Who carried out the second spin - off attempt of The Vampire Diaries ?
The series follows the life of Elena Gilbert ( Nina Dobrev ) , who falls in love with vampire Stefan Salvatore ( Paul Wesley ) , and soon finds herself caught in a love triangle between Stefan and his older brother , Damon ( Ian Somerhalder ) , while the brothers are also being haunted by the past they 've had with Katherine Pierce ( also played by Dobrev ) .