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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 .	drama	drama	The Vampire Diaries	The Vampire Diaries (novel series)	L. J. Smith	L. J. Smith (author)	Kevin Williamson	Kevin Williamson (screenwriter)	Julie Plec	Julie Plec	supernatural	supernatural	book series of the same name	The Vampire Diaries (novel series)
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- .	The Vampire Diaries	The Vampire Diaries	The Following	The Following	Stalker	Stalker (TV series)
