Pilot (The Vampire Diaries)
"Pilot" is the pilot episode of The CW television series, "The Vampire Diaries", as well as the first episode of the series. It originally aired on Thursday, September 10, 2009. The teleplay was written by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec and it directed by Marcos Siega.
List of The Vampire Diaries characters
In 2013, a spin-off television series based around the Mikaelson clan of vampires, called "The Originals", was ordered to series by The CW. Many of the characters on "The Originals" initially appeared on "The Vampire Diaries", including Klaus, Elijah and Rebekah Mikaelson.