the vampire diaries was developed by an american born in march
the vampire diaries is an american supernatural drama television series developed by kevin williamson and julie plec  based on the popular book series of the same name written by l j smith
kevin meade williamson lrb born march 14  1965 rrb is an american screenwriter  filmmaker  and actor  best known as the creator of the tv series dawson s creek lrb 1998  2003 rrb  the vampire diaries lrb 2009  2017 rrb  the following lrb 2013  2015 rrb and stalker lrb 2014  2015 rrb