<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> The Originals is an American television series that began airing on The CW on October 3, 2013 . Created as a spin - off of The Vampire Diaries, the series follows vampire - werewolf hybrid Klaus Mikaelson as he and his family become embroiled in the supernatural politics of New Orleans . </P> <P> On May 10, 2017, The CW renewed the series for a fifth season . On July 20, 2017, it was announced by series creator Julie Plec ahead of Comic Con that the series' fifth season would be its last . The final season debuted on April 18, 2018 . </P> <P> The Originals, a spin - off from The Vampire Diaries, centers around three of the Mikaelson siblings: Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies), and Rebekah (Claire Holt). The Mikaelson family is called "the Originals" as they are the first vampires to ever exist . Niklaus "Klaus" Mikaelson is a descendant of a witch and a werewolf, and his quest to unleash his hybrid nature was detailed in The Vampire Diaries . The backdoor pilot, which aired on April 25, 2013, also revealed that the werewolf Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin) is pregnant with Klaus's child . The series begins with the Original siblings returning to the city of New Orleans for the first time since 1919, where a pregnant Hayley has also settled . Having originally built the city, they had been forced to abandon it when fleeing from their vengeful father . In their absence, Klaus's protégé, Marcel (Charles Michael Davis), took charge of the city . Klaus resolves that they must take down Marcel and get back the city that once belonged to them . While doing that they must also protect their city from a war brewing between vampires, werewolves, and witches . Over time, new and old friendships are formed, love is in the air, death surrounds them, and the Originals learn more about their own family past . The first season describes how Klaus's mystical child is going to be born and speaks of the threats that the Originals together must keep her safe from . The second season deals with the return of Klaus and his siblings' parents, and the arrival of an aunt who threatens the baby's life . The third season shows the Mikaelsons facing both a prophecy that speaks of their downfall, and the first - sired vampires who have wanted revenge for a millennium . The fourth season jumps ahead five years, with the Mikaelsons returning to New Orleans and having to face a reawakened ancient menace set on destroying anything in its path . The fifth and final season of the series takes place seven years after the fourth season, with Hope now being a teenager at a school for supernatural children, the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young and Gifted . </P>

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