The Vampire Diaries is a television series.
The Vampire Diaries is an American fantasy-drama television series picked up by The CW for their fall 2009 schedule . The Vampire Diaries . On April 6 , 2015 , lead actress Nina Dobrev confirmed via Instagram that she and co-star Michael Trevino ( who plays Tyler Lockwood ) would be leaving the show after its sixth season . The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural horror romance television series created by Kevin Williamson based on the novels of the same name by author L. J. Smith .