The network has picked up "Vampire Diaries," its first new show announced for the fall, reports the LA Times.
In the novels, the beautiful Elena is known as the ice queen of her high school, but becomes the object of passion for two brothers -- vampire brothers. The elder sibling Damon (Paul Wesley) is charming but sadistic and had fought with his brother over a girl centuries ago. The (relatively) younger Stefan ("Lost's" Ian Somerhalder) is the angsty, silent but earnest one who actually cares for Elena deeply. Around them swirl ex-boyfriends, vampires with vendettas and perhaps even a psychic.
"Dawson's Creek's" Kevin Williamson is the creator of the show, based on the Alloy young adult novels.
The show capitalizes on the audience for vampire romances that have been popular lately with the "Twilight" books hitting the big screen and "True Blood" over on HBO.
I'll check it out to see if it's any good. I haven't read the books
yet though.
