The Originals ( season 5 ) - wikipedia The Originals ( season 5 ) The Originals ( season 5 ) Promotional poster Starring Joseph Morgan Daniel Gillies Phoebe Tonkin Charles Michael Davis Yusuf Gatewood Riley Voelkel Danielle Rose Russell Steven Krueger Country of origin United States No. of episodes 8 Release Original network The CW Original release April 18, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 18 ) -- present ( present ) Season chronology ← Previous Season 4 List of The Originals episodes The Originals, a one - hour American supernatural drama, was renewed for a fifth season by The CW on May 10, 2017. The 2016 -- 17 United States television season debut of The Originals was pushed to midseason, as with the fourth season premiere. On July 20, 2017, Julie Plec announced via Twitter that the upcoming season would be the series ' last. The fifth season will consist of 13 episodes and debuted on April 18, 2018. Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Main 1.2 Recurring 1.3 Special guest 1.4 Guest 1.5 Notes 2 Episodes 3 Ratings 4 References Cast See also : List of The Originals characters Main Joseph Morgan as Niklaus `` Klaus '' Mikaelson Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley Marshall Charles Michael Davis as Marcellus `` Marcel '' Gerard Yusuf Gatewood as Vincent Griffith Riley Voelkel as Freya Mikaelson Danielle Rose Russell as Hope Mikaelson ( a.k.a. Hope Marshall ) Steven Krueger as Joshua `` Josh '' Rosza Recurring Nathaniel Buzolic as Kol Mikaelson Torrance Coombs as Declan Jedidiah Goodacre as Roman Sienna Christina Moses as Keelin Alexis Louder as Lisina Nadine Lewington as Greta Sienna Nicholas Alexander as Henry Benoit Shiva Kalaiselvan as Ivy Jaime Murray as Antoinette Sienna Special guest Claire Holt as Rebekah Mikaelson Candice King as Caroline Forbes Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman Danielle Campbell as Davina Claire Leah Pipes as Camille `` Cami '' O'Connell Guest Demetrius Bridges as Dorian Williams Katie Jane Cook as Poppy Summer Fontana as young Hope Marshall Rick Espaillat as Pierre Malone Thomas as Colette Jason Burkey as David Jamie Thomas King as August Muller Robert Baker as Emmett Aria Shahghasemi as Landon Notes Jump up ^ Phoebe Tonkin is credited as a series regular in episodes 1, 6 and 8. In episodes 2 -- 5 and 7, she is not credited and does not appear. Episodes See also : List of The Originals episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod. code U.S. viewers ( millions ) 80 `` Where You Left Your Heart '' Lance Anderson Marguerite MacIntyre April 18, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 18 ) T46. 10001 0.97 Desperate to see her father Klaus after seven years, Hope resorts to drastic measures to bring her father back to New Orleans. Hayley attempts to minimize the fallout from Hope 's actions, but not before news of what she 's done ripples through the city. Meanwhile, Freya 's guilt over not being able to reunite her family gets in the way of her happiness with Keelin, while Rebekah struggles with her inability to fully commit to Marcel. Finally, struggling without Elijah by his side, Klaus 's murderous rampage throughout Europe leads to an unexpected encounter with Caroline Forbes. 81 `` One Wrong Turn on Bourbon '' Carol Banker Carina Adly MacKenzie April 25, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 25 ) T46. 10002 1.03 When a mysterious disappearance brings Klaus back to New Orleans, Hope looks forward to the prospect of seeing her father again. However, when the dark magic that had been keeping them apart begins to manifest in dangerous ways across the city, Vincent turns to Ivy for guidance about what it may mean. Elsewhere, Marcel returns to New Orleans amidst increased tensions between the supernatural factions, while Freya makes a decision about her future with Keelin. Finally, Roman 's surprise visit to the Mikaelson compound forces Hope to reveal some dark truths about her family. Josh also appears. 82 `` Ne Me Quitte Pas '' Joseph Morgan K.C. Perry & Michelle Paradise May 2, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 02 ) T46. 10003 0.90 With no memories, Elijah moves to New York and meets Antoinette, a female vampire who does n't own a daylight ring. In New York, Elijah runs into Marcel who warns him to stay away from New York, due to Rebekah also living there. However, Elijah 's obsession with his past leads to Antoinette breaking things off with him. Elijah decides to move to France to look for her. Flash forward seven years, Elijah has found happiness with his simple life in France and proposes to Antoinette. Just as they are about to celebrate, Klaus arrives and announces his plans to take his brother back. 83 `` Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea '' Michael Grossman Beau DeMayo & Kyle Arrington May 9, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 09 ) T46. 10004 0.76 Klaus ends up threatening the werewolves, witches, and vampires following Hayley 's disappearence. When his attempts to find her fail, he decides to take hostages, including Josh. Although Marcel attempts to calm him down, Klaus 's hostage situation takes a turn for the worse. Meanwhile, Freya visits Hope at the Salvatore School to give her advice about life as a firstborn Mikaelson witch. 84 5 `` Do n't It Just Break Your Heart '' Jeffrey W. Byrd Story by : Bianca Sams & Jeffrey Lieber Teleplay by : Jeffrey Lieber May 16, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 16 ) T46. 10005 0.80 Marcel and Klaus stampede the vampire 's household, killing everyone, except Greta, who admits to being the one who kidnapped Hayley. As they bleed her of vervain, she confesses that her husband was killed by Klaus and that Hayley will be delivered to them safely if Hope undergoes the same spell Klaus did to suppress his werewolf side. Marcel contacts Freya, who attempts the spell reluctantly, but Klaus stops it. In France, Antoinette tells Elijah that she had met him before their encounter in New York. Their relationship is strained as Antoinette talks about her father, Auguste, a vampire zealot who slaughtered werewolves, an artist who Elijah and Klaus had threatened in the 1930s. During that time, Klaus ultimately murdered Auguste along with his villagers, claiming that anyone who could pick up a coin laying next to his body would be shown mercy. Auguste 's wife scrambles out of their house and picks up the coin, begging Klaus to show mercy on her, her daughter, and her son -- respectively Greta, Antoinette, and Roman. In the present, Roman and Hope sneak out of the Salvatore School. 85 6 `` What, Will, I, Have, Left '' Charles Michael Davis Marguerite MacIntyre May 30, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 30 ) T46. 10006 0.82 With the two of them being cloaked, Roman eventually leads Hope to Hayley where he chains up Hope and defends his mother 's action. Caroline and Klaus also team up to search for her, and on the way reflect on their past. Meanwhile, Freya and Vincent argue about whether they should tell Declan about Hayley 's life, with Vincent being afraid of Declan suffering the same fate as Cami. Vincent keeps quiet after seeing that Declan is related to Cami. Greta visits Antoinette where she convinces Elijah to try to stop Klaus from killing Roman. Hayley eventually agrees to having her werewolf side suppressed, which will cause a beacon so Freya and Vincent can track her. Greta, Elijah, Klaus, and Caroline arrive. Caroline is quickly subdued, Hope ends up passing out from Greta, and Roman stands by and watches as Greta and Hayley duel. Elijah and Klaus manage to take their fight inside the house right as Hayley sacrifices herself to kill Greta. 86 7 `` God 's Gonna Trouble the Water '' Carl Seaton Bianca Sams & Julie Plec June 6, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 06 ) T46. 10007 0.77 Elijah and Antoinette visit the army Greta has created. There, Klaus shows up, bites Antoinette and imprisons them both. When Elijah spots her wound, he decides to make an offer to Klaus : Elijah will restore his memory if Klaus gives Antoinette his blood. When Klaus refuses, Elijah asks Marcel and Vincent, who agree. They conduct the spell which ends up failing. Meanwhile, Hope struggles with her mother 's death, blaming herself. Klaus tries to comfort her, via astral projection done by Ivy, but Hope ends up pushing him away. Ivy manages to convince him to stay away from Hope, noting predictions of natural disasters made by a seer in the 1700s, which have all come true. The prediction states that if all of the disasters occur, all of the firstborns in New Orleans will die. In the end, Hayley 's funeral occurs, with another prediction happening. Klaus briefly stays with Hope before running off to prevent her from harm. On his path, he ends up trapped in a spell that transports him back to the Mikaelson residence where Elijah is also trapped. 87 8 `` The Kindness of Strangers '' Kellie Cyrus Beau DeMayo & Carina Adly MacKenzie June 13, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 13 ) TBA 0.86 All of the Mikaelson siblings end up trapped in the Chambre de Chasse as well, including Marcel. It is there that they find out they are trapped in a spell with representational magic, each one of them having to find a key to unlock a door. Marcel tells them that Hope is planning to draw The Hollow out of all of their bodies. Kol and Marcel then discover a room that had been gone for over a century, meaning Hope could not have known about its existence. They deduce that it was Freya who casted the spell, who ends up vanishing after advising Klaus to let Hope do the spell. Everyone ends up unlocking the door only to enter Elijah 's conscious. There, everyone escapes and Elijah retains his memories. This results in him leaving Antoinette to mourn Hayley. 88 9 `` We Have Not Long to Love '' Bethany Rooney K.C. Perry & Michelle Paradise June 20, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 20 ) TBA TBD The thirteenth and final episode of the season will be titled `` When the Saints Go Marching In '', which will also serve as the series finale. Ratings No. Title Air date Rating / share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` Where You Left Your Heart '' April 18, 2018 0.4 / 2 0.97 0.3 0.67 0.7 1.64 `` One Wrong Turn on Bourbon '' April 25, 2018 0.4 / 2 1.03 0.4 0.79 0.8 1.82 `` Ne Me Quitte Pas '' May 2, 2018 0.4 / 2 0.90 0.4 0.91 0.8 1.80 `` Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea '' May 9, 2018 0.3 / 1 0.76 0.4 0.85 0.7 1.61 5 `` Do n't It Just Break Your Heart '' May 16, 2018 0.3 / 1 0.80 0.4 0.81 0.7 1.61 6 `` What, Will, I, Have, Left '' May 30, 2018 0.3 / 1 0.82 TBD TBD TBD TBD 7 `` God 's Gonna Trouble the Water '' June 6, 2018 0.2 / 1 0.77 TBD TBD TBD TBD 8 `` The Kindness of Strangers '' June 13, 2018 0.3 / 1 0.86 TBD TBD TBD TBD References Jump up ^ `` The CW Renews 11 Shows ''. spoilertv.com. May 20, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017. Jump up ^ Andy Swift. `` The Originals to End After Season 5 ''. TVLine. Jump up ^ @ julieplec ( July 20, 2017 ). `` An announcement... # TheOriginals '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ `` The CW Midseason Schedule Update ''. The Futon Critic. March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Yusef is grateful with Daniel because working with him and his acting skills is why he think he was promoted ''. 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017. Jump up ^ Highfill, Samantha ( July 17, 2017 ). `` The Originals casts Danielle Rose Russell as teenage Hope for season 5 ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 18, 2017. Jump up ^ Anop, Nirat ( July 19, 2017 ). `` The Originals -- Season 5 -- Steven Krueger Promoted to Series Regular ''. SpoilerTV.com. Retrieved November 18, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Plec, Julie ( @ julieplec ) ( November 20, 2017 ). `` We will see them together. Episode 511 '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved December 23, 2017 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ `` The Originals : Candice King to Appear as TVD 's Caroline in Season Premiere ''. TVLine. February 7, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Pipes, Leah ( @ leahmariepipes ) ( December 7, 2017 ). `` Jig is up... 😊 `` Leah Pipes Will Return For ' The Originals ' Series Finale www.justjaredjr.com/2017/12/06/leah-pipes-will-return-for-the-originals-series-finale/... via @ JustJaredJr '' '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved January 7, 2018 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Swift, Andy ( November 17, 2017 ). `` The Originals Final Season Scoop : Meet the Human Who Catches Hope 's Eye ''. TVLine. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( April 19, 2018 ). `` ' The Voice ' and ' Empire ' adjust up : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 19, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( April 26, 2018 ). `` ' Empire ' adjusts up : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 26, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( May 3, 2018 ). `` ' Modern Family ' adjusts down to series low : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. 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Jump up ^ Swift, Andy ( November 8, 2017 ). `` The Originals Series Finale Title Pays Tribute to the City of New Orleans ''. TVLine. Retrieved May 31, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( May 7, 2018 ). `` ' Scandal ' and ' Criminal Minds ' get biggest finale bumps in week 30 broadcast Live + 7 ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 11, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( May 10, 2018 ). `` ' Agents of SHIELD, ' 13 more shows double in week 31 broadcast Live + 7 ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 11, 2018. Jump up ^ Pucci, Douglas ( May 15, 2018 ). `` Live + 7 Weekly Ratings : ' The Originals ' on CW More Than Doubles its Live Plus Same Day Figures in Delayed Viewing ''. Programming Insider. Retrieved May 15, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( May 24, 2018 ). `` ' Chicago PD ' wins the Windy City battle in week 33 's broadcast Live + 7 ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Pucci, Douglas ( May 29, 2018 ). `` Live + 7 Weekly Ratings : ABC Finale of ' Designated Survivor ' Tops Broadcast Network Telecasts ' Viewers Percentage Gains ''. Programming Insider. Retrieved May 29, 2018. hide The Vampire Diaries Episodes Season 1 `` Pilot '' `` The Night of the Comet '' `` Friday Night Bites '' `` Family Ties '' `` You 're Undead to Me '' `` Lost Girls '' `` Haunted '' `` 162 Candles '' `` History Repeating '' `` The Turning Point '' `` Bloodlines '' `` Unpleasantville '' `` Children of the Damned '' `` Fool Me Once '' `` A Few Good Men '' `` There Goes the Neighborhood '' `` Let the Right One In '' `` Under Control '' `` Miss Mystic Falls '' `` Blood Brothers '' `` Isobel '' `` Founder 's Day '' Season 2 `` The Return '' `` Brave New World '' `` Bad Moon Rising '' `` Memory Lane '' `` Kill or Be Killed '' `` Plan B '' `` Masquerade '' `` Rose '' `` Katerina '' `` The Sacrifice '' `` By the Light of the Moon '' `` The Descent '' `` Daddy Issues '' `` Crying Wolf '' `` The Dinner Party '' `` The House Guest '' `` Know Thy Enemy '' `` The Last Dance '' `` Klaus '' `` The Last Day '' `` The Sun Also Rises '' `` As I Lay Dying '' Season 3 `` The Birthday '' `` The Hybrid '' `` The End of the Affair '' `` Disturbing Behavior '' `` The Reckoning '' `` Smells Like Teen Spirit '' `` Ghost World '' `` Ordinary People '' `` Homecoming '' `` The New Deal '' `` Our Town '' `` The Ties That Bind '' `` Bringing Out the Dead '' `` Dangerous Liaisons '' `` All My Children '' `` The Departed '' Season 4 `` Growing Pains '' `` Memorial '' `` The Rager '' `` The Five '' `` The Killer '' `` We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes '' `` My Brother 's Keeper '' `` We 'll Always Have Bourbon Street '' `` O Come, All Ye Faithful '' `` After School Special '' `` Catch Me If You Can '' `` A View to a Kill '' Season 5 `` I Know What You Did Last Summer '' `` True Lies '' `` Original Sin '' `` For Whom the Bell Tolls '' `` Monster 's Ball '' `` Handle with Care '' `` Death and the Maiden '' `` Dead Man on Campus '' `` The Cell '' `` Fifty Shades of Grayson '' `` 500 Years of Solitude '' `` The Devil Inside '' `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' `` No Exit '' `` Gone Girl '' `` While You Were Sleeping '' `` Rescue Me '' `` Resident Evil '' `` Man on Fire '' `` What Lies Beneath '' `` Promised Land '' `` Home '' Season 6 `` I 'll Remember '' `` Yellow Ledbetter '' `` Welcome to Paradise '' `` Black Hole Sun '' `` The World Has Turned and Left Me Here '' `` The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get '' `` Do You Remember the First Time ? 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Question: how many episodes of the originals season 5 is there
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