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15 Years Later, ‘The Vampire Diaries’ Co-Creator Talks Casting Secrets, TV Romances and Building a “Timeless” Supernatural Franchise

It’s been 15 years since audiences were first introduced to Mystic Falls and its vampires, love triangles and teenage drama. And still, The Vampire Diaries holds a special place for many viewers. Vampire Diaries premiered on The CW on Sept. 10, 2009, and ran for eight seasons,. Now, to celebrate the milestone anniversary, showrunner Julie Plec […]

‘The Vampire Diaries’ Cast, Then and Now

Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder are among those who starred in the hit series, which ran for eight seasons from 2009 to 2017.

Paul Wesley on Why He Doesn’t Miss Playing Stefan on ‘The Vampire Diaries’: “Eight Years Is a Long Time”

Paul Wesley may have captured hearts on the hit teen drama The Vampire Diaries, but he admits that he doesn’t miss playing the younger Salvatore brother. During a recent interview with InStyle, published online Thursday, the actor opened up about his role as Stefan, a sweet yet brooding vampire, and why he “would never do […]

Donald Glover, Jason Momoa and More Reach Out to Future Generation About Climate Concerns in ‘Common Ground’ Documentary Clip

Donald Glover, Jason Momoa, Laura Dern, Woody Harrelson, Ian Somerhalder and Rosario Dawson pen letters to a future generation about climate concerns in the above clip from the documentary Common Ground, which The Hollywood Reporter is debuting exclusively. The film, written, directed and produced by Kiss the Ground helmers Josh and Rebecca Tickell and premiering […]

Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley Faced “Insane Anxiety Issues” While Filming ‘Vampire Diaries’ Due to Excessive Amounts of Caffeine

The Vampire Diaries‘ Stefan and Damon Salvatore could relish in glasses of whiskey but Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley can’t say the same about tea. The duo is opening up about the “most insane anxiety issues” they faced while filming season one of the Julie Plec- and Kevin Williamson-created series due to all the caffeine […]

Jennifer Lopez, Snoop Dogg, Issa Rae, Machine Gun Kelly and More Stars Take The Hollywood Reporter’s Entrepreneurs Survey

In putting together its second annual list of the top Celebrity Entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry, The Hollywood Reporter surveyed some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lopez and Ellen DeGeneres, about why they decided to branch out from acting and singing to also launch brands. Everyone from Dwayne Johnson, Drew […]

Another Decade Together: Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder Talk Their Newly Launched Bourbon Brand Brother’s Bond

For Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder, their mutual love of bourbon — much like their brotherly bond — has been over a decade in the making. The former co-stars turned business partners are famed for their portrayal as vampire brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore on The CW’s franchise hit The Vampire Diaries. But Wesley and […]

Green Carpet Fashion Awards To Go Virtual, Premiering on Oct. 10

The annual Green Carpet Fashion Awards, the fourth iteration of the show, will go digital on Oct. 10 using a mix of hologram, visual FX, augmented reality and film technologies

Social Climbers Charts: Robert Downey Jr. Blasts Onto Top Actors With ‘Dolittle’ Trailer

Robert Downey Jr. and Ian Somerhalder vault to the top five of The Hollywood Reporter's Top Actors chart, the latter doing so for the first time, while Dwayne Johnson reigns over the Dec. 18-dated list.

Ian Somerhalder to Star in Netflix Vampire Drama Series ‘V-Wars’

The series based on the IDW novel of the same name has landed a 10-episode order at the streaming giant.