The Originals: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Originals is a spin-off show from the supernatural drama The Vampire Diaries. It is based in the city of New Orleans where the originals represent the original vampires. The show is primarily based around conflict between vampires, werewolves and witches in the city.

Series details

• Title: The Originals
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance, Supernatural
• Premiere date: 2013-10-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-08-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: The CW
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 62

Cast and credited roles

• Joseph Morgan — Niklaus "Klaus" Mikaelson
• Charles Michael Davis — Marcel Gerard
• Daniel Gillies — Elijah Mikaelson
• Phoebe Tonkin — Hayley Marshall
• Danielle Campbell — Davina Claire
• Danielle Rose Russell — Hope Mikaelson
• Leah Pipes — Camille O'Connell
• Riley Voelkel — Freya Mikaelson
• Yusuf Gatewood — Vincent Griffith
• Steven Krueger — Joshua Rosza
• Claire Holt — Rebekah Mikaelson
• Daniella Pineda — Sophie Deveraux

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-10-03; final listed air date 2014-05-13; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-10-06; final listed air date 2015-05-11; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 2015-10-08; final listed air date 2016-05-20; episode order: 22.
• Season 4: premiered 2017-03-17; final listed air date 2017-06-23; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 2018-04-18; final listed air date 2018-08-01; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Originals on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.