Sad news for The Vampire Diaries fans: There's now an end date for your favorite CW show—and it happens to be a little sooner than you might like.
The newest season, which marks the show's eighth year on air and begins October 21, will be its last, announced showrunner Julie Plec at Comic-Con today.
“The greatest honor you can have as a storyteller in the business of television is to be able to make those decisions with your peers and your fellow storytellers and we have all discussed it and we have made the decision that this is it,” Plec said. “This is going to be the final season. … It’s bittersweet and emotional, and we’re going to be crying about this in a few minutes.” To the fans, she added, “You guys stuck with us. … You guys have been with us for this run, and it’s a beautiful run.”
As Entertainment Weekly pointed out, The Vampire Diaries cast members Ian Somerhalder and Kat Graham have hinted that the show might be wrapping up soon.
Now what are we going to watch when we need some escape TV?! Luckily, we have a few ideas.
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