<P> The Originals is an American supernatural drama television series created by Julie Plec for The CW . A spin - off of The Vampire Diaries, the series makes use of certain characters and story elements from the series of books of the same name . The first season premiered with a special preview on October 3, 2013, following the season premiere of its parent series, before premiering in its regular time slot on October 8, 2013 . </P> <P> The show is set in New Orleans which the Mikaelson family and original vampires helped to build . In the first season, the focus was primarily on Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies), and Rebekah (Claire Holt) who found out in the backdoor pilot, aired on April 25, 2013, how Hayley Marshall (Phoebe Tonkin) was pregnant with Klaus' child, and has now given birth to a werewolf / witch hybrid named Hope (Summer Fontana) Having fled the city many years ago, they return to find Marcel (Charles Michael Davis) (Klaus' honorary son) leading the city . The family decide to take back the city . The show also revolves around the relationship between them and other supernatural beings, including witches . In the second season, Kol (played by both Nathaniel Buzolic and Daniel Sharman) and Finn (played by both Yusuf Gatewood and Casper Zafer) come back . </P> <P> On May 10, 2017, The CW renewed the show for a fifth and final season . As of June 23, 2017, 79 episodes of The Originals have aired, concluding the fourth season . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> Pilot </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> April 25, 2013 (2013 - 04 - 25) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 3, 2013 (2013 - 10 - 03) </Td> <Td> May 13, 2014 (2014 - 05 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 6, 2014 (2014 - 10 - 06) </Td> <Td> May 11, 2015 (2015 - 05 - 11) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 8, 2015 (2015 - 10 - 08) </Td> <Td> May 20, 2016 (2016 - 05 - 20) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> March 17, 2017 (2017 - 03 - 17) </Td> <Td> June 23, 2017 (2017 - 06 - 23) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

When did the last episode of the originals air