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 TV producer, writer, and director. She is famous for creating and working on many popular TV shows. Her most well-known work includes The Vampire Diaries, a hit series on The CW network. She also helped create its spin-off shows, The Originals and Legacies.

Early Life and Education

Julie Plec went to Northwestern University and finished her studies in 1994. She first studied film, but later changed her focus to a different mix of subjects.

Career Highlights

Early Film Work

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

Working on Kyle XY

From 2006 to 2009, 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.

The Vampire Diaries Universe

Julie Plec helped create a very popular TV series for The CW called The Vampire Diaries. This show was based on a book series by L. J. Smith.

The story is about 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 series also follows the lives of Elena's friends in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia. The Vampire Diaries first aired on September 10, 2009, and became a big hit around the world.

In 2013, a spin-off show called The Originals was created. This series focused on the original family of vampires from The Vampire Diaries. The show starred Joseph Morgan as Klaus, along with other actors like Daniel Gillies, Claire Holt, and Phoebe Tonkin. The Originals was also very popular and aired for several seasons.

Later, Julie Plec created another spin-off called Legacies. This show continued the story of the supernatural world, focusing on the next generation of characters from The Vampire Diaries and The Originals.

Other Television Projects

Julie Plec also worked on other TV shows. She helped develop The Tomorrow People for The CW, which was about young people with special powers. In 2016, she developed the limited series Containment. This show was about a city quarantined due to a deadly epidemic.

Filmography

Film

Television

The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

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
TBA	We Were Liars	Developer	No	Yes (1)	Yes	Yes	Amazon Prime Video
TBA	Confessions	Yes	No	Yes (1)	Yes	Yes	Netflix

See also

In Spanish: Julie Plec para niños