
Based on novels of
the same name,
Vampire Diaries follows Elena, a young heroine, who is
the object of passion for two
vampire bro
thers. Four months after
the tragic car accident that killed
their parents, 17-year-old Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev, DeGrassi:
The Next Generation) and her 15-year-old bro
ther, Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen, Everwood) are still trying to cope with
their grief and move on with
their lives. Elena has always been
the star student; beautiful, popular and involved with school and friends, but now she finds herself struggling to hide her sadness from
the world. As
the school year begins, Elena and her friends are fascinated by a handsome and mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley, Army Wives). Stefan and Elena are immediately drawn to one ano
ther, and Elena has no way of knowing that Stefan is a centuries-old
vampire, struggling to live peacefully among humans, while his bro
ther Damon (Ian Somerhalder, Lost) is
the embodiment of
vampire violence and brutality. Now
these two
vampire bro
thers - one good, one evil - are at war for Elena's soul and for
the souls of her friends, family and all
the residents of
the small town of Mystic Falls, Virginia.
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