When The Originals premiered in 2013 as a backdoor pilot via The Vampire Diaries , no one expected it to eclipse its parent show in critical acclaim. But for many fans, this New Orleans-based spin-off did just that. Focusing on the world’s first family of vampires—Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah Mikaelson— The Originals traded high school melodrama for adult politics, gothic horror, and Shakespearean tragedy.
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