The Secret Circle is asupernatural,young-adult series of books created byL. J. Smith. The narrative follows the character of Cassie Blake as she is initiated into a "Circle" of eleven other teenagewitches and the danger that ensues when they accidentally unleash a dark force upon their town. Matters are further complicated when Cassie finds herself in a love triangle that threatens to tear the Circle apart.

1. The Initiation (1992)ISBN 978-0-06-106712-9
2. The Captive (1992)ISBN 978-0-06-106715-0
3. The Power (1992)ISBN 978-0-06-106719-8
4. The Divide (2012)ISBN 978-0-06-213039-6(Written by Aubrey Clark)
5. The Hunt (2012)ISBN 978-0-06-213042-6(Written by Aubrey Clark)
6. The Temptation (2013)ISBN 978-0-06-220596-4(Written by Aubrey Clark)

• The Initiation andThe Captive Part I (2008)ISBN 978-0-06-167085-5
• The Captive Part II andThe Power (2008)ISBN 978-0-06-167135-7

On October 28, 2010 L. J. Smith announced that the series had been optioned for a TV series byThe CW. On February 27, 2011, The CW picked upThe Secret Circle withDawson's Creek creator andThe Vampire Diaries co-creator/executive producer Kevin Williamson attached. However, Williamson told The CW thatThe Vampire Diaries' companion series he had been helming was put on hold as he did not have enough time for it.^[1] Williamson worked on an original script penned byAndrew Miller, creator of the Emmy-nominated web seriesImaginary Bitches, with writer credit shared by both men.^[1]On February 16, 2011,The Secret Circle bookedLiz Friedlander to direct the pilot. Friedlander also directed episodes forThe Vampire Diaries,Pretty Little Liars,90210 andOne Tree Hill.^[2]

On September 15, 2011,The Secret Circle debuted on The CW following its sister seriesThe Vampire Diaries.

On May 11, 2012, The CW cancelled the series. Several fan campaigns and petitions to ask the network to reconsider, to ship the show to another network or even to have a home video release of the series were unsuccessful.

• Novel series
• Works by L. J. Smith (author)
• Witchcraft in written fiction
• Warner Bros. Television Studios franchises

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