Well, they said it first. Yes it’s been an achingly long hiatus for fans of Damon and Elena and Cassie and Adam and all the folk of Mystic Falls and Chance Harbor. Tonight The Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle finally return, and to help you prepare we have a trailer for the two together, as well as a featurette by the each of the show’s producers about their new episodes.

“Vampire Diaries/Secret Circle – Thursdays are Vicious”:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyE-UIiPqkY[/youtube]

“The Vampire Diaries 1912 – Producer’s Preview”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NciXMprsdt8[/youtube]

“The Secret Circle – Lucky Producer’s Preview”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVSW4Dn0jko[/youtube]

The Vampire Diaries, starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder, airs Thursdays at 8/7c on The CW.

The Secret Circle, starring Britt Robertson, Thomas Dekker, and Phoebe Tonkin, airs Thurdays at 9/8c on The CW.