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Name: The Originals
Genre: drama, mystery, sci-fi-fantasy

The Originals has an iRankMovies score of 85.8/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

The Originals (2013–2018)

Always and forever.

Release:2013–2018

Seasons:5

Country:United States

Director:Julie Plec, Leslie Morgenstein

Language:English

Genre

DramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

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Keywords

witchNew Orleans LouisianavampireBattle For PowerRivalry werewolfSpin Off

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The Originals rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

TMDb8.584/10· 4K votes

About The Originals

The Vampire Diaries spin-off that follows the Mikaelsons, a family of millennia-old, power-hungry vampires who want to reclaim the city they built, New Orleans, and dominate all those who have wronged them.

Cast of The Originals

Joseph Morgan
as Klaus Mikaelson
Daniel Gillies
as Elijah Mikaelson
Charles Michael Davis
as Marcel Gerard
Riley Voelkel
as Freya Mikaelson
Yusuf Gatewood
as Vincent Griffith
Danielle Rose Russell
as Hope Mikaelson
Steven Krueger
as Josh Rosza

Our take on The Originals

This Vampire Diaries spin-off follows the Mikaelsons — a family of millennia-old, power-hungry vampires — as they fight to reclaim the New Orleans they once built. Gothic, soapy and steeped in family betrayal, it turns immortal intrigue into addictive melodrama. If its supernatural scheming and dynastic drama hooked you, seek out vampire and urban-fantasy series about power, blood and family that never forgives.

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026Methodology Data sources

Episodes: 92

Ep. length: 44m