CW Picks Up Secret Circle from Vampire Diaries Creators, Rachel Bilson’s Hart of Dixie

More CW news coming down the pipe. It’s been officially confirmed that the CW will be airing The Secret Circle, Hart of Dixie, Ringer and H8ER.

We’ve heard some casting news already for The Secret Circle, which is going to be a sort of sister show to The Vampire Diaries. It’s been developed by Diaries co-creator Kevin Williamson and is based on the book series of the same name (and written by Diaries scribe L.J. Smith). I really enjoy how open the CW is to these paranormal shows. Combining teen drama with witches and vampires can create some pretty intense shows. I was pretty hesitant towards these kinds of shows because I figured they were all trying to cash in on the Twilight craze, but they’re their own beasts and in fact came way before there was a Team Edward or Team Jacob (The Vampire Diaries book series first came out in 1991).

Hart of Dixie reunites Rachel Bilson with The O.C. showrunner Jason Schwartz and his creative partner Stephanie Savage. The duo also brought Gossip Girl to the small screen on the CW. The show is likely to have a good following with a mix like Schwartz, Savage and Bilson.

Ringer has officially been moved from CBS to the CW, which was reported on earlier this week.

There’s also a new reality show as well. From Deadline:

On the unscripted side, as expected, CW has picked up series H8ER, which pairs celebrities with their haters.

That sounds… interesting? I can’t imagine any celebrity with an ounce of self respect signing up for that unless it was as a joke.