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Season 8 Vampire Diaries’ last, says Ian Somerhalder

The upcoming eighth season of popular supernatural drama TV series The Vampire Diaries will be its last, confirmed Ian Somerhalder, one of the lead characters of the show.

Updated on: Apr 11, 2016, 20:11:59 IST
IANS | By , Los Angeles
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The upcoming eighth season of popular supernatural drama TV series The Vampire Diaries will be its last, confirmed Ian Somerhalder, one of the lead characters of the show.

Ian Somerhalder plays the role of Damon Salvatore in Vampire Diaries. (Instagram)
Ian Somerhalder plays the role of Damon Salvatore in Vampire Diaries. (Instagram)

Somerhalder, who plays the role of Damon Salvatore in the show, announced the news at WalkerStalkerCon in Nashville on Sunday, telling fans that it will end after the next season, reports variety.com.

“We have decided to do one last season to really do the story justice,” Somerhalder said.

The supernatural drama television series first premiered on The CW on September 10, 2009. (Instagram)
The supernatural drama television series first premiered on The CW on September 10, 2009. (Instagram)

The Vampire Diaries is about to wrap up its seventh season, with the finale to air on May 13.

Somerhalder’s announcement comes just days after series star Kat Graham revealed that season eight would be her last.

“Season eight will be my last season. I just hope that whatever I do after, the crew can come with me... The crew is going to be the hardest thing to let go, because we are a family,” Graham had said earlier.

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