Candice King | The Originals

• Genre: Drama, Horror, Dark fantasy, Supernatural
• Created by Julie Plec
• Based on: In part on character Klaus from The Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith
• Starring: Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Claire Holt, Phoebe Tonkin, Charles Michael Davis, Daniella Pineda, Leah Pipes, Danielle Campbell, Yusuf Gatewood, Riley Voelkel, Danielle Rose Russell, Steven Krueger
• Composer: Michael Suby
• No. of seasons: 5
• No. of episodes: 92
• Executive producers: Julie Plec, Michael Narducci, Leslie Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo
• Cinematography: Michael Karasick, Darren Genet, John Smith, Datan Hopson, Rob C. Givens
• Running time: 40–42 minutes
• Production companies: My So-Called Company, Alloy Entertainment, CBS Television Studios, Bonanza Productions, Warner Bros. Television
• Network: The CW
• Release: October 3, 2013 – August 1, 2018

A spin-off from The Vampire Diaries and set in New Orleans, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world's original vampires: Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies), and Rebekah (Claire Holt). Now Klaus must take down his protégé, Marcel (Charles Michael Davis), who is now in charge of New Orleans, in order to re-take his city, as he originally built New Orleans. Klaus departed from the city after being chased down by his father Mikael, while it was being constructed and Marcel took charge. As Klaus has returned after many years, his ego has provoked him to become the king of the city. "Every King needs an heir" says Klaus, accepting the unborn child. The child is a first to be born to a hybrid (part vampire, part werewolf) and a werewolf (Hayley).

"Where You Left Your Heart"

In the present (7 years after the events of season 4): Freya and Vincent have become good friends, Hayley is the alpha of the Crescents and Josh is leading the vampires. They meet to plan a festival called Mardi Gras but are interrupted by texts from Marcel, and a phone call from Mystic Falls. Hope has been suspended from the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted for turning a Crescent wolf, Henry, into a hybrid. Freya is continuing to search for a way to bring the family together. Kol and Davina are married and living in Belize. In New York, Marcel proposes to Rebekah. Elijah is playing the piano in a bar in France, but has no recollection of Klaus when he enters the bar. Each time the siblings come into contact, dark magic occurs. Rumors have spread that Klaus has gone mad, now spending his days killing enemies that may harm his family. Caroline Forbes tracks down Klaus to get him to return to New Orleans to help search for a missing Hayley. Tensions are rising between the factions in New Orleans and Henry kills a popular vampire. The vampires led by Greta storm the compound calling for his death. Klaus is not coping without Elijah, feels Hope is better off without him, and Rebekah realises that Elijah is lost to them. Marcel returns to New Orleans.

"One Wrong Turn on Bourbon"

Hope has a flashback recalling the reason Klaus has ceased contact with her, however it hurts her very much. Roman, a friend of Hope's from the school, comes to Hope to chat about Henry. Klaus attacks Declan, believing that he should have protected Hayley, and Hope intervenes. Vincent visits a seer called Ivy for guidance. Marcel offers Henry a chance for the future after he faces punishment. Hope reveals to Roman who she really is. He flees when Klaus returns. Hope confesses to Klaus that she is responsible for Hayley's disappearance and that she did it to bring Klaus back. Josh warns Marcel, and Ivy warns Vincent, that Hope will be their downfall. When Klaus and Freya arrive to find Hayley, they find her coffin destroyed and bloodied. Someone frees Henry from his punishment and kills him.

"What, Will, I, Have, Left"

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 fight, eventually taking it inside the house. Hayley sacrifices herself to kill Greta and save Klaus and Hope.

"God's Gonna Trouble the Water"

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. Keelin and Freya reunite in the wake of Hayley's death. 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.

"When the Saints Go Marching In"

As Klaus attempts to kill himself, he is interrupted by Hope and imprisoned. He hallucinates Mikael, which causes him to break free, and Cami, who stops him from hurting Hope in time for Elijah to snap his neck. Klaus awakens to find that Elijah has absorbed some of the Hollow's magic so he can say his goodbyes. Caroline holds Klaus to his promise years ago to tour New Orleans. She encourages him to say goodbye to Hope and give her closure. Marcel, Rebekah, Elijah, Freya, and Keelin reminisce about Klaus as they are joined by Kol, then Klaus himself. Klaus says his goodbyes to everyone, then to Hope separately. Rebekah is promised the cure to vampirism so she can live a human life, then says goodbye to Klaus and Elijah at a park bench where Klaus intends to stake himself. Vincent agrees to help Freya and Keelin start a family despite having declined to earlier, 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, as his life's purpose to redeem Klaus has been fulfilled. They stake each other, destroying the Hollow for good, with their ashes spreading across New Orleans.