“Fans are always talking about endgame as though endgame has been chosen from minute 1. I don't know that you could talk to a single series creator that would say confidently 'Where I started is where I finished, and there was no way in hell I was going to stray from that path.' 'Dawson's' being the perfect example.”

American television producer, writer and director

Julie Plec is an American television producer, writer, and director, best known for her work on The CW series The Vampire Diaries, which she co-created with Kevin Williamson. Her career is closely tied to television drama, especially the supernatural series that followed it. She also developed the limited series Containment and helped shape the franchise that grew out of The Vampire Diaries, including The Originals and Legacies. Her work is associated with serialized storytelling for young adult audiences, with a focus on supernatural fiction and the relationships at the center of those shows.