The Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries

Premiere	September 10, 2009
Finale	March 10, 2017
Based upon	the book by L.J. Smith
Developed by	Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec
Network/Provider	The CW
Style	60-minute fantasy drama
Company	Outerbanks Entertainment, Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television, CBS Television Studios
Seasons	8
Episodes	171 + 1 special (List of episodes)
Origin	USA

The Vampire Diaries is a fantasy drama that aired on The CW. It is based on the series of novels by L.J. Smith.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6
Nina Dobrev	Elena Gilbert	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Katherine Pierce	*	*	*	*	*
	Amara					*
Paul Wesley	Stefan Salvatore	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Silas				*	*
	Tom Avery					*
Ian Somerhalder	Damon Salvatore	*	*	*	*	*	*
Steven R. McQueen	Jeremy Gilbert	*	*	*	*	*	*
Sara Canning	Jenna Sommers	*	*	o		o
Katerina Graham	Bonnie Bennett	*	*	*	*	*	*
Candice King	Caroline Forbes	*	*	*	*	*	*
Zach Roerig	Matthew "Matt" Donovan	*	*	*	*	*	*
Kayla Ewell	Victoria "Vicki" Donovan	*	o	o		o
Michael Trevino	Tyler Lockwood	*	*	*	*	*	*
Matt Davis	Alaric Saltzman	*	*	*	o	o	*
Joseph Morgan	Niklaus "Klaus" Mikaelson		o	*	*	o
Michael Malarkey	Enzo					o	*
Orange/Red/o indicates a recurring or guest role during that season. Dark Green indicates top billing during that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6
Arielle Kebbel	Lexi Branson	*	*	*	*	*
Marguerite MacIntyre	Elizabeth "Liz" Forbes	*	*	*	*	*
Susan Walters	Carol Lockwood	*	*	*	*
Malese Jow	Annabelle "Anna"	*	*	*
David Anders	Johnathan "John" Gilbert	*	*			*
Jasmine Guy	Sheila Bennett	*		*	*	*
Kelly Hu	Pearl	*		*
Rob Pralgo	Richard Lockwood	*
Daniel Gillies	Elijah Mikaelson		*	*	*	*
Taylor Kinney	Mason Lockwood		*	*
Claire Holt	Rebekah Mikaelson			*	*	*
Nathaniel Buzolic	Kol Mikaelson			*	*	*
Torrey DeVitto	Meredith Fell			*	*
David Alpay	Atticus Shane				*
Grace Phipps	April Young				*
Phoebe Tonkin	Hayley Marshall				*
Rick Cosnett	Wes Maxfield					*
Olga Fonda	Nadia Petrova					*
Penelope Mitchell	Liv Parker					*
Shaun Sipos	Aaron Whitmore					*
		1	2	3	4	5	6

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
The CW
Season One	September 10, 2009	May 13, 2010	22
Season Two	September 9, 2010	May 12, 2011	22
Season Three	September 15, 2011	May 10, 2012	22
Season Four	October 11, 2012	May 16, 2013	23
Season Five	October 3, 2013	May 15, 2014	22
Season Six	October 2, 2014	May 14, 2015	22
Season Seven	October 8, 2015	May 13, 2016	22
Season Eight	October 21, 2016	March 10, 2017	16 + 1