The late 2000’s were definitely dominated by vampires, werewolves, other supernatural creatures in the forms of Twilight and The Vampire Diaries. Both in films and books, the former takes over. The Vampire Diaries The CW aired eight seasons of the series with great success. Star Ian Somerhalder is married to Twilight Star Nikki Reed is reflecting on the impact of the major franchise on the drama series.
The Vampire Diaries Only one year later, it made its debut on The CW Twilight The film was initially released in theaters. Vampires were the latest fad at the time. Ian Somerhalder portrayed Damon Salvatore, a bad-boy vampire. TVDWe spoke to E! NewsMore Twilight’s success and how it kickstarted The Vampire Diaries:
You have to remember, Twilight hit in 2008—I only know that because I live with Nikki—and so we rode on the coattails of that theatrical success. We were the TV-version of that.
It’s not surprising that Ian Somerhalder would think this because it’s very likely true. Twilight The franchise was the most popular in the late 2000s and early 2010s. While it was the best franchise of all time, Supernatural Was staying strong on The CW TVD’s success was partly due to the Twilight craze. The network was doing something right by releasing a vampire series at the same time as a popular vampire movie franchise.
While Twilight Possiblely played a part TVD’s success, the series became a staple on The CW, churning out not one but two successful spin-offs with The Originals Legacies. However Legacies The network cancelled the broadcaster’s contract this year in the context of the “Red Wedding”Julie Plec, the creator of the franchise, has made it clear that cancellations are not the end. There are many more stories to be shared.
The success of Twilight Kristen Stewart was aware that this wasn’t always a good thing. Recently, the actress who played Bella Swan in the movie-to-book adaptations opened up about her first encounter with paparazzi at the height of her career. Twilight fame. Stewart said that she looks back on the movies and thinks about how great they were. However, Ashley Greene mentioned the drama that took place on set of the movie. Twilight The films were released earlier this year. While not everything went as planned, the franchise continues to be a success.
If it wasn’t for the successes of Twilight The Vampire DiariesNikki Reed and Ian Somerhalder, both actors who played vampires in their respective movies, would likely never have met. The couple began dating in 2014 and were married in 2015. They continue to be together to this day. Reed even admitted that she used to do at-home hairstyles for herself as well as her husband last year. Vampires can have souls, it seems.
The Twilight Amazon Prime subscribers can stream franchise on Amazon Prime. The Vampire Diaries You can stream it on Netflix with a Netflix subscription until September 3.