The Vampire Diaries season 7
The Vampire Diaries | |
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Season 7 | |
No. of episodes | 22 |
Release | |
Original network | The CW |
Original release | October 8, 2015 May 13, 2016 | –
Season chronology | |
The Vampire Diaries, a one-hour American supernatural drama, was renewed for a seventh season by The CW on January 11, 2015[1] and premiered on October 8, 2015.[2] This is the first season to not feature Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert following her departure from the series after the season six finale. On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed The Vampire Diaries for an eighth season which would later be confirmed to be the final season.[citation needed]
Cast
Main cast
- Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore / Ambrose
- Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore
- Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett
- Candice King as Caroline Forbes
- Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan
- Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman
- Michael Malarkey as Lorenzo "Enzo" St. John
Recurring cast
- Elizabeth Blackmore as Valerie Tulle
- Scarlett Byrne as Nora Hildegard
- Teressa Liane as Mary Louise
- Todd Lasance as Julian
- Leslie-Anne Huff as Rayna Cruz
- Jaiden Kaine as Beau
- Ana Nogueira as Penny Ares
- Lily Rose Mumford as Josette "Josie" Saltzman
Special guest cast
- Annie Wersching as Lily Salvatore
- Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood
- Joseph Morgan as Klaus Mikaelson
- Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert (voice only)
Guest cast
- Jodi Lyn O'Keefe as Jo Laughlin (archive footage) / Florence (in Jo Laughlin's body)
- Tim Kang as Oscar Addams / Unknown phoenix stone vampire (in Oscar's body)
- Aisha Duran as Virginia St. John
- Evan Gamble as Henry Wattles
- Ryan Dorsey as Marty Hammond / Stefan Salvatore (in Marty's body)
- Justice Leak as Malcolm
- John Charles Meyer as young Giuseppe Salvatore
- Gavin Casalegno as young Damon Salvatore
- Luke Judy as young Stefan Salvatore
Episodes
This section's plot summaries may be too long or excessively detailed. (November 2016) |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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134 | 1 | "Day One of Twenty-Two Thousand, Give or Take" | Pascal Verschooris | Caroline Dries | October 8, 2015 | 3J5701 | 1.38[3] |
135 | 2 | "Never Let Me Go" | Chris Grismer | Brian Young | October 15, 2015 | 3J5702 | 1.40[4] |
136 | 3 | "Age of Innocence" | Michael Allowitz | Melinda Hsu Taylor & Holly Brix | October 22, 2015 | 3J5703 | 1.20[5] |
137 | 4 | "I Carry Your Heart with Me" | Jeffrey Hunt | Neil Reynolds | October 29, 2015 | 3J5704 | 1.24[6] |
138 | 5 | "Live Through This" | Kellie Cyrus | Rebecca Sonnenshine | November 5, 2015 | 3J5705 | 1.34[7] |
139 | 6 | "Best Served Cold" | Darren Genet | Caroline Dries | November 12, 2015 | 3J5706 | 1.32[8] |
140 | 7 | "Mommie Dearest" | Tony Solomons | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | November 19, 2015 | 3J5707 | 1.10[9] |
141 | 8 | "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" | Leslie Libman | Brett Matthews | December 3, 2015 | 3J5708 | 1.31[10] |
142 | 9 | "Cold as Ice" | Geoffrey Wing Shotz | Brian Young | December 10, 2015 | 3J5709 | 1.18[11] |
143 | 10 | "Hell Is Other People" | Deborah Chow | Holly Brix & Neil Reynolds | January 29, 2016 | 3J5710 | 1.23[12] |
144 | 11 | "Things We Lost in the Fire" | Paul Wesley | Melinda Hsu Taylor | February 5, 2016 | 3J5711 | 1.09[13] |
145 | 12 | "Postcards from the Edge" | Pascal Verschooris | Rebecca Sonnenshine | February 12, 2016 | 3J5712 | 1.05[14] |
146 | 13 | "This Woman's Work" | Garreth Stover | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | February 19, 2016 | 3J5713 | 1.01[15] |
147 | 14 | "Moonlight on the Bayou" | Jeffrey Hunt | Caroline Dries & Brett Matthews | February 26, 2016 | 3J5714 | 1.12[16] |
148 | 15 | "I Would for You" | Mike Karasick | Brian Young | March 4, 2016 | 3J5715 | 1.06[17] |
149 | 16 | "Days of Future Past" | Ian Somerhalder | Melinda Hsu Taylor | April 1, 2016 | 3J5716 | 1.07[18] |
150 | 17 | "I Went to the Woods" | Julie Plec | Story by: Julie Plec & Neil Reynolds Teleplay by: Neil Reynolds | April 8, 2016 | 3J5717 | 1.03[19] |
151 | 18 | "One Way or Another" | Rashaad Ernesto Green | Story by: Penny Cox Teleplay by: Rebecca Sonnenshine | April 15, 2016 | 3J5718 | 1.02[20] |
152 | 19 | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Chris Grismer | Story by: Matthew D'Ambrosio Teleplay by: Holly Brix | April 22, 2016 | 3J5719 | 1.02[21] |
153 | 20 | "Kill 'Em All" | Kellie Cyrus | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | April 29, 2016 | 3J5720 | 1.05[22] |
154 | 21 | "Requiem for a Dream" | Paul Wesley | Brett Matthews & Neil Reynolds | May 6, 2016 | 3J5721 | 0.90[23] |
155 | 22 | "Gods and Monsters" | Michael A. Allowitz | Brian Young | May 13, 2016 | 3J5722 | 1.04[24] |
Casting
The cast features Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore, Ian Somerhalder as Damon Salvatore, Kat Graham as Bonnie Bennett, Candice Accola as Caroline Forbes and Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan.
On April 11, 2015, it was announced that Steven R. McQueen would be departing the show. On April 6, 2015, it was announced that Nina Dobrev would be leaving after the sixth season; he announced that Michael Trevino would only appear as a guest on the new season.
On July 15, 2015, it was announced that Scarlett Byrne and Teressa Liane were hired to play Nora and Mary Louise, respectively. Nora and Mary Louise are described as extremely powerful and protective with each other, because it is the first same-sex couple in the series; additionally it reported that Elizabeth Blackmore was chosen to give life to Valerie. The trio is part of the family of heretics Lily Salvatore. On November 5, he announced that Leslie-Anne Huff was hired to play Rayna, a slayer.
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