola Zach Roerig Kayla Ewell Michael Trevino Matt Davis Joseph Morgan
Narrated by	Nina Dobrev Paul Wesley Ian Somerhalder Candice Accola Joseph Morgan
Composer(s)	Michael Suby
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	80 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Leslie Morgenstein Bob Levy Kevin Williamson Julie Plec
Editor(s)	Lance Anderson Tyler Cook Nathan Easterling
Location(s)	Atlanta, Georgia Covington, Georgia Chicago, Illinois Pilot: Vancouver, British Columbia
Running time	43 minutes
Production company(s)	Outerbanks Entertainment Alloy Entertainment CBS Television Studios Warner Bros. Television
Broadcast
Original channel	The CW
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original run	September 10, 2009 – present
External links
Website
Production website

The Vampire Diaries is a supernatural 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 Television Network on September 10, 2009. The series takes place in Mystic Falls, Virginia, a fictional small town haunted by supernatural beings. The main focus of the series is the love triangle between the protagonist Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) and vampire-brothers Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley) and Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder). As the narrative develops in the course of the series, the focal point shifts on the mysterious past of the town involving Elena's malevolent doppelgänger Katherine Pierce and the family of Original Vampires, all of which have an evil agenda of their own.

The pilot episode attracted the largest audience of any series premiere since the network began in 2006.^[1] The first season averaged 3.60 million viewers.^[2] The show initially received average reviews, but critics agreed that the series improved over the course of the season with both the second and third season premiering to generally favorable reviews. The show has received numerous award nominations, winning two People's Choice Award and many Teen Choice Awards. On April 26, 2011, The CW renewed the series for a third season which began on September 15, 2011.^[3]

On May 3, 2012, The CW renewed the series for a fourth season, which began on October 11, 2012.^[4]

On February 11, 2013, The CW renewed the series for a fifth season.^[5]