The Vampire Diaries is a 2009 English-language Drama Fantasy show created by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec. The series was Produced by Julie Plec under the banner of Outerbanks Entertainment in collaboration with Alloy Entertainment, CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television. for The CW. The vampire brothers Damon and Stefan Salvatore, eternal adolescents, having been leading normal lives, hiding their bloodthirsty condition, for centuries, moving on before their non-aging is noticed. They are back in the Virginia town where they became vampires. Stefan is noble, denying himself blood to avoid killing, and tries to control his evil brother Damon, who promised to Stefan an eternity of misery. Stefan falls in love with schoolgirl Elena, who has an uncanny resemblance to the Salvatore brothers old love, Katherine; and whose best friend Bonnie is a witch. Written by KGF Vissers. The vampire diaries stars Nina Dobrev in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder, Steven R. Mcqueen, Sara Canning, Kat Graham and Candice King. The series is based on The Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith. The music was composed by Michael Suby. Cinematography was done by Michael Karasick, Darren Genet, John Smith, Datan Hopson and Rob C. Givens. The series has a running time of 41-49 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 171 episodes during it's run of 8 seasons. Distribution rights for the series were acquired by Warner Bros. Television Distribution.