“THE VAMPIRE DIARIES”
Returning for its second season, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is the story of two
vampire brothers obsessed with the same beautiful girl, and battling to control the fate of
an entire town. During season one, Stefan (Paul Wesley, “Fallen”) and Damon Salvatore
(Ian Somerhalder, “Lost”), returned to their hometown of Mystic Falls, Virginia, for very
different reasons − Stefan was determined to get to know Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev, the
upcoming film, “The Killing Game”), who bears a striking resemblance to Katherine
Pierce, the beautiful but ruthless vampire the brothers knew and loved in 1864, while
Damon was intent on releasing Katherine from the tomb where he believed she was
trapped by a witch’s spell all those years ago.
In the season one finale, Elena’s uncle Johnathan (guest star David Anders) set a
plan in motion that brought the Founder’s Day celebration to an end amid chaos,
destruction and death, and saw the return of the vengeful Katherine Pierce. Elena’s
troubled younger brother, Jeremy Gilbert (Steven R. McQueen, “Everwood”), was so
devastated by the death of Anna (Malese Jow, “Hannah Montana”), the vampire who
befriended him, that he lost all hope and took an overdose of pills. That same night,
Tyler Lockwood (Michael Trevino, “Cane”), Matt Donovan (Zach Roerig, “Friday Night
Light”) and Caroline Forbes (Candice Accola, “Juno”) were in a serious car accident
while trying to escape the chaos in the town square, and Caroline was rushed to the
hospital, her life hanging in the balance. The events of that terrible night will also have
long-range effects on Bonnie Bennett (Katerina Graham, the upcoming “Honey 2”), the
powerful witch who was Elena’s best friend until the vampire brothers came between
them; Alaric Saltzman (Matt Davis, “Legally Blonde”) the vampire-hunter who has
become an unlikely ally for Stefan and Damon; and Jenna (Sara Canning, “Smallville”),
who has yet to discover the violence that occurred in her own home.
