The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural drama television series that premiered on The CW on September 10, 2009,[1] and concluded on March 10, 2017, after airing eight seasons.

[2] Screenwriters Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec adapted the show from L. J. Smith's novel series of the same name.

The series takes place in Mystic Falls, Virginia, a fictional small town haunted by supernatural beings.

It centers on 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 show, the focal point shifts on the mysterious past of the town involving Elena's malevolent doppelgänger Katherine Pierce (Dobrev) and the family of Original Vampires, all of whom have an evil agenda of their own.