"The Vampire Diaries" follows the life of Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) a 17-year-old girl, who falls for a 162-year-old vampire named Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley).Their relationship becomes increasingly complicated as Stefan's vicious and malevolent older brother Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) returns with a plan to wreak havoc on the town and a revenge against his younger brother. Both brothers begin to show affection towards Elena, mainly because of her resemblance to their past love Katherine Pierce. It is revealed that Elena is a descendant of Katherine, who eventually returns with plans against the trio.
The series is set in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, a town charged with supernatural history since its settlement of migrants from New England in the late 17th century. Other story lines revolve around the other inhabitants of the town, most notably Elena's younger brother Jeremy Gilbert (Steven R. McQueen), her best friend Bonnie Bennett (Katerina Graham), their mutual friends, Caroline Forbes (Candice Accola), Tyler Lockwood (Michael Trevino) and Matt Donovan (Zach Roerig). The town's politics are orchestrated by descendants of the original founding families, all comprising a "Founders' Council". Some of the founding families of Mystic Falls include the Salvatores, the Gilberts, the Fells, the Forbes and the Lockwoods. They guard the town mainly from vampires, although they seem to be oblivious to other supernatural threats such as werewolves, witches, and ghosts.
Nina Dobrev................... as Elena Gilbert
Paul Wesley.................... as Stefan Salvatore
Ian Somerhalder............. as Damon Salvatore
Steven R. McQueen......... as Jeremy Gilbert
Kat Graham.................... as Bonnie Bennett
Candice Accola............... as Caroline Forbes
Zach Roerig.................... as Matt Donovan
Michael Trevino............... as Tyler Lockwood
Matt Davis...................... as Alaric Saltzman
Joseph Morgan................ as Klaus
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General Information
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Status: Airing Season 4
Premiere: September 10, 2009
Classification: Scripted
Genre: | Drama | Horror/Supernatural | Romance
Network: The CW (USA)
Airs: Thursdays at 08:00 pm
Runtime: 60 Minutes
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Season 4 -- 23 Episodes
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4x01 -- Oct 11, 2012 -- Growing Pains
4x02 -- Oct 18, 2012 -- Memorial
4x03 -- Oct 25, 2012 -- The Rager
4x04 -- Nov 01, 2012 -- The Five
4x05 -- Nov 08, 2012 -- The Killer
4x06 -- Nov 15, 2012 -- We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes
4x07 -- Nov 29, 2012 -- My Brother's Keeper
4x08 -- Dec 06, 2012 -- We'll Always Have Bourbon Street
4x09 -- Dec 13, 2012 -- O Come, All Ye Faithful
Mid-Season Break
4x10 -- Jan 17, 2013 -- After School Special
4x11 -- Jan 24, 2013 -- Catch Me If You Can
4x12 -- Jan 31, 2013 -- A View to a Kill
4x13 -- Feb 07, 2013 -- Into The Wild
4x14 -- Feb 14, 2013 -- Down The Rabbit Hole
4x15 -- Feb 21, 2013 -- Stand By Me
4x16 -- Mar 14, 2013 -- Bring It On
4x17 -- Mar 21, 1013 -- Because The Night
4x18 -- Mar 28, 2013 -- American Gothic
4x19 -- Apr 18, 2013 -- Picture Of You
4x20 -- Apr 25, 2013 -- The Originals
4x21 -- May 02, 2013 -- She's Come Undone
4x22 -- May 09, 2013 -- The Walking Dead
4x23 -- May 16, 2013 -- Graduation
On February 11, 2013, The CW renewed the series for a fifth season.
On April 26, 2013, The CW officially announced that the spin-off "The Originals"
has been ordered to series, set to premiere in the 2013-14 television season.
(Thank you, ockraz, for the information.)
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Date of last review or update: May 14, 2013
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