Key Cast Member Leaving The Vampire Diaries Soon
He’s left before – and died even! – but now it’s official: “The Vampire Diaries”‘ Jeremy Gilbert, played by Steven R. McQueen, is moving away from Mystic Falls in search of greener pastures.
Per EW, exec producer Julie Plec said of the character, “It’s time for him to go out and live his life, and we’re actually going to say goodbye to Steven R. McQueen as a series regular,” Plec says. “He’s growing up and moving on. He will be out living a real life.”
We’ll last see Jeremy in the upcoming Episode 6.14, “Stay” (air date TBA). Of course in TV land no one stays gone forever so there’s a chance he could pop up in the future. Added Plec, “He could show up at weddings, funerals, and series finales for sure, but this journey is taking him to another place.”
With all the character has been through, why is now the time for him to leave? Plec explained, “We’re in the third act of our storytelling of the show. Everything that we’re doing is moving towards the end. Over the course of the next few years, we will need to start having the characters make choices about what they want with their lives and say goodbye to some people. It’s all part of moving toward the end, however long that takes.”
“The Vampire Diaries” returns from its holiday hiatus on January 22nd with an episode directed by series star Paul Wesley.
“The Vampire Diaries” Episode 6.11 – “Woke Up with a Monster” (1/22/15)
CONTROLLING YOUR MAGIC — More powerful than ever, Kai (guest star Chris Wood) holds Elena (Nina Dobrev) captive while he learns to control his newly acquired magic. At the Salvatore mansion, Liv (guest star Penelope Mitchell) and Alaric (Matt Davis) try to prepare Jo (guest star Jodi Lyn O’Keefe) for the impending merge ceremony with Kai, but they quickly realize Jo is weaker than they thought.
After bringing Sheriff Forbes (guest star Marguerite MacIntyre) home from the hospital, Caroline (Candice Accola) travels with Stefan (Paul Wesley) to North Carolina in search of a cure for her mother’s cancer. Meanwhile, Stefan, who has his own intentions for traveling to North Carolina, is caught off guard when Enzo (Michael Malarkey) shows up demanding to know what Stefan is hiding.
Lastly, when Damon (Ian Somerhalder) discovers Elena has been kidnapped by Kai, he is forced to rethink his strategy after an unexpected visitor throws a wrench into his plan.
Michael Trevino, Steven R. McQueen, and Zach Roerig also star. Paul Wesley directed the episode written by Melinda Hsu Taylor.
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