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Bibi A Al-Behbehani |
9/29/2011 American University of Kuwait | The Vampire Diaries |

Contents The Vampire Diaries 0 Starring 0 All About the Vampire Diaries 0 Series overview 0 Cast 0 Production 0 Broadcast 0 Ratings 0 Awards and nominations 0 Home release 0

The Vampire Diaries
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Vampire Diaries | | Genre | Teen Drama, Supernatural Drama, Horror | Developed by | Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec | Written by | L.J. Smith (books) | Country of origin | United States | Language(s) | English | No. of seasons | 3 | No. of episodes | 46 | Production | Executive producer(s) | Leslie Morgenstein
Bob Levy
Kevin Williamson
Julie Plec | Location(s) | Atlanta, Georgia
Covington, Georgia
Vancouver, British Columbia | Running time | 41 minutes | Production company(s) | Outerbanks Entertainment
Alloy Entertainment
CBS Television Studios
Warner Bros. Television | Broadcast | Original channel | The CW | Original run | September 10, 2009 – present | External links | Website |

Starring | Nina Dobrev | | Candice Accola | | Paul Wesley | | Zach Roerig | | Ian Somerhalder | | Kayla Ewell | | Steven R. McQueen | | Michael Trevino | | Sara Canning | | Matt Davis | | Katerina Graham | | Joseph Morgan | |

All About the Vampire Diaries The Vampire Diaries is an American teen supernatural drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec, based on the book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith. The series premiered on The CW Television Network on September 10, 2009, and has currently finished its second season on May 12, 2011. The series follows the events in the town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, a fictional small town haunted by supernatural beings. The main focus of the series is the love triangle between the female protagonist Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev)
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