Chris Wood In Julie Plec Pilot ‘Condon’ — ‘Vampire Diaries’ Actor Cast | TVLine 

Chris Wood is looking to become a permanent fixture in Julie Plec‘s new dimension.

as magical sociopath Kai Parker, has been cast in showrunner Plec’s new CW drama pilot 

, which follows a group of unlikely heroes who emerge amidst a deadly outbreak in Atlanta, our sister site

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So I guess Kai was just a one season villain and he will either die this season or sent away to another dimension and never return. Bad move JUlie

Good move, imo. I despise Kai–he’s so boring. Give the actor a better job.

Eh… I personally love Kai, but sometimes it’s OK to let a villain be temporary, no matter how much fans like the actor. (See: Exhibit Enzo.)

Totally agree. I love Kai but I also really enjoyed Enzo last season and then they kept him around with nothing interesting to do. Let a great villain go out on an epic note instead of just treading water with the stakes so low that every time he shows up on screen oh go “oh yeah, he is doing something. Oh well”.

I bet they have something vague happen to him at the end of the season. That way if the pilot isn’t picked up, he can stay on TVD. I just hope they don’t Enzo him. I really liked Enzo last season, but they just don’t know what to do with him anymore.

Yay for Broadchurch! Despite the British press reportedly being down on it, I really enjoyed series two. I mean … I will when it airs here. Yeah.

Not to give spoilers, I thought the unrealistic portrayal of a trial really took away from the enjoyment of that storyline. But the second storyline was great – until the end, when the story ceased to make sense. Like the writers painted themselves into a corner with it. Love Tennant and Coleman, though. Loved the evolution of their relationship – especially at the end of the series (season). What she said to him was fantastic!

I´m one of those who think Broadchurch shouldn´t have been renewed for S2. While I love Olivia Coleman and David Tennant (he is one of my favourite actors) – I could watch them read a phone book to me – I really didn´t love series two. They have to find their way back to s1 magic….

I haven’t really been glued to Broadchurch this season. The cast is still really good, as are the production values, but it has a “let’s drag the story out” feel to it. I loved S1, but I was surprised when it was renewed.

Haven’t seen him on TVD, but I liked him on Major Crimes’ finale last year. Good for him.

Glad for Chris, great actor deserves a new show. Hoping it gets picked up for next season.

What the heck is CW doing with The Messengers. They are killing the show before airing. Terrible!

I haven’t seen TVD in a while, but I have heard that Kai is the highlight of the season. This might be a bad move, TVD’s ratings are already dead. Too bad I see no potential in Cordon.

Wonder if the CW is planning a proper “final season” for The Vampire Diaries now that the series is already been renewed.

I’m sure they are since it’s one of thier most sucsessful,longest running original series and a proper ending is better for syndication,DVD,Netfkux.Plus,Mr P believes in giving shows with three seasons or more proper endings.Im sure it’ll be announced in May that s7 will be the last( especially with a couple of the main trio wanting out-though cw is discussing continuing the show without them if need be.)

Guess Jkais getting killed off.Oh well, since they’re trying to redeem/humanize him like they did Damon & Klaus maybe it’s for the best.I like Kai-villian Kai, not crying Kai

I really liked Kai this season but I agree that it is probably for the best to have the villain move on rather than emasculate him with a redemption arc again. As much as I liked Klaus, his character is so soft now, it’s hard to believe it’s the same person.

The CW needs to stop putting all their new shows os Fridays, come on.

I would love to see Caroline or Tyler move to The Originals if S7 is TVDs final season. I really like Chris as Kai but he’s a great actor and deserves a shot at a new pilot. Good for him.

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