Season Six

Renewal of The Vampire Diaries for the 2014-2015 season was announced on February 13, 2014, by The CW's President, Mark Pedowitz. It premiered on October 2, 2014. On January 11, 2015, it was announced that The Vampire Diaries is renewed for a seventh season.Variety Kevin Williamson also tweeted to confirm this.Kevin Williamson on Twitter
==Season Summary==
Season five of The Vampire Diaries began with a sense of hope for Elena (Nina Dobrev). After a passionate summer with Damon (Ian Somerhalder), Elena headed to Whitmore College with Caroline (Candice Accola), not knowing that Bonnie (Kat Graham) sacrificed her life to save Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen). As Bonnie's friends fought to bring her back to life as the Anchor to the Other Side, Stefan (Paul Wesley) had to face-off with his doppelgänger Silas, and a newly human Katherine (Nina Dobrev) struggled with mortality and motherhood. Damon's relationship with Elena was put to the test when Enzo (Michael Malarkey), an old vampire friend from Damon's past, revealed he was still alive and looking for revenge. Stefan and Caroline's friendship deepened as they stood up to the Travelers, a nomadic witch tribe driven to strip Mystic Falls of magic and cast out its supernatural residents. Finally, with time running low until the inevitable collapse of the Other Side, Damon and Bonnie made the ultimate sacrifice in order to bring back their friends.
Now, months after this devastating tragedy, everyone is dealing with the loss of their loved ones in different ways, some more destructively than others. What happened to Bonnie and Damon, and if they can even be saved, remains a mystery. Meanwhile, their beloved hometown of Mystic Falls continues to be a magic-free zone, protected by a seemingly harmless community watch program. If there's any hope of salvaging their former lives, our heroes must find a way to push through their grief and band together. This season will explore themes of loss, denial and what it means to move on in the face of immortality, ultimately begging the age-old question – can you ever really go home again?SpoilerTV
Based on the series of books by L. J. Smith, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Outerbanks Entertainment, Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios. The series was developed by Kevin Williamson (The Following, Scream) & Julie Plec (The Originals, Kyle XY, Wasteland), who serve as executive producers along with Leslie Morgenstein (Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars) and Caroline Dries (Melrose Place, Smallville).
==Antagonists==
==Plot==
After a big time jump, the premiere opens with Bonnie and Damon still gone. While their whereabouts will be revealed quickly, the question of what happened while they were there will be a season-long arc. Elena will be grieving over the loss of Damon by making some surprising choices and bonding with Stefan and Alaric, who does some bonding of his own with a woman he meets. Get ready for a handful of new faces, including a militia leader (Colin Ferguson) and a tough doctor at the university hospital (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe). Matt will be thriving as he gets involved in the new magic-less community, while Tyler, now back to a human with the werewolf gene, will return to his testosterone-filled, hard-headed personality. Will he reconnect with Caroline, whom executive producer Julie Plec says will take the loss of Bonnie and Damon "in a weird way the hardest"? Julie Plec
==Cast/Characters==
For more information, see Character Appearances.
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*Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert (22/22)
*Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore (22/22)
*Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore (22/22)
*Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes (20/22) (voice in 6x20)
*Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett (18/22) (voice footage in 6x06)
*Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan (17/22)
*Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman (17/22)
*Michael Malarkey as Enzo (17/22)
*Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood (15/22)
*Steven R. McQueen as Jeremy Gilbert (11/22) (voice cameo in 6x16; credited as a special guest star in the season finale)
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*Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Jo Laughlin (17/22) (corpse in 6x22)
*Chris Wood as Kai Parker (16/22)
*Penelope Mitchell as Liv Parker (12/22)
*Marguerite MacIntyre as Liz Forbes (9/22)
*Colin Ferguson as Tripp Cooke (7/22)
*Chris Brochu as Luke Parker (7/22)
*Annie Wersching as Lily Salvatore (7/22)
*Emily C. Chang as Ivy (6/22) (body in 6x03)
*Tristin Mays as Sarah Nelson (6/22)
*Gabrielle Walsh as Monique (6/22)
*Marco James as Liam Davis (6/22)
*Christopher Cousins as Joshua Parker (4/22)
|-|Guest Cast=
*Drew Stephenson as Colin Phelps (2/22)
*Jayson Warner Smith as Dean (2/22)
*Mckenna Grace as Young Caroline (2/22)
*Chris William Martin as Zach Salvatore (1/22)
*Sawyer Bell as Young Stefan (1/22)
*Kimberly Leemans as Young Jo (1/22)
*Bella Lotz as Young Liv (1/22)
*Corbyn Kennedy as Young Luke (1/22)
*Jason MacDonald as Grayson Gilbert (1/22)
*Erin Beute as Miranda Sommers-Gilbert (1/22) (voice)
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==Crew==
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|-|Writers (13)=
*Caroline Dries (5/22) (3 co-written)
*Brian Young (5/22) (3 co-written)
*Julie Plec (3/22) (1 co-written)
*Melinda Hsu Taylor (3/22) (1 co-written)
*Brett Matthews (3/22) (2 co-written)
*Chad Fiveash (3/22) (2 co-written, 1 teleplay co-written)
*James Stoteraux (3/22) (2 co-written, 1 teleplay co-written)
*Rebecca Sonnenshine (3/22) (2 co-written)
*Neil Reynolds (2/22) (1 co-written)
*Nina Fiore (1/22) (co-written)
*John Herrera (1/22) (co-written)
*Holly Brix (1/22) (co-written)
*Matthew D'Ambrosio (1/22) (story)
|-|Directors (13)=
*Michael A. Allowitz (3/22)
*Kellie Cyrus (2/22)
*Jeffrey Hunt (2/22)
*Pascal Verschooris (2/22)
*Leslie Libman (2/22)
*Joshua Butler (2/22)
*Chris Grismer (2/22)
*Darren Genet (1/22)
*Garreth Stover (1/22)
*Paul Wesley (1/22)
*Julie Plec (1/22)
*Ian Somerhalder (1/22)
*Geoff Shotz (1/22)
*Jesse Warn (1/22)
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==Episodes List: 2014-2015==
==Production News==
* The series was officially renewed on February 13, 2014 along with The Originals, Arrow, Supernatural and Reign.
* Prep work for Season 6 started July 7, 2014.WetPaint
* The first day of filming for Season 6 was Monday, July 14, 2014 according to Nina Dobrev's tweet on this date.
**Nina Dobrev's wrapped her final scene as Elena Gilbert for both this season and the series to date was on April 15, 2015.
*The last day of filming for Season 6 was April 15, 2015.
* Julie Plec directed one episode. (Let Her Go)
* Ian Somerhalder directed one episode. (The Downward Spiral)
* Paul Wesley directed one more episode. (Woke Up With a Monster)
* All Season Six episode titles are based on song titles from both 1994 and 1903, representing both Prison Worlds seen this season.
**From I'll Remember to The Downward Spiral episode titles were based on songs from 1994.
**While songs from 1903 and a few years earlier were used from A Bird in a Gilded Cage to I'm Thinking Of You All The While as episode titles for the rest of the season.
* Candice Accola and Kat Graham became the fifth and sixth cast members to appear in 100 episodes after Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev.
**Candice Accola hit a 100 episode mark in the 118th episode Do You Remember the First Time?, while Kat Graham did it in the 130th episode Because.
==Notes==
==Reception==
==Timeline==
*Season 6 starts on September 3, 2012, 4 months after the Season 5 finale. Just like the previous season, it follows the whole sophomore year until June 24, 2013. (9 months)
==Gallery==
===Pictures===
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===Videos===
Vampire Diaries @ Comic-Con 2014! Nina Dobrev! Paul Wesley! Ian Somerhalder! Kat Graham!
==References==
==External links==
*Official Facebook
*Official Twitter
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*IMDB
==See also==
* Season One
* Season Two
* Season Three
* Season Four
* Season Five
* Season Six Soundtrack
* Season Six Minor Characters
* Season Six Body Count
* Season Six Co-Stars
* The Complete Sixth Season (DVD)
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