The supernatural teen drama was based on the best-selling series by L.J. Smith that rose to the ranks of equal popularity as Twilight during the 2000s. Somerhalder played the beloved role of bad-boy vampire Damon Salvatore alongside Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley for its eight-season run.
“I wanted to do V Wars because it was me, not as a vampire, it was me as a scientist,” the actor shared. “[We] shot the show, moved my whole family to Northern Ontario. Worked really hard on this thing for almost a year, and the show that got turned in wasn’t even watchable."
Hoping to somehow salvage the 10-episode series, Netflix allowed Somerhalder and his producing partner to take creative control. The catch was that the streaming service wouldn't put in any more money, and the actor had to come up with $6 million to reshoot it. After 10 to 12 hours of redone footage and ending up in the hospital from being overworked, V Wars was still canceled.
The experience with V Wars left a lasting impact on Somerhalder, and he vented to his wife that he couldn't see himself "working this hard" and having spent a year unpaid "for this executive who had issues in high school, so they want to exert power now, [to cancel it]."
Ever since 2019, Somerhalder has done little to no on-screen acting roles and instead devoted himself to business ventures. He co-owns the brand Brother's Bond Bourbon with Wesley and a supplement line. His wife, Twilight star Nikki Reed, once clarified that Somerhalder’s plans to stop appearing on screen are his own.
“We have three companies together and are raising a family. I don’t think we would have done it this way. It’s just sort of the way the cookie crumbled,” Somerhalder explained.
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