Rumors about The Vampire Diaries Season 9 remain rampant, although The CW hasn't renewed the show. It has been more than three years since the story of the Salvatore brothers and Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) has ended, but fans stay hopeful for the show's continuation.
Talks about The Vampire Diaries Season 9 have been swirling since the show ended in 2017. The rumors even grow stronger when Netflix started airing its entire seasons, attracting new fans and renewing its fame.
However, despite the strong calls, HITC noted it remained unconfirmed if there would be a ninth season. With its renewed popularity, the franchise, which gives birth to two spinoff series, The Originals and Legacies, now has a bigger fanbase.
The culprit behind The Vampire Diaries Season 9 rumors is an article from the website, ViralCocaine.com. Its report claimed the show had been renewed for a new season, but the original cast, Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder, refused to return to reprise their roles.
It suggested the new season would come out with a new set of characters and would be out in 2021. However, as the site described itself as a satirical news blog, questioning who would want to know the truth when lies were more entertaining, its reports were quite questionable.
Devdiscourse added it is improbable that there would be The Vampire Diaries Season 9. For three and a half years, a renewal never happened. There is no news about any development about the show either.
There is also very little chance that creators Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec will renew the supernatural teen drama TV series. Gone are the days that Dobrev, Wesley, and Somerhalder can be considered young.
They are now all full-blown adults with their own families and projects. Plec also earlier revealed they were all delighted with the show's ending and they had no interest in renewing the talks about The Vampire Diaries Season 9.
She even confirmed The Vampire Diaries Season 8 was the conclusion of the TV series' story. If there was one thing that the ViralCocaine said true, it was the lead cast also had no interest to reprise their roles.
Somerhalder revealed he would never play as a vampire again after doing the role for eight years. Dobrev, too, also had no plans to portray the character of Elizabeth again. So, The Vampire Diaries Season 9 might never happen.
