The CW has set up an Official Vampire Diaries set and Facebook page.
Click on the links below to check them out.

Vampire Diaries Official Site

Vampire Diaries Official Facebook page

THURSDAY: 8:00-9:00 P.M. “THE VAMPIRE DIARIES” (New Series)

Four months after the tragic car accident that killed their parents, 17-year-old Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev, “DeGrassi: The Next Generation”) and her 15-year-old brother, Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen, “Everwood”) are still trying to cope with their grief and move on with their lives. Elena has always been the star student; beautiful, popular and involved with school and friends, but now she finds herself struggling to hide her sadness from the world. As the school year begins, Elena and her friends are fascinated by a handsome and mysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley, “Army Wives”). Stefan and Elena are immediately drawn to one another, and Elena has no way of knowing that Stefan is a centuries-old vampire, struggling to live peacefully among humans, while his brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder, “Lost”) is the embodiment of vampire violence and brutality. Now these two vampire brothers – one good, one evil – are at war for Elena’s soul and for the souls of her friends, family and all the residents of the small town of Mystic Falls, Virginia. Based on the series of books by L. J. Smith, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is from Alloy Entertainment and Bonanza Productions Inc in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios with executive producers Kevin Williamson (”Dawson’s Creek,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer”), Julie Plec (”Kyle XY,” “Wasteland”), Leslie Morgenstein (”Gossip Girl,” “Privileged”) and Bob Levy (”Gossip Girl,” “Privileged”). Marcos Siega (”Dexter”) directed the pilot.

SFUniverse has two new promo pictures for the Vampire Diaries.

It also tells us that the Vampire Diaries will air on Thursday nights at 8 P.M. on the CW.

E! has the first promo pic for the Vampire Diaries.

The picture features, from left to right: Ian Somerhalder as Damon, Nina Dobrev as Elena, and Paul Wesley as Stefan.

Director Marcos Siega posted a twitpic of Nina Dobrev on the set of the Vampire Diaries on his Twitter.

He also posted a picture of a classroom from the set.

The Futon Critic had the following information on casting for the Vampire Diaries:

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (The CW)

Paul Wesley (“Everwood”) has been tapped as the male lead of the drama pilot, about Elena (Nina Dobrev), a tragic heroine who is the object of passion for two vampire brothers. He’ll play Stefan, a “gloriously, amazingly, epically beautiful young man who is actually a 200-year-old vampire who has a strong connection with Elena.” Also signing on are Michael Trevino, Katerina Graham, Sarah Carey and Candice Accola. Carey will play Jenna, Elena and Jeremy’s (Steven R. McQueen) aunt, with Graham and Accola as her best friends, Bonnie, an amateur psychic, and Caroline, the queen bee at their school, respectively. Rounding out the bunch is Trevino as Tyler, a cocky jock who butts heads with Stefan. Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson are behind the Warner Bros. Television-based hour, which Marcos Siega is directing

Variety has an article with news on new cast members for The Vampire Diaries.

Here is the latest news from Variety:

Ian Somerhalder is set to play Damon, a smug vampire who can go from playful to evil in a split second.

Also joining the cast are Zach Roerig  who will play the jock Matt, and Kayla Ewel who will play Matt’s sister.

Read the entire article at Variety.