The Originals (Season One)

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## Season One

### Airdate

April 25, 2013  (backdoor pilot) October 3, 2013 (pilot)

### Slogan

*Bad Blood*

 **Season 1** • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Secrets • Season 5

**Season One** of *The Vampire Diaries*'s spin-off *The Originals* series produced by The CW.

The story centers around the Original vampires fighting for control of the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, which they helped build three hundred years before their return.

## Summaries

### Wiki Summery

*The Originals* centers around Niklaus Mikaelson and the Original Family of vampires, as he returns to the supernatural crucible that is the French Quarter of New Orleans, a town he helped build centuries ago, and is reunited with his diabolical former apprentice Marcel. As his siblings Rebekah, Elijah, and Athena aid him on his fight for power, when they find out that the tribrid doppelgänger Alex Gilbert it pregnant with Klaus' child, not only will The Originals have to confront Marcel and his followers with absolute power, but they will also have to confront the dangerous witch, Sophie Deveraux and the Harvest witch, Davina Claire with her plotted revenge against them, as well as the French Quarter Coven that swears vengeance on The Mikaelson Family and will do anything to kill the child. Hayley Marshall and Ariana Gilbert also aids Alex and the Mikaelson Family. Also, a bartender named Camille O'Connell studies psychology and when trying to find out the question of what makes someone evil, she meets Klaus and Marcel and gets involved in the dangerous crossfire of the French Quarter as her along with Elijah, Klaus, Athena, Rebekah, Marcel, Hayley, Alex, and Ariana, are involved in the power struggle between the supernatural factions, including the witches, werewolves and vampires where unlikely alliances are made, blood is shed, secrets are revealed, close ones betray you and revenge becomes best served cold as the fight for power not only causes chaos in the French Quarter, but it also causes chaos within the Originals as the fight for power is waiting for the taking, which will tear them apart so hard that always and forever will be threatened. Starring in the pilot episode of "The Originals" is two-time Teen Choice Award nominee Joseph Morgan, who will continue his *The Vampire Diaries* role of Niklaus Mikaelson. Morgan is an English actor who studied at the "Central School of Speech and Drama" in London, UK. Among his film credits are "Alexander" starring Angelina Jolie and Colin Farrell, and "Immortals" starring opposite Henry Cavill. Nina Dobrev will star in *The Originals* playing the tribrid doppelgänger Alex Gilbert, a character that was introduced in season one of *The Vampire Diaries*. Adelaide Kane will star in *The Originals* playing the vampire-witch hybrid Ariana Gilbert, a character that was introduced in season one of *The Vampire Diaries*. Phoebe Tonkin will star in *The Originals* playing the werewolf Hayley Marshall, a character that was introduced in season four of *The Vampire Diaries*. Also joining the cast is "Saving Hope" star Daniel Gillies as Klaus' maternal older half-brother Elijah, who was the first original vampire to appear on *The Vampire Diaries*. Gillies starred in Spider-Man 2 opposite to Tobey Maguire, his film credits also include "Uncross the Stars" with Ron Perlman, "Captivity" and "Broken Kingdom", which he also directed and starred along with his wife Rachael Leigh Cook. Gillies TV work includes "Into the West", "The Vampire Diaries" and "Saving Hope" which he will remain a regular on even if *The Originals* gets picked up. Hailee Steinfeld will also be starring as her role as Athena Mikaelson from *The Vampire Diaries* as Finn Mikaelson's ex-wife. Claire Holt will also be reprising her role as Klaus' maternal younger half-sister and Elijah's younger sister, Rebekah Mikaelson. *The Vampire Diaries* showrunner Julie Plec will executive produce *The Originals* and serve as head writer. Plec developed "Diaries" along with Kevin Williamson, who will not be involved with *The Originals*. Leslie Morgenstein will executive produce for Alloy Entertainment. Morgenstein is also currently executive producer of the hit ABC Family series "Pretty Little Liars". Senior vice president of television for Alloy Entertainment, Gina Girolamo, will also executive produce. Michael Narducci will serve as the show's producer.