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 13 Release Original network The CW Original release April 18 ( 2018 - 04 - 18 ) -- August 1, 2018 ( 2018 - 08 - 01 ) 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 consists of 13 episodes and debuted on April 18, 2018. The series finale aired on August 1, 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 Steven Krueger as Joshua `` Josh '' Rosza Recurring Nathaniel Buzolic as Kol Mikaelson Torrance Coombs as Declan O'Connell 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 Robert Baker as Emmett Special guest Claire Holt as Rebekah Mikaelson Candice King as Caroline Forbes Danielle Campbell as Davina Claire Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman Leah Pipes as Camille `` Cami '' O'Connell Guest Demetrius Bridges as Dorian Williams Katie Jane Cook as Poppy Summer Fontana as young Hope Mikaelson Rick Espaillat as Pierre Malone Thomas as Colette Jason Burkey as David Jamie Thomas King as August Muller Colin Woodell as Aiden Ian Pala as Max Jimmy Ray Pickens as Bill Allison Gobuzzi as Elizabeth `` Lizzie '' Saltzman Bella Samman as Josette `` Josie '' Saltzman Aria Shahghasemi as Landon Kirby Nathan Parsons as Jackson Kenner Sam Ashby as Connor Sebastian Roché as Mikael Notes Jump up ^ Tonkin is credited as a series regular in episodes 1, 6, 8, 11, 12, and 13. In all other episodes, she is not credited and does not appear. Jump up ^ Krueger is credited as a series regular from episode 1 to 10. From episode 11 to 13, he 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 US 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 by 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 has 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 not 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. Eventually, 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 ) T46. 10008 0.86 All of the Mikaelson siblings end up trapped in the Chambre de Chasse as well as 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 cast the spell. She ends up vanishing after advising Klaus to let Hope do the spell. Everyone ends up unlocking the door only to enter Elijah 's consciousness. 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 ) T46. 10009 0.77 Hope blames Elijah for Hayley 's death, disregarding the fact that Elijah had lost his memories then. When the whispers in Hope 's head grow stronger, Hope visits Declan. Elijah is also there. Hope proceeds to release her anger onto Elijah. Hope confesses to Klaus that by hurting Elijah, the whispers in her voice stopped. Meanwhile, the vampires post flyers around the city, warning the werewolves that if they do not evacuate New Orleans, they will be forced out. This threat results in a faceoff between the werewolves and the vampires. When Vincent attempts to burn them, he finally realizes that they have a witch on their side. He realizes that Ivy is in danger and rushes to protect her ; however, it is too late and she dies. 89 10 `` There in the Disappearing Light '' Daniel Gillies Eva McKenna & Jeffrey Lieber July 11, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 11 ) T46. 10010 0.77 After many failed attempts to rid Hope of the voices in her head, Klaus tracks down Roman and takes him. Antionette finds out about his abduction and asks Elijah to try to reason with Klaus. Hope ends up torturing Roman but is unwilling to kill him. Elijah comes up with a plan that will help Hope in ridding of the voices. Meanwhile, Marcel manages to track down the extremists but ends up getting captured and drained of his venom. Josh arrives to rescue him and in the process ends up dying. Antoinette gathers up the extremists in a church and Marcel, Hope, Klaus, and Elijah show up. There, Hope releases her anger, quieting the voices. Unbeknownst to them, Declan and Bill, who was finding documents for Declan, were up in the attic, with both of them getting affected by Hope 's magic. Bill has died, causing Hope to trigger her curse. 90 11 `` ' Til the Day I Die '' Geoff Shotz Kyle Arrington & Marguerite MacIntyre July 18, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 18 ) T46. 10011 0.68 After Bill 's death, Klaus notices a strange symptom present on Hope. He asks Davina for assistance, who conducts a spell but ends up finding out that Hope 's condition will only worsen and will eventually kill her. Freya takes advantage of the Mikaelson reuniting and decides to have her wedding. Freya ends up asking Rebekah to be the maid of honor, Vincent to be the best man, Kol to officiate, and Elijah to walk her down the aisle. Elijah and Vincent turn down the offer. Elijah reminisces about Andrea, a woman he met in France, who was actually Hayley. After reading a letter from her, Elijah and Klaus decide to ask Freya down the aisle together. Meanwhile, Declan finds out about Marcel and threatens him, saying that he will gather the humans in retaliation. Marcel and Declan eventually come to a truce. 91 12 `` The Tale of Two Wolves '' Rudy Persico Carina Adly MacKenzie & Julie Plec July 25, 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 25 ) T46. 10012 0.85 To save Hope 's life, Klaus takes her to Mystic Falls with Elijah. There he asks Caroline to help him with the power of her daughters. His plan is to carry out the magic from Hope and to put it in his body. Caroline is not happy about Klaus ' decision but she accepts to help him, but Alaric disagrees, and he only accepts too when Klaus tells them he wants to kill himself after the spell. Hope faints and meets her mother, who shows her she has found peace. Hope wakes up in her father 's arms. At midnight, while Hope is in transition for her first transformation in werewolf, Caroline 's daughters complete the spell. 92 13 `` When the Saints Go Marching In '' Lance Anderson Story by : Julie Plec Teleplay by : Jeffrey Lieber August 1, 2018 ( 2018 - 08 - 01 ) T46. 10013 0.86 Klaus ' attempt to kill himself is interrupted by Hope and he is chained up. He hallucinates Mikael which causes him to break free, and Cami who stops him from killing Hope in time for Elijah to snap his neck. Freya asks Vincent to be a surrogate to start a family, but he declines and intends to leave the city. Kol leaves town, to Rebekah 's displeasure. Klaus awakes to find that Elijah has absorbed some of the magic so he can say goodbyes, though he does not want to. Caroline holds Klaus to his promise to tour New Orleans then share a parting kiss. Marcel, Rebekah, Elijah, Freya, Keelin reminisce on memories of Klaus as they are join by Kol, then Klaus himself. They have dinner and have a wish burning ceremony where Klaus says his goodbyes to everyone, then to Hope separately. Rebekah is promised the cure to vampirism to live her life, then says goodbye to Klaus and Elijah at park bench where Klaus intends to stake himself. Vincent changes his mind to accepting a family with Freya and Keelin, and Marcel tells the vampires to leave the city. Rebekah finally accepts Marcel 's marriage proposal. Elijah reveals his plan to die by Klaus ' side, having already said his goodbyes, as his life 's purpose to redeem Klaus is fulfilled, and he also tells Klaus that whatever lay ahead, they would face it together. They stake each other and begin to turn to ash. 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 0.3 0.80 0.6 1.62 7 `` God 's Gonna Trouble the Water '' June 6, 2018 0.2 / 1 0.77 0.4 0.79 0.6 1.56 8 `` The Kindness of Strangers '' June 13, 2018 0.3 / 1 0.86 0.4 0.93 0.7 1.79 9 `` We Have Not Long to Love '' June 20, 2018 0.3 / 1 0.77 0.4 0.84 0.7 1.61 10 `` There in the Disappearing Light '' July 11, 2018 0.3 / 1 0.77 0.3 0.81 0.6 1.57 11 `` ' Til the Day I Die '' July 18, 2018 0.2 / 1 0.68 0.3 0.72 0.5 1.40 12 `` The Tale of Two Wolves '' July 25, 2018 0.3 / 1 0.85 TBD TBD TBD TBD 13 `` When the Saints Go Marching In '' August 1, 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 ^ 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. 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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 ? '' `` Fade Into You '' `` I Alone '' Season 7 `` Gods and Monsters '' Season 8 `` I Was Feeling Epic '' Characters Elena Gilbert Katherine Pierce Stefan Salvatore Damon Salvatore Related Awards and nominations Novel series L.J. Smith Original Vampires The Originals episodes season 1 5 characters Legacies Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Originals_(season_5)&oldid=854190386 '' Categories : The Originals Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from November 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano Português Edit links This page was last edited on 9 August 2018, at 15 : 26 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: when does the season finale of the originals air
Answer: August 1, 2018