Former Law & Order: SVU Star Michaela McManus Joins Vampire Diaries

www.movieline.com: Onetime Law & Order: SVU ADA Michaela McManus has booked a recurring role on The Vampire Diaries, sources confirm to me exclusively.

The actress will play Jules, a friend of Mason Lockwood’s who comes to Mystic Falls looking for the MIA werebeast (little does she know he got his heart ripped out by Damon two weeks ago).

Her first Diaries episode is slated to air in December.

CW to air week long marathon of ‘The Vampire Diaries’

www.hollywoodnews.com: The CW Network today announced plans for a special marathon week featuring “The Vampire Diaries,” starting on Monday, December 13. For the second year in a row, this week-long event offers fans the opportunity to catch up with season two of “The Vampire Diaries” and allows the uninitiated the chance to get into one of TV’s breakout hits.

Airing two episodes each night from Monday, Dec. 13 through Friday, Dec. 17 (8:00-10:00p.m. ET/PT), The CW will rebroadcast the first 10 episodes of the second season of its addictive hit “The Vampire Diaries” across its entire primetime schedule that week, beginning with this season’s explosive premiere. “The Vampire Diaries” is The CW’s most-watched and highest-rated series among adults 18-34 this season.

I wonder if the Michaela’s character will be a wolf girl too. That would be interesting, too bad that he’s dead.

What do you think of this new character? What do you think her role will be in the story? What do you think of the VD marathon?