List of The Vampire Diaries characters
"The Vampire Diaries" is an American fantasy-drama television series which was first broadcast on The CW from 2009 to 2017, airing 171 episodes over 8 seasons. Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec adapted the TV series from L.J. Smith's novel series of the same name. Some of the characters appeared in the spin-off series, "The Originals".
Moonlight (TV series)
To promote the series, Silver and the main cast attended the Comic-Con International on July 27, 2007, where the series was featured. "Moonlight" premiered on September 28, 2007, airing on Friday nights at 9:00/8:00c on CBS, following "Ghost Whisperer". Internationally, CTV began airing the series in Canada in simulcast with the American broadcast; Living began airing the series in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2008; and Nine Network in Australia began airing "Moonlight" on December 12, 2007, although it stopped showing the series after the eighth episode. The series finale aired on May 16, 2008 in the United States. The Sci Fi Channel began airing repeats of the series on January 23, 2009 on Fridays at 9 pm/ET. The series averaged one million viewers per episode on the Sci Fi Channel, making it one of the better-performing acquired series of the channel in recent years. Warner Home Video released the complete first season on DVD on January 20, 2009. Episodes are currently showing on Irish TV Channel 3e. On May 5, 2010, it was announced that reruns of the series would be paired with "The Vampire Diaries" repeats throughout the summer on The CW.
The pilot introduces Mick St. John, a private investigator who has been a vampire for over fifty years. Mick meets Beth Turner, a reporter for the online newspaper "BuzzWire", at the scene of the murder of a young woman. Mick and Beth begin investigating the crime together, helping each other to catch the killer. Flashbacks to 22 years ago show a domestic fight between Mick and his ex-wife Coraline Duvall over a kidnapped girl. Mick lights the house on fire and rescues the girl, leaving Coraline to the fire. It is revealed that the little girl has grown up to be Beth, and that Mick has tried to watch over her and keep her safe over the years. In the present, Beth discovers that Mick is a vampire, and Mick reveals how one becomes a vampire and tells her the story of how he was turned by his bride, Coraline, on their wedding night.