Jasmine Guy, best known for her role on the 1990s hit A Different World, is coming aboard The Vampire Diaries.

The 47-year old will play Bonnie's grandmother, a character referred to as "Grams" - and one with unique powers.

Tell viewers what that means, producer Kevin Williamson:

"She looks so young because she's a witch! She's a college professor at the local university who teaches the occult. Bonnie starts to think she may be a witch, and it turns out they have a lineage of witches in their family dating back to Salem. Bonnie thinks it's all crazy until she starts doing things like lighting fires."

It's early, but it's official:

The Vampire Diares is a hit!

The CW series premiered last night to the biggest audience to ever tune in for a series debut on that network. Beating out last year's premiere of 90210, The Vampire Diaries garnered 4.84 million viewers, a huge number for The CW.

If you missed any part of it, catch up now with our detailed episode guide. We can't wait for next week!

Did The Vampire Diaries live up to its hype?

Are you and your friends already fighting over Team Stefan vs. Team Damon?

On the show's opening episode, viewers met Elena, her brother and the two vampires that have descended on Mystic Falls. Those that somehow missed the pilot, or wish to relive their favorite moments, can read through our detailed recap.

A few of our favorite Vampire Diaries quotes from the episode:

Stefan: Stay away from Elena.
Damon: I take that as an invitation. | permalink

Stefan: You won't be sad forever, Elena. | permalink

Jenna: His name is Stefan Salvatore. He's a Gemini and his favorite color is blue.
Bonnie: You got all that in one day?
Jenna: Please. I got all that between third and fourth period. | permalink

Bonnie: Who's that?
Elena: All I see is back.
Bonnie: It's a hot back. | permalink

The Vampire Diaries premieres tonight!

As fans get excited for the pilot episode, The CW is continuing to hype its new series with a slew of sexy promotional ads.

The latest features Paul Wesley and Nina Dobrev, or at least a close-up of their passionate faces. Will the characters these actors play actually lock lips tonight?

Tune in. Find out.

Alaric Saltzman is coming to The Vampire Diaries.

As previously covered, the show is seeking an actor to come aboard the series in the role of this history teacher, who plays a key role in the L.J. Smith set of novels.

We can now reveal a lot more information about this seemingly evil character, as The CW has sent out the following casting notice for him:

Mid 20's to Early 30's - Mystic Falls' HOT new history teacher all the girls are crushing on. Smart, funny, and charming with a splash of cute nerd. He seems like a stand up guy until he starts to display some darker qualities. Turns out there is another side to this man. He can be quite ruthless and malicious. When we learn of his deadly agendas and the real reason he's come to town - all hell breaks loose. GUEST STAR RECURRING/POSSIBLE SERIES REGULAR.

Any actor come to mind for the role?

It's official: The Vampire Diaires is a highly anticipated new show.

We've been telling people this for weeks, of course, but the series has now been included in TV Guide Magazine's fall preview, as the latest issue of the publication showcases a sexy promotional picture of all three main stars.

Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder all bring the sexy in the shot below. Check it out and then get psyched: we're on week away from the series premiere!

As a unique way to hype the series premiere of The Vampire Diaries, The CW is releasing a series of Webisodes.

They feature a guy named Jason, who believes Stefan Salvatore killed his sister. Check out the debut Webisode now and then watch the video below.

In it, Jason enters Stefan's bedroom at the blood sucker's former boarding house. This gives us a glimpse at the extent of his journal-writing habits...

Paul Wesley appeared on the NY PIX Morning News program today.

In the interview, The Vampire Diaries star dished on his role as Stefan Salvatore; discussed pop culture's fascination with vampires; and his slight resemblence to Robert Pattinson, among other topics.

Check out the video after this article's jump.

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Ian Somerhalder has made it clear before: The Vampire Diaries is not like Twilight.

But in a new interview with a French magazine, the actor emphasizes the point again.

Asked whether Damon Salvatore is the anti-Edward Cullen, Somerhalder replies:

"Yes, absolutely. From the little I know about the character of Edward. I'll let you in on a secret, I've never seen Twilight... I've heard a lot about it and know the general story lines. And I know that Vampire Diaries will be different from Twilight. What we've shot so far is very intense, very physical, sometimes even brutal."

As fans count down the days until the premiere of The Vampire Diaries, The CW is doing everything it can to build excitement over this series.

The network is releasing a series of Webisodes, the first of which is titled "A Darker Truth" and is meant to shed light on Stefan Salvatore's past. Why does the man in the video below think Stefan killed his sister?

Watch it now, let the mystery grow and then tune in on September 10 for the series premiere...