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'', an American

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, was renewed for a fifth season by

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on February 11, 2013. The fifth season premiered on October 3, 2013, followed by the series premiere of the spin-off series '' The Originals''.

Cast

Main

* Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert /

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/ Amara * Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore / Silas / Tom Avery *

Ian Somerhalder Ian Joseph Somerhalder (born December 8, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for playing Boone Carlyle in the TV drama ''Lost'', Damon Salvatore in The CW's supernatural drama ''The Vampire Diaries'', and Dr. Luther Swann in Netflix's sci ...

Damon Salvatore Damon Salvatore is a fictional character In L. J. Smith's novel series ''The Vampire Diaries''. He is portrayed by Ian Somerhalder in the television series. Damon is the one of the two main protagonists along with Stefan Salvatore, especially in ...

Steven R. McQueen Steven Chadwick McQueen (born July 13, 1988), known professionally as Steven R. McQueen, is an American actor, best known for his role as Jeremy Gilbert in The CW fantasy supernatural drama ''The Vampire Diaries'' from 2009 to 2015 and in 201 ...

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Kat Graham Katerina Alexandre Hartford Graham (born September 5, 1989) is an American actress, singer and dancer (now distributing music under the stage name Toro Gato). She is widely known for her role as Bonnie Bennett on The CW supernatural drama seri ...

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* Candice Accola as

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* Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan / Gregor *

Michael Trevino Michael Anthony Trevino (born January 25, 1985) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as List of The Vampire Diaries characters#Tyler Lockwood, Tyler Lockwood on The CW, The CW's ''The Vampire Diaries''; and as Kyle Valenti in Roswe ...

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/ Julian

Recurring

Olga Fonda Olga Tchakova (russian: Ольга Чакова; known professionally as Olga Fonda) is a Russian-American film and television actress and model. She is also known for her role as Nadia Petrova in ''The Vampire Diaries'' (2013–2014). Early lif ...

as Nadia Petrova *

Rick Cosnett Richard James “Rick” Cosnett (born 6 April 1983) is a Zimbabwean-Australian actor and producer. He is known for playing the roles of Wes Maxfield in ''The Vampire Diaries'', Elias Harper in '' Quantico'' and Eddie Thawne in ''The Flash''. E ...

as Wes Maxfield * Michael Malarkey as Enzo St. John *

Shaun Sipos Shaun Sipos (born October 30, 1981) is a Canadian actor, known for playing Jack on the ABC series ''Complete Savages'', Eric Daniels on ''Life Unexpected,'' David Breck on The CW series ''Melrose Place'', Aaron Whitmore on The CW's ''The Vampi ...

as Aaron Whitmore *

Penelope Mitchell Penelope Mitchell (born 24 July 1991) is an Australian actress best known for playing the roles of Letha Godfrey in the American horror television series ''Hemlock Grove'', and Liv Parker in ''The Vampire Diaries''. Early life Born in Melbourne ...

as Liv Parker *

Chris Brochu Chris Brochu (born June 25, 1989) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He was born in Washington, D.C., the older brother of Doug Brochu. He is best known as Luke Parker in ''The Vampire Diaries'' and also played Ray in ''Lemonade Mouth' ...

as Luke Parker *

Marguerite MacIntyre Marguerite MacIntyre is an American actress, writer and producer. She is known for her role as Elizabeth Forbes in ''The Vampire Diaries'' (2009-2017) and as Miss Rhode Island in the 1994 ''Seinfeld'' episode The Chaperone. Biography She has ...

as Liz Forbes *

Kendrick Sampson Kendrick Sampson (born March 8, 1988) is an American actor and activist, best known for his appearances on ''The Vampire Diaries'', ''Gracepoint'', ''How to Get Away with Murder'', '' The Flash,'' and his role as Nathan on HBO's '' Insecure''. E ...

as Jesse *

Janina Gavankar Janina Zione Gavankar (; born November 29, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She is trained as a pianist, vocalist, orchestral percussionist and majored in theatre at the University of Illinois Chicago. Her roles include Shiva on ''The ...

as Qetsiyah/Tessa *Caitlin McHugh as Sloan *Raffi Barsoumian as Markos

Special guest

* Jasmine Guy as Sheila Bennett

Special appearance

David Anders David Anders Holt (born March 11, 1981), known professionally as David Anders, is an American television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Julian Sark on ''Alias'', as Adam Monroe on ''Heroes'', as John Gilbert in the TV series '' ...

as John Gilbert *

Sara Canning Sara Canning (born July 14, 1987) is a Canadian actress. She co-starred on The CW television series ''The Vampire Diaries'' as Jenna Sommers, and appeared in the 2009 feature film, '' Black Field''. She starred as Dylan Weir in the Canadian telev ...

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Daniel Gillies Daniel John Gillies (born 14 March 1976) is a New Zealand-Canadian actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. He played the role of Elijah Mikaelson on the television series ''The Vampire Diaries'' and its spin-off '' The Originals,'' as ...

as Elijah Mikaelson * Bianca Lawson as Emily Bennett * Joseph Morgan as Klaus Mikaelson

Guest

Rick Worthy Richard "Rick" Worthy (born March 12, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for appearing in a variety of science fiction and fantasy television shows. He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Simon O'Neill cylon model number fo ...

as Rudy Hopkins * Matt Davis as

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Kayla Ewell Kayla Noelle Ewell (born August 27, 1985) is an American actress known for her roles on television as Caitlin Ramirez on CBS's long-running soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', as Maureen Sampson on NBC's ''Freaks and Geeks'', and as Vick ...

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* Claire Holt as Rebekah Mikaelson *Jason MacDonald as Grayson Gilbert * Hayley Kiyoko as Megan King * Nathaniel Buzolic as Kol Mikaelson *

Heather Hemmens Heather Hemmens is an American actress, film director, and film producer. She is best known for her role as Alice Verdura in The CW series ''Hellcats'' (2010-2011). She starred as Stacy Collins in the Netflix comedy ''Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!'' ...

as Maggie James *

Arielle Kebbel Arielle Caroline Kebbel (born February 19, 1985) is an American actress and model. She has appeared in various television series, including ''Gilmore Girls'' (2003–2004), ''The Vampire Diaries'' (2009–2017), ''Life Unexpected'' (2010), ''90 ...

as Lexi Branson

Episodes

Production

Development

The series was renewed for a fifth season on February 11, 2013. The first writers meeting held on April 15, 2013. Filming began on July 10, 2013, and finished on April 10, 2014.

Casting

Within the first three episodes, four new characters were introduced: Nadia, a girl with a mission of revenge who has traveled around the world, Jesse, an upper-class boy who goes to college, Actors

and

were cast in the roles of Nadia and Jesse, respectively. On August 2, 2013, it was announced that

would play Tessa.

Reception

Critical response

Based on 13 reviews, the fifth season holds a 100% on

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with an average rating of 8.56 out of 10. The site's critics' consensus reads, "After a floundering fourth season, ''Vampire Diaries'' redeems itself with scorching twists that remind viewers that nothing is sacred."

Ratings

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vampire Diaries (season 5), The 5 2013 American television seasons 2014 American television seasons