Season Three

Season summary (Season 3)
Season 3 picks up the summer after the end of season 2, with Chloe being presumed dead/missing.

On Adam's 17th birthday, he and Emily

During Adam's 17th birthday, Spike and Drusilla return and an attack by them, sees Adam and Emily taking refuge in the tombs. After the pair consummate their relationship which brings Emily to end up costing her human life and activate the "vampire curse" that was put on the doppleganglands, however this curse sees Emily's vampire nature not being normal, with her becoming souless. Adam wakes up in Tomb's the following morning alone and frets about her disappearance. Later he returns to Emily's house where she torments him about giving up his virginity to her. Adam is left devasted and suffers further betrayal after he learns Nkki Sanders is of gypsy origin and was sent to Sunset Falls in order to prevent Emily from losing her soul and activating her vampire curse, a mission in which she failed. Emily joins forces with Spike and Drusilla. Meanwhile, Chloe finds out about Sam's sexuality about being gay, and has a falling out with her as a result, but the two resolve it, while Alaric's relationship with Nikki is shattered due to her betrayal. Soon after, Sam's relationship with Daniel is put to the test, when He and his twin brother Daniel leave town to help Tyler control his werewolf nature.

Things take a turn for the most, when Emily causes terror and chaos to Adam and her former friends, after being expelled from school, she begins to torment her friends, and Lucy and Nikki are among the people caught in the crossfire of death.

After the death of Emily, the tension between him and Sam, being expelled from high school. Adam flees Sunset Falls, moments before Jeremy and John are surprised to find Sarah Harrison alive and well on their doorstep.

Principal cast
In order of character appearances
 * Adam Harrison (24/24 episodes)
 * Emily Hart (24/24 episodes) / Katherine Winters (6/24 episodes)
 * Sam Knight (24/24 episodes)
 * Belinda Bennet (21/24 episodes)
 * Chloe Haywood (22/24 episodes)
 * Tyler Smallwood (18/24 episodes)
 * Jeremy Harrison (19/24 episodes)
 * Nikki Sanders (17/24 episodes)
 * Alaric Ford (24/24 episodes)
 * Damon Salvatore (24/24 episodes)

Recurring cast
In order of character appearances
 * John Harrison (15 episodes)
 * Lance Knight (14 episodes)
 * Ethan Crane (13 episodes)


 * Daniel Crane (14 episodes)

Season Three Character Appearances

 * Main characters


 * Recurring Characters