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The Vampire Diaries

After centuries of quarreling, Stefan and Damon Salvatore return to their original town of Mystic Fall, Virginia. Stefan, the selfless, brave, guilt-ridden brother, meets a high school girl named Elena Gilbert whom he instantly falls in love with, while Damon, the gorgeous, dangerous and selfish vampire, is after his brother's girl to pay him back for making him turn into a vampire in 1864. Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Drama, Fantasy, Horror), first airing in 2009, and whether this series is worth starting now.

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Story of The Vampire Diaries

After centuries of quarreling, Stefan and Damon Salvatore return to their original town of Mystic Fall, Virginia. Stefan, the selfless, brave, guilt-ridden brother, meets a high school girl named Elena Gilbert whom he instantly falls in love with, while Damon, the gorgeous, dangerous and selfish vampire, is after his brother's girl to pay him back for making him turn into a vampire in 1864.

Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Drama, Fantasy, Horror), first airing in 2009, and whether this series is worth starting now.

Title facts

  • Type Series
  • Release year 2009
  • Released 10 Sep 2009
  • Runtime 43 minutes
  • Content rating TV-14
  • IMDb rating IMDb 7.7/10 from 379,316 votes
  • Genres Drama, Fantasy, Horror
  • Languages English
  • Countries United States
  • Seasons 8 seasons

Cast

Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder

Direction and writing

Written by: Julie Plec, Kevin Williamson

Awards and recognition

39 wins & 67 nominations total

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