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The Originals

2013 American supernatural drama television series
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Summary

The Originals is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,235 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Julie Plec[3]
  • Screenwriter: Beau DeMayo[4]
  • Composer: Michael Suby[5]
  • Genre: teen drama television[6], vampire television program[7], werewolf television program[8], fantasy television series[9]
  • Based on: The Vampire Diaries[10]
  • Cast member: Joseph Morgan[11], Daniel Gillies[12], Claire Holt[13], Phoebe Tonkin[14], Charles Michael Davis[15], Leah Pipes[16], Danielle Campbell[17], Yusuf Gatewood[18], Riley Voelkel[19], Daniella Pineda[20], Summer Fontana[21], Danielle Rose Russell[22], Steven Krueger[23]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Television Studios[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Commons category: The Originals (TV series)[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Original broadcaster: The CW[28]
  • Country of origin: United States[29]
  • Has part(s): The Originals, season 1[30], The Originals, season 2[31], The Originals, season 3[32], The Originals, season 4[33], The Originals, season 5[34]
  • Start time: October 3, 2013[35]
  • End time: August 1, 2018[36]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Television Studios[37], Netflix[38]
  • Narrative location: New Orleans[39]
  • Official website: http://www.cwtv.com/shows/the-originals[40]
  • Topic's main category: Category:The Originals (TV series)[41]
  • Filming location: Georgia[42], Atlanta[43]
  • Number of episodes: 92[44]
  • Executive producer: Julie Plec[45]
  • Title: The Originals[46]
  • List of episodes: list of The Originals episodes[47]
  • Duration: 40[48]

Why It Matters

The Originals has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Related Entities

Claire Holt Daniel Gillies Danielle Campbell Georgia Joseph Morgan Legacies Netflix Phoebe Tonkin The Vampire Diaries United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  4. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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