When The Vampire Diaries premiered to audiences on Sept. 10, 2009, fans were immediately enamored with the storyline of Elena Gilbert, a high school student who lost her parents in a tragic accident and moved in with her aunt along with her brother, Jeremy.

The Gilbert siblings dealt with the expiry of their parents in very different ways, but the emotions they felt were the same. They felt lost, alone, and scared, even surrounded by family, friends, and routines that were no longer comforting. It was a critical time in both of their lives, and losing their parents changed everything.

What neither Elena nor Jeremy could exist prepared for side by side was that something⏤more specifically, someone⏤would soon modify everything all once more. When school starts after summer break, Elena runs into someone who impacts her life significantly and opens a door for the Gilberts and all the residents of Mystic Falls that some would have rather left airtight.

The six seasons that followed introduced viewers to a world of vampires, witches, hybrids, and werewolves. There were species so far hidden inside the town'due south history that but a select few knew of their existence, and they were hell-aptitude on keeping it a secret.

In addition to the six seasons of The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Legacies helped grow TVD'south universe, giving fans the risk to acquire even more about the realm they loved and then much. Of course, The Vampire Diaries first introduced a few fundamental players from The Originals, and the aforementioned goes for Legacies.

Without vampires, humans, witches, and werewolves forming those initial bonds⏤or becoming enemies⏤the other series wouldn't have been possible. How do the diverse episodes work in tandem with each other? Whether yous're a fan of TVD who has never ventured into the other realms, are starting entirely from scratch, or but want to rewatch your favorite vampy series, how do you lot become started?

You nigh definitely want to begin with The Vampire Diaries. You'll undoubtedly fall in love with Stefan or Damon, root for Elena to dive deeper into her relationships with both of them, and understand why her center is torn. You'll relate to the characters inside the series and so you'll get to the episodes where outsiders are introduced, which is where your real journeying begins.

You tin can start by watching the first 4 seasons of The Vampire Diaries before intertwining TVD episodes with The Originals. If you're wondering how all-time to do this, a pop culture fan has laid it out for you in a well-developed and likely fourth dimension-consuming list.

On Quora, an account named Shivam Upadhyay laid out an episode-specific watchlist for fans of The Vampire Diaries and the series that follow. This list will help navigate the story in its entirety, and is a fascinating way to lookout man the series for new or existing fans.

The official watch lodge for The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and Legacies

  • The Vampire Diaries Season one
  • The Vampire Diaries Season 2
  • The Vampire Diaries Season three
  • The Vampire Diaries Season 4
  • The Vampire Diaries Season five, Episode 1
  • The Originals S1, E1
  • The Originals S1, E2
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E2
  • The Originals S1, E3
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E3
  • The Originals S1, E4
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E4
  • The Originals S1, E5
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E5
  • The Originals S1, E6
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E6
  • The Originals S1, E7
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E7
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E8
  • The Originals S1, E8
  • The Originals S1, E9
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E9
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E10
  • The Originals S1, E10
  • The Originals S1, E11
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E11
  • The Originals S1, E12
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E12
  • The Originals S1, E13
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E13
  • The Originals S1, E14
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E14
  • The Originals S1, E15
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E15
  • The Originals S1, E16
  • The Originals S1, E17
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E16
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E17
  • The Originals S1, E18
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E18
  • The Originals S1, E19
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E19
  • The Originals S1, E20
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E20
  • The Originals S1, E21
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E21
  • The Originals S1, E22
  • The Vampire Diaries S5, E22
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E1
  • The Originals S2, E1
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E2
  • The Originals S2, E2
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E3
  • The Originals S2, E3
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E4
  • The Originals S2, E4
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E5
  • The Originals S2, E5
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E6
  • The Originals S2, E6
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E7
  • The Originals S2, E7
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E8
  • The Originals S2, E8
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E9
  • The Originals S2, E9
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E10
  • The Originals S2, E10
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E11
  • The Originals S2, E11
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E12
  • The Originals S2, E12
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E13
  • The Originals S2, E13
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E14
  • The Originals S2, E14
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E15
  • The Originals S2, E15
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E16
  • The Originals S2, E16
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E17
  • The Originals S2, E17
  • The Originals S2, E18
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E18
  • The Originals S2, E19
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E19
  • The Originals S2, E20
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E20
  • The Originals S2, E21
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E21
  • The Originals S2, E22
  • The Vampire Diaries S6, E22
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E1
  • The Originals S3, E1
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E2
  • The Originals S3, E2
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E3
  • The Originals S3, E3
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E4
  • The Originals S3, E4
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E5
  • The Originals S3, E5
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E6
  • The Originals S3, E6
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E7
  • The Originals S3, E7
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E8
  • The Originals S3, E8
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E9
  • The Originals S3, E9
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E10
  • The Originals S3, E10
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E11
  • The Originals S3, E11
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E12
  • The Originals S3, E12
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E13
  • The Originals S3, E13
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E14
  • The Originals S3, E14
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E15
  • The Originals S3, E15
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E16
  • The Originals S3, E16
  • The Vampire Diaries  S7, E17
  • The Originals S3, E17
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E18
  • The Originals S3, E18
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E19
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E20
  • The Originals S3, E19
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E21
  • The Originals S3, E20
  • The Vampire Diaries S7, E22
  • The Originals S3, E21
  • The Originals S3, E22
  • The Vampire Diaries Flavour 8
  • The Originals Flavor 4
  • The Originals Season five
  • Legacies Flavor 1
  • Legacies Season 2

There y'all accept it⏤the all-inclusive and most perfect lookout lodge for your favorite vampy shows. Practice you plan to re-sentinel The Vampire Diaries from the get-go? Are you watching the shows' intertwining episodes for the first time, or have you binged the episodes in this club already? Let us know beneath!