The Originals ( season 5 ) - wikipedia The Originals ( season 5 ) The Originals ( season 5 ) Starring Joseph Morgan Daniel Gillies Phoebe Tonkin Charles Michael Davis Yusuf Gatewood Riley Voelkel Steven Krueger Danielle Rose Russell Country of origin United States Release Original network The CW 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 is set to premiere on April 20, 2018. Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Main 1.2 Recurring 1.3 Special guest 1.4 Guest 2 Episodes 3 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 - Kenner Charles Michael Davis as Marcellus `` Marcel '' Gerard Yusuf Gatewood as Vincent Griffith Riley Voelkel as Freya Mikaelson Steven Krueger as Joshua `` Josh '' Rosza Danielle Rose Russell as Hope Mikaelson Recurring Nathaniel Buzolic as Kol Mikaelson 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 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 20, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 20 ) TBA TBD 81 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBD 82 TBA Joseph Morgan TBA TBA TBA 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 to : Andreev, Nellie ( January 8, 2017 ). `` The CW Sets ' Life Sentence ', ' iZombie ', ' The 100 ' & ' The Originals ' Premiere Dates, Moves ' Dynasty ' To Friday -- TCA ''. Deadline. Retrieved January 8, 2017. 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 ^ Anop, Nirat ( July 19, 2017 ). `` The Originals - Season 5 - Steven Krueger Promoted to Series Regular ''. SpoilerTV.com. 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 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 ^ `` The Vampire Diaries ' Matt Davis to Visit The Originals in Season 4 Crossover ''. TV Line. Retrieved November 17, 2016. 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 ^ `` Yep. # theoriginals # thecw ❤ ️ ''. Instagram. July 31, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` 6 Things We Learned About The Originals Season 5 from Comic - Con ''. TV Guide. July 22, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017. 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 characters Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Originals_(season_5)&oldid=825328215 '' Categories : The Originals Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from November 2017 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from December 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Português Edit links This page was last edited on 12 February 2018, at 19 : 50. About Wikipedia

Question: when is the season 5 of the originals coming out
Answer: April 20, 2018