Julie Plec facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Julie Plec
Plec at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1972-05-26) May 26, 1972 (age 53)
Occupation	Producer, screenwriter and director
Alma mater	Northwestern University
Period	Writer: 1994–present
Notable works	Scream Kyle XY The Vampire Diaries The Originals Legacies Roswell, New Mexico Vampire Academy

Julie Plec, born on May 26, 1972, is a talented American producer, writer, and director for television. She is well-known for her work on the TV series The Vampire Diaries, which aired from 2009 to 2017. She helped create this popular show with Kevin Williamson. Julie Plec also created its spin-off shows, The Originals (2013–2018) and Legacies (2018–2022). She also developed the short series Containment in 2016.

Early Life and Education

Julie Plec studied at Northwestern University, graduating in 1994. She first planned to study film. However, she changed her major halfway through her studies. She ended up graduating with a special interdepartmental degree.

Becoming a TV Creator

Early Work in Film

Julie Plec started her career working on movies. She was a co-producer and assistant to director Wes Craven for the films Scream 2 and Scream 3. These were popular horror movies. She also worked on another film for Craven called Cursed, which came out in 2005.

Working on Kyle XY

From 2006 to 2009, Julie Plec was a producer and writer for the TV show Kyle XY. This show was about a teenage boy who wakes up with no memory and no belly button. It was a science fiction mystery series.

Creating The Vampire Diaries

Julie Plec helped create a new TV series for The CW called The Vampire Diaries. This show was based on a book series by L. J. Smith. The story follows a girl named Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) who falls in love with a vampire, Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley). She soon finds herself in a love triangle with Stefan and his older brother, Damon (Ian Somerhalder). The show also explores the lives of Elena's friends in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia. The Vampire Diaries first aired on September 10, 2009. It quickly became a big hit both in the United States and around the world.

Expanding the Vampire Universe

In 2013, a special episode of The Vampire Diaries was aired. This episode was a "back-door pilot" for a new show called The Originals. It focused on the very first family of vampires. The CW network decided to turn it into a full series, which started airing in the 2013–14 TV season. Joseph Morgan returned to play his role as Klaus. Other actors from The Vampire Diaries, like Daniel Gillies, Claire Holt, and Phoebe Tonkin, also joined the new show. Julie Plec was the main creator behind The Originals.

Julie Plec also helped develop The Tomorrow People for The CW. This show was about young people with special powers. It aired during the 2013–14 season.

More Recent Projects

Julie Plec continued to create and produce many other shows. She developed Containment in 2016, a limited series about a mysterious epidemic. From 2018 to 2022, she created Legacies, which was another spin-off from The Vampire Diaries universe. She also worked as an executive producer on Roswell, New Mexico from 2019 to 2021. In 2022, she developed Vampire Academy for the Peacock streaming service. More recently, she developed The Girls on the Bus for Max in 2023 and We Were Liars for Amazon Prime Video, which is set to air in 2025.

Julie Plec's Film and TV Work

Julie Plec has worked on many films and television shows throughout her career. She has taken on various roles, including director assistant, producer, writer, and executive producer.

Film Projects

Television Projects

Julie Plec has been involved in many TV shows, often as a creator, producer, writer, or executive producer.

Key

Denotes television series that have not yet aired.

Year	Title	Credited as					Network	Notes
		Creator	Producer	Writer	Executive producer	Showrunner
1999	Dawson's Creek	No	No	No	No	No	The WB	Production consultant Episode: "High Risk Behavior"
1999	Wasteland	No	Co-producer	No	No	No	ABC
2006–09	Kyle XY	No	Yes	Yes (8)	No	No	ABC Family	Producer (season 1, season 2: 3 episodes) Supervising producer (season 2: 20 episodes) Co-executive producer (season 3)
2009–17	The Vampire Diaries	Developer	Yes	Yes (31)	Yes	Yes	The CW	Co-executive producer (season 1: 15 episodes); Executive producer (145 episodes) Director (3 episodes)
2013–18	The Originals	Yes	No	Yes (11)	Yes	Yes
2013–14	The Tomorrow People	Developer	No	No	Yes	No		Executive producer (17 episodes)
2016	Containment	Developer	No	Yes (3)	Yes	Yes
2016	Recon	No	No	No	Yes	No	Fox	Unsold pilot
2017	Time After Time	No	No	No	No	No	AXN	Director (Episode: "You Will Find Me")
2018	Riverdale	No	No	No	No	No	The CW	Director (Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Six: The Tell Tale Heart")
2018–22	Legacies	Yes	No	Yes (6)	Yes	Yes		Director (2 episodes)
2019–21	Roswell, New Mexico	No	No	No	Yes	No		Executive producer (seasons 1–3) Director (2 episodes)
2022	Vampire Academy	Developer	No	Yes (1)	Yes	Yes	Peacock	Director
2023	The Girls on the Bus	Developer	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Max
2025	We Were Liars	Developer	No	Yes (1)	Yes	Yes	Amazon Prime Video
TBA	Confessions	Yes	No	Yes (1)	Yes	Yes	Netflix

Executive Producer Only Roles

Julie Plec has also served as an executive producer on other television series.

See also

In Spanish: Julie Plec para niños