CW eyeing "The Vampire Diaries" spin-off January 12, 2013 - 10:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The CW is looking to take another bite out of the vampire genre with a spinoff of its hit series "The Vampire Diaries", TheWrap reported. The potential spinoff, which will be tested with a backdoor pilot on the April 25 episode of "The Vampire Diaries," will center on vampire clan the Original family, with "Vampire Diaries" star Joseph Morgan reprising his role as Klaus. On the April episode, Klaus returns "to the supernatural melting pot that is the French Quarter of New Orleans -- a town he helped build centuries ago -- and is reunited with his diabolical former protégé Marcel." "The Vampire Diaries" and "The Secret Circle" actress Phoebe Tonkin is also set to star in the potential spinoff, which is being eyed for next season and bears the working title "The Originals." "The Vampire Diaries" executive producer/writer Julie Plec is shepherding the project, and is writing as well as executive-producing. "The Vampire Diaries" executive producer Leslie Morgenstein and "The Secret Circle" executive producer Gina Girolamo will also executive-produce. Plec is working on the spinoff with Alloy Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
