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The Originals

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The Originals

2013 – 2018 (completed) · 5 seasons · 92 episodes · United States · English

The Originals (2013) is ranked #101 among series on goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies tier: excellent), rated 8.6/10 on IMDb from 145,373 votes. Updated

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#101rank on siterank
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★ 8.6IMDb · 145k

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.

Where to watch

JustWatch
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Top cast

12
Joseph Morgan
Klaus Mikaelson
Daniel Gillies
Elijah Mikaelson
Claire Holt
Rebekah Mikaelson
Phoebe Tonkin
Hayley Marshall
Phoebe Tonkin
Hayley Marshall-Kenner
Charles Michael Davis
Marcel Gerard
Yusuf Gatewood
Vincent Griffith
Yusuf Gatewood
Finn Mikaelson
Danielle Campbell
Davina Claire
Leah Pipes
Camille O'Connell
Riley Voelkel
Freya Mikaelson
Steven Krueger
Josh Rosza

Seasons

5

best episode: S1E22 — From a Cradle to a Grave ★ 9.5 (4k)

S122 eps · ★ 8.6
  • E1Always and Forever★ 8.23k
  • E2House of the Rising Son★ 8.52k
  • E3Tangled Up in Blue★ 8.62k
  • E4Girl in New Orleans★ 8.52k
  • E5Sinners and Saints★ 8.72k
  • E6Fruit of the Poisoned Tree★ 8.72k
  • E7Bloodletting★ 8.52k
  • E8The River in Reverse★ 8.82k
  • E9Reigning Pain in New Orleans★ 8.42k
  • E10The Casket Girls★ 8.52k
  • E11Après Moi, Le Déluge★ 8.92k
  • E12Dance Back from the Grave★ 8.52k
  • E13Crescent City★ 8.72k
  • E14Long Way Back from Hell★ 8.82k
  • E15Le Grand Guignol★ 8.82k
  • E16Farewell to Storyville★ 9.02k
  • E17Moon Over Bourbon Street★ 8.22k
  • E18The Big Uneasy★ 8.22k
  • E19An Unblinking Death★ 8.42k
  • E20A Closer Walk with Thee★ 8.72k
  • E21The Battle of New Orleans★ 9.22k
  • E22From a Cradle to a Grave★ 9.54k
S222 eps · ★ 8.6
  • E1Rebirth★ 8.82k
  • E2Alive and Kicking★ 8.62k
  • E3Every Mother's Son★ 8.42k
  • E4Live and Let Die★ 8.72k
  • E5Red Door★ 8.82k
  • E6Wheel Inside the Wheel★ 8.72k
  • E7Chasing the Devil's Tail★ 8.52k
  • E8The Brothers That Care Forgot★ 8.61k
  • E9The Map of Moments★ 8.92k
  • E10Gonna Set Your Flag on Fire★ 8.41k
  • E11Brotherhood of the Damned★ 8.41k
  • E12Sanctuary★ 8.61k
  • E13The Devil Is Damned★ 9.02k
  • E14I Love You, Goodbye★ 8.61k
  • E15They All Asked for You★ 8.11k
  • E16Save My Soul★ 8.11k
  • E17Exquisite Corpse★ 8.31k
  • E18Night Has a Thousand Eyes★ 8.61k
  • E19When the Levee Breaks★ 8.81k
  • E20City Beneath the Sea★ 8.41k
  • E21Fire with Fire★ 9.12k
  • E22Ashes to Ashes★ 9.12k
S322 eps · ★ 8.7
  • E1For the Next Millennium★ 8.31k
  • E2You Hung the Moon★ 8.31k
  • E3I'll See You in Hell or New Orleans★ 8.31k
  • E4A Walk on the Wild Side★ 8.61k
  • E5The Axeman's Letter★ 8.51k
  • E6Beautiful Mistake★ 8.61k
  • E7Out of the Easy★ 8.41k
  • E8The Other Girl in New Orleans★ 8.61k
  • E9Savior★ 9.12k
  • E10A Ghost Along the Mississippi★ 8.91k
  • E11Wild at Heart★ 8.31k
  • E12Dead Angels★ 8.21k
  • E13Heart Shaped Box★ 8.31k
  • E14A Streetcar Named Desire★ 9.12k
  • E15An Old Friend Calls★ 8.61k
  • E16Alone with Everybody★ 8.31k
  • E17Behind the Black Horizon★ 9.01k
  • E18The Devil Comes Here and Sighs★ 8.81k
  • E19No More Heartbreaks★ 9.12k
  • E20Where Nothing Stays Buried★ 9.01k
  • E21Give 'Em Hell Kid★ 8.91k
  • E22The Bloody Crown★ 9.53k
S413 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1Gather Up the Killers★ 8.92k
  • E2No Quarter★ 8.81k
  • E3Haunter of Ruins★ 8.61k
  • E4Keepers of the House★ 8.61k
  • E5I Hear You Knocking★ 8.21k
  • E6Bag of Cobras★ 8.21k
  • E7High Water and a Devil's Daughter★ 8.41k
  • E8Voodoo in My Blood★ 8.51k
  • E9Queen Death★ 8.41k
  • E10Phantomesque★ 8.21k
  • E11A Spirit Here That Won't Be Broken★ 8.41k
  • E12Voodoo Child★ 8.41k
  • E13The Feast of All Sinners★ 9.22k
S513 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1Where You Left Your Heart★ 8.72k
  • E2One Wrong Turn on Bourbon★ 8.31k
  • E3Ne Me Quitte Pas★ 8.61k
  • E4Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea★ 8.01k
  • E5Don't It Just Break Your Heart★ 8.21k
  • E6What, Will, I, Have, Left★ 8.51k
  • E7God's Gonna Trouble the Water★ 8.51k
  • E8The Kindness of Strangers★ 9.11k
  • E9We Have Not Long to Love★ 8.02k
  • E10There in the Disappearing Light★ 8.31k
  • E11'Til the Day I Die★ 8.21k
  • E12The Tale of Two Wolves★ 9.12k
  • E13When the Saints Go Marching In★ 8.63k

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Comments

Comments are moderated against a short code of conduct. Disagree as much as you like; do it kindly.

Where to watch

JustWatch

Seasons

5

best episode: S1E22 — From a Cradle to a Grave ★ 9.5 (4k)

S122 eps · ★ 8.6
  • E1Always and Forever★ 8.23k
  • E2House of the Rising Son★ 8.52k
  • E3Tangled Up in Blue★ 8.62k
  • E4Girl in New Orleans★ 8.52k
  • E5Sinners and Saints★ 8.72k
  • E6Fruit of the Poisoned Tree★ 8.72k
  • E7Bloodletting★ 8.52k
  • E8The River in Reverse★ 8.82k
  • E9Reigning Pain in New Orleans★ 8.42k
  • E10The Casket Girls★ 8.52k
  • E11Après Moi, Le Déluge★ 8.92k
  • E12Dance Back from the Grave★ 8.52k
  • E13Crescent City★ 8.72k
  • E14Long Way Back from Hell★ 8.82k
  • E15Le Grand Guignol★ 8.82k
  • E16Farewell to Storyville★ 9.02k
  • E17Moon Over Bourbon Street★ 8.22k
  • E18The Big Uneasy★ 8.22k
  • E19An Unblinking Death★ 8.42k
  • E20A Closer Walk with Thee★ 8.72k
  • E21The Battle of New Orleans★ 9.22k
  • E22From a Cradle to a Grave★ 9.54k
S222 eps · ★ 8.6
  • E1Rebirth★ 8.82k
  • E2Alive and Kicking★ 8.62k
  • E3Every Mother's Son★ 8.42k
  • E4Live and Let Die★ 8.72k
  • E5Red Door★ 8.82k
  • E6Wheel Inside the Wheel★ 8.72k
  • E7Chasing the Devil's Tail★ 8.52k
  • E8The Brothers That Care Forgot★ 8.61k
  • E9The Map of Moments★ 8.92k
  • E10Gonna Set Your Flag on Fire★ 8.41k
  • E11Brotherhood of the Damned★ 8.41k
  • E12Sanctuary★ 8.61k
  • E13The Devil Is Damned★ 9.02k
  • E14I Love You, Goodbye★ 8.61k
  • E15They All Asked for You★ 8.11k
  • E16Save My Soul★ 8.11k
  • E17Exquisite Corpse★ 8.31k
  • E18Night Has a Thousand Eyes★ 8.61k
  • E19When the Levee Breaks★ 8.81k
  • E20City Beneath the Sea★ 8.41k
  • E21Fire with Fire★ 9.12k
  • E22Ashes to Ashes★ 9.12k
S322 eps · ★ 8.7
  • E1For the Next Millennium★ 8.31k
  • E2You Hung the Moon★ 8.31k
  • E3I'll See You in Hell or New Orleans★ 8.31k
  • E4A Walk on the Wild Side★ 8.61k
  • E5The Axeman's Letter★ 8.51k
  • E6Beautiful Mistake★ 8.61k
  • E7Out of the Easy★ 8.41k
  • E8The Other Girl in New Orleans★ 8.61k
  • E9Savior★ 9.12k
  • E10A Ghost Along the Mississippi★ 8.91k
  • E11Wild at Heart★ 8.31k
  • E12Dead Angels★ 8.21k
  • E13Heart Shaped Box★ 8.31k
  • E14A Streetcar Named Desire★ 9.12k
  • E15An Old Friend Calls★ 8.61k
  • E16Alone with Everybody★ 8.31k
  • E17Behind the Black Horizon★ 9.01k
  • E18The Devil Comes Here and Sighs★ 8.81k
  • E19No More Heartbreaks★ 9.12k
  • E20Where Nothing Stays Buried★ 9.01k
  • E21Give 'Em Hell Kid★ 8.91k
  • E22The Bloody Crown★ 9.53k
S413 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1Gather Up the Killers★ 8.92k
  • E2No Quarter★ 8.81k
  • E3Haunter of Ruins★ 8.61k
  • E4Keepers of the House★ 8.61k
  • E5I Hear You Knocking★ 8.21k
  • E6Bag of Cobras★ 8.21k
  • E7High Water and a Devil's Daughter★ 8.41k
  • E8Voodoo in My Blood★ 8.51k
  • E9Queen Death★ 8.41k
  • E10Phantomesque★ 8.21k
  • E11A Spirit Here That Won't Be Broken★ 8.41k
  • E12Voodoo Child★ 8.41k
  • E13The Feast of All Sinners★ 9.22k
S513 eps · ★ 8.5
  • E1Where You Left Your Heart★ 8.72k
  • E2One Wrong Turn on Bourbon★ 8.31k
  • E3Ne Me Quitte Pas★ 8.61k
  • E4Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea★ 8.01k
  • E5Don't It Just Break Your Heart★ 8.21k
  • E6What, Will, I, Have, Left★ 8.51k
  • E7God's Gonna Trouble the Water★ 8.51k
  • E8The Kindness of Strangers★ 9.11k
  • E9We Have Not Long to Love★ 8.02k
  • E10There in the Disappearing Light★ 8.31k
  • E11'Til the Day I Die★ 8.21k
  • E12The Tale of Two Wolves★ 9.12k
  • E13When the Saints Go Marching In★ 8.63k

Top cast

12
JJoseph MorganKlaus MikaelsonDDaniel GilliesElijah MikaelsonCClaire HoltRebekah MikaelsonPPhoebe TonkinHayley MarshallPPhoebe TonkinHayley Marshall-KennerCCharles Michael DavisMarcel GerardYYusuf GatewoodVincent GriffithYYusuf GatewoodFinn MikaelsonDDanielle CampbellDavina ClaireLLeah PipesCamille O'ConnellRRiley VoelkelFreya MikaelsonSSteven KruegerJosh Rosza

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Comments

Comments are moderated against a short code of conduct. Disagree as much as you like; do it kindly.