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The Vampire Diaries (novel Series)
''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural teen drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson (screenwriter), Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the The Vampire Diaries (novel series), book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith (author), L. J. Smith. The series premiered on the CW on September 10, 2009, and concluded on March 10, 2017, having aired 171 episodes over eight seasons. The Pilot (The Vampire Diaries), pilot episode attracted the largest audience for the CW of any series premiere since the network launched in 2006; the The Vampire Diaries (season 1), first season averaged 3.60 million viewers. It became the most-watched series on the network before being surpassed by ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow''. The show has received numerous award nominations, winning four People's Choice Awards and thirty Teen Choice Awards. In April 2015, lead actress Nina Dobrev, who played Elena Gilbert, confirmed that she would be l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police procedural, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, Drama (film and television)#Teen drama, teen drama, and comedy drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular Setting (narrative), setting or subject matter, or they combine a drama's otherwise serious tone with elements that encourage a broader range of Mood (literature), moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of Conflict (process), conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of Film industry, cinema or television that involve Fiction, fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Morgan (actor)
Joseph Morgan (né Martin; 16 May 1981) is an English actor. He is known for playing Niklaus "Klaus" Mikaelson on The CW's ''The Vampire Diaries'' and its Spin-off (media), spinoff ''The Originals (TV series), The Originals'' in which he is the lead. He has portrayed CJack60/Elliot in the Peacock (streaming service), Peacock series ''Brave New World (2020 TV series), Brave New World'', and Brother Blood in the HBO Max series ''Titans (2018 TV series), Titans''. He recently starred as James Ackerson in the Paramount+ series ''Halo (TV series), Halo'' (2024). Early life Morgan was born in London, but lived in Swansea for 11 years. He is the oldest child in his family. He was a student at Morriston Comprehensive School and then studied a BTEC Performing Arts course at Gorseinon College (now Gower College Swansea), before moving back to London to study at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Career Morgan's first ever acting audition was for ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBS Television Studios
CBS Studios, Inc. is an American television production company which is a subsidiary of the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global. It was formed on January 17, 2006, by CBS Corporation as CBS Paramount (Network) Television, as a renaming of the original incarnation of the Paramount Television studio. It is the television production arm of the CBS network ( CBS Productions previously assumed such functions until 2004, when it was merged into Paramount Television), and, along with Warner Bros. Television Studios (a part of Warner Bros. Discovery) and CW Studios (network's recently launched production arm), it is also the television production arm of The CW (in which Paramount has a 12.5% ownership stake; along with Warner Bros. Discovery). History Predecessors CBS's original production and distribution units In 1952, the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) formed an in-house television production unit, CBS Productions, as well as facilities in the newly est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alloy Entertainment
Alloy Entertainment, LLC (formerly Daniel Weiss Associates and 17th Street Productions) is a book packaging and television production unit of Warner Bros. Television Studios. It produces books, television series, and feature films. Alloy Entertainment produces approximately thirty new books a year, which are published globally in more than forty languages. More than eighty of Alloy Entertainment's books have reached ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list, including most recently '' Everything, Everything'' and ''The Sun is Also a Star'' by Nicola Yoon, ''The Thousandth Floor'' by Katharine McGee, ''Max'' by Jennifer Li Shotz and ''99 Days'' by Katie Cotugno. Past bestselling franchises ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, The Lying Game, The 100, The Clique, The Luxe,'' and '' The A-List'' have sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. Among the television series produced by the company are '' Privileged'', '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outerbanks Entertainment
Outerbanks Entertainment is an American production company based in Los Angeles, founded in 1995 by screenwriter Kevin Williamson. It produced the CW series '' The Vampire Diaries'' (2009–2017). Past credits include ''Dawson's Creek'' (1998–2003). It also produced the series '' Glory Days'' (2002) for The WB The WB Television Network (shortened to The WB, stylized as "THE WB", and nicknamed the "Frog Network" and/or "The Frog" for its former mascot Michigan J. Frog) was an American television network that ran from 1995 to 2006. It launched on ter ... and '' Wasteland'' (1999) for ABC. It also served as the production company on '' Scream 4'' (2011) and '' Sick'' (2022). Its name is a reference to Williamson's origins in Oriental, North Carolina. Television series Films References 1995 establishments in California American companies established in 1995 Companies based in Los Angeles Entertainment companies based in California Film production com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilot (The Vampire Diaries)
"Pilot" is the pilot episode of The CW television series, ''The Vampire Diaries'', as well as the first episode of the series. It originally aired on Thursday, September 10, 2009. The teleplay was written by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec and it directed by Marcos Siega. Plot The episode begins with a couple, Darren Malloy (Steve Belford) and Brooke Fenton (Cindy Busby), driving their car when, suddenly the area fills with thick fog and they hit someone. They stop to see if the person is injured, however both of them end up being killed by this person. In the small, Virginia town of Mystic Falls, Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) and her brother Jeremy ( Steven R. McQueen) cannot come to grips with the fact that their parents had recently died in a crash involving their car driving off the edge of Wickery Bridge and that they are being looked after by their aunt, Jenna (Sara Canning), who acts more like their friend than a parent. Elena becomes emotionally withdrawn after recent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, forests, lakes, mountains, inland deserts and grassy plains. British Columbia borders the province of Alberta to the east; the territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories to the north; the U.S. states of Washington (state), Washington, Idaho and Montana to the south, and Alaska to the northwest. With an estimated population of over 5.7million as of 2025, it is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, third-most populous province. The capital of British Columbia is Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, while the province's largest city is Vancouver. Vancouver and its suburbs together make up List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, the third-largest metropolit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6million in 2021, making it the List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada#List, third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3million. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada, with over , and the fourth highest in North America (after New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City). Vancouver is one of the most Ethnic origins of people in Canada, ethnically and Languages of Canada, linguistically diverse cities in Canada: 49.3 percent of its residents are not native English speakers, 47.8 percent are native speakers of nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covington, Georgia
Covington is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the seat of Newton County, and is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,192. History Covington was founded by European immigrants to the United States. It was incorporated in 1821 as the seat of the newly organized Newton County. Covington was named for United States Army Brigadier General and United States Congressman Leonard Covington, a hero of the War of 1812. The settlement grew with the advent of the railroad in 1845. Covington incorporated as a city in 1854. In 1864, General Sherman's troops marched through during their March to the Sea. Although they looted the city, destroying numerous buildings, several antebellum homes were spared. Historic districts The Covington Historic District and the North Covington Historic District within the city are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The maps and materials describing these two districts are availa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb County. With a population of 520,070 (2024 estimate) living within the city limits, Atlanta is the eighth most populous city in the Southeastern United States, Southeast and List of United States cities by population, 36th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census. Atlanta is classified as a Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Beta +, Beta + global city and is the principal city of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, the core of which includes Cobb County, Georgia, Cobb, Clayton County, Georgia, Clayton and Gwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett counties, in addition to Fulton and DeKalb. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melinda Hsu Taylor
Melinda Hsu (a.k.a. Melinda Hsu-Taylor) is an American television writer and producer, co-creator and showrunner of ''Tom Swift'' and showrunner of ''Nancy Drew'' for the CW Network. Hsu is well known for her work on the ABC series '' Lost''. She was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for best drama series for her work on the fifth season of ''Lost'', as well as a 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for the series' sixth and final season. She has also worked as a writer on ''Medium'', '' Vanished'', '' Women's Murder Club'', ''Falling Skies'', ''Touch'', ''The Vampire Diaries'', '' The Gifted'' and ''Nancy Drew''. Career Melinda Hsu graduated from Harvard College and then earned a MFA in Film from Columbia University. Prior to her work as a staff writer on ''Still Life'' (a one-hour drama for the FOX network), she worked as a story analyst for producers, agents, and writers nationwide. She began working in television as a writer for the first season of ''Medium'' in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Dries
Caroline Dries is an American television writer and a producer who has worked as a writer on three series for The CW; ''Smallville'', ''Melrose Place'' and served as an executive producer on ''The Vampire Diaries''. She wrote and developed the TV series ''Batwoman''. She is also known for the footage she captured of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center from her New York City apartment while a student at NYU. Television work ''Smallville'' *"Cyborg" (5.15) *"Oracle" (5.21) *"Subterranean" (6.09) *"Nemesis" (6.19) *"Action" (7.05) *"Gemini" (7.09) *"Fracture" (7.12) *"Sleeper" (7.17) *"Toxic" (8.03) *"Bloodline" (8.08) *"Infamous" (8.15) *"Stiletto" (8.19) ''Melrose Place'' *"Grand" (1.03) *"Cahuenga" (1.10) *"Stoner Canyon" (1.14) (with Caprice Crane) *"Sepulveda" (1.17) ''The Vampire Diaries'' *"Miss Mystic Falls" (1.19) (with Bryan Oh) *"Isobel" (1.21) (with Brian Young) *"Memory Lane" (2.04) *"The Sacrifice" (2.10) *"The House Guest" (2.16) *" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
