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.
The Vampire Diaries
On April 26, 2013, The CW officially announced that the spin-off "The Originals", which focuses on the Original family of vampires, had been ordered to series, and the show began airing during the 2013–14 American television season.