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ITV lands rights to 'Vampire Diaries'
Published Thursday, Jul 23 2009, 16:34 BST | By Neil Wilkes

The Twilight-style series follows two vampire brothers - one good, one evil - who vie for the souls of a high school girl, her friends and family. The cast includes Lost's Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev of Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Diaries will premiere on US network The CW in September and air on ITV2 in the UK from early 2010.
Under the deal with Warner Bros, ITV has also secured the rights to the fifth movie in the Harry Potter franchise and a slew of other film titles, including Happy Feet and the Batman, Oceans and The Matrix franchises.
ITV2 has also acquired the rights to the upcoming third season of teen drama Gossip Girl.
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