Ian Somerhalder Hits TCA as 'Vampire Diaries' & Seven More Shows Receive Another Season From The CW

Ian Somerhalder is smoldering under a hat while speaking on stage at The Vampire Diaries panel during the 2015 Winter Television Critics Association press tour at the Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa on Sunday (January 11) in Pasadena, Calif.

The 36-year-old actor was joined by executive producers Caroline Dries, Julie Plec, and Michael Narducci, as well as The Originals star Joseph Morgan.

The CW just picked up both shows for another season, in addition to Jane the Virgin, The Flash, Arrow, Supernatural, The 100, and Reign!

The night before, Ian was spotted grabbing dinner at Gracias Madre with girlfriend Nikki Reed after flying in from New Orleans where he attended a Q&A session at the 2015 Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con with co-star Paul Wesley.

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