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'', an American

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, was renewed for a sixth season by

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on February 13, 2014, and it premiered on October 2, 2014. A majority of the episode titles for this season are named after songs released in 1994 & 1903. ''The Vampire Diaries'' was renewed for a seventh season on January 11, 2015, by The CW.

Cast

Main

Nina Dobrev Nikolina Kamenova Dobreva ( bg, Николина Каменова Добрева, ; born January 9, 1989), credited professionally as Nina Dobrev ( ), is a Canadian actress. She is best known for portraying Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce on ...

Elena Gilbert Elena Gilbert is a fictional character and protagonist from the novel series ''The Vampire Diaries (novel series), The Vampire Diaries''. In The Vampire Diaries, the television series adaptation, set in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, she is p ...

Paul Wesley Paweł Tomasz Wasilewski (; July 23, 1982), known professionally as Paul Wesley, is an American actor, director and producer. He is known for starring as Stefan Salvatore on the supernatural drama series ''The Vampire Diaries'' (2009–2017) as ...

Stefan Salvatore Stefan Salvatore is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists from L. J. Smith's novel series ''The Vampire Diaries''. He is portrayed by Paul Wesley in the television series CW's ''The Vampire Diaries'' and ''The Originals''. St ...

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 ...

Jeremy Gilbert ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American fantasy-drama television series which was first broadcast on The CW from 2009 to 2017, airing 171 episodes over 8 seasons. Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec adapted the TV series from L.J. Smith's no ...

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 Candice René King ( Accola; born May 13, 1987) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Caroline Forbes in The CW supernatural drama series ''The Vampire Diaries'' and her recurring role as the same character on th ...

as Caroline Forbes *

Zach Roerig Zachary George Roerig (born February 22, 1985) is an American actor, known for his roles as Casey Hughes on ''As the World Turns'', Hunter Atwood on '' One Life to Live'' and Matt Donovan on ''The Vampire Diaries''. Early life Roerig was born ...

as Matt Donovan *

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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* Matt Davis as

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Michael Malarkey Michael Karim Malarkey (born 21 June 1983) is a British-American actor and musician. He is best known for playing the role of Enzo in the series ''The Vampire Diaries''. Early life Malarkey was born in Beirut, Lebanon, to an Irish American f ...

as Enzo St. John

Recurring

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (born October 10, 1978) is an American actress, model, and fashion designer. She came to prominence as Cassidy Bridges on the television series ''Nash Bridges'' (1996–2001) and played Gretchen Morgan on ''Prison Break'' (2007� ...

as Jo Laughlin * Chris Wood as Kai Parker *

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 Melbourn ...

as Liv 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 *

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 *

Annie Wersching Annie Wersching (March 28, 1977 – January 29, 2023) was an American actress. She was known for her television roles as Renee Walker in '' 24'', Julia Brasher in '' Bosch'', and Emma Whitmore in '' Timeless'', as well as the voice and performan ...

as Lily Salvatore * Emily Chang as Ivy *

Gabrielle Walsh Gabrielle Walsh is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Marisol in the found footage supernatural horror film '' Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones'' (2014), and as Jess in the science fiction thriller '' The Hive'' (201 ...

as Monique *

Tristin Mays Tristin Mays (born June 10, 1990) is an American actress. Mays portrayed Riley Davis in the reboot of the ''MacGyver'' series on CBS who works as a covert operative for the Phoenix Foundation. Early life and education Mays' parents, Viveca and Mi ...

as Sarah Nelson * Marco James as Liam Davis

Special guest

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as Tripp Cooke

Guest

* Drew Stephenson as Colin Phelps *

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as Dean *

Christopher Cousins Christopher Maher Cousins (born September 27, 1960) is an American actor who has been acting in television since 1986. He is best known for playing conman Cain Rogan in forty-one episodes of the soap opera '' One Life to Live''. Between 2009 and ...

as Joshua Parker *

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as Zach Salvatore (flashback) * Jason MacDonald as Grayson Gilbert (flashback) * Erin Beute as Miranda Sommers-Gilbert (voice only)

Episodes

Production

Development

Season 6 was officially announced on February 13, 2014.

Casting

The regular lineup returned from

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. It was announced, right after the finale of Season 5, that

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's character,

, who left the show at the end of

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after being killed, would return as a regular for Season 6. On May 16, 2014, it was revealed that

, who portrays Enzo St. John, would become a series regular in season 6. On July 12, 2014,

was confirmed to have been cast in the guest role of Sarah; two days later on July 14,

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was cast in the guest role of Tripp; and on July 16, Emily Chang was revealed to have been cast in the role of Ivy. On April 6, 2015, Nina Dobrev announced her departure from the series at season's end on her

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page. There was immediate speculation as to whether the series would continue without Dobrev, but the continuation was confirmed. It was also announced that Michael Trevino would also vacate the role of Tyler Lockwood after season 6.

Critical response

Based on 16 reviews, the sixth season holds an 81% on

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with an average rating of 7.71 out of 10. The site's critics' consensus reads, "The sixth season of ''The Vampire Diaries'' attempts to give Elena the fondest farewell amid the murderous melodrama."

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vampire Diaries (season 6), The 6 2014 American television seasons 2015 American television seasons