When fans of The Originals were first introduced to Hope Mikaelson during season four of the hit Vampire Diaries spin-off, she was a 7-year-old child still being taken care of by her parents. But when the final season of The Originals premiered last week, the show jumped years into the future, introducing us to a teenage Hope played by actor Danielle Rose Russell.

Daughter of Hayley Marshall and Original vampire Klaus Mikaelson, Hope returns to New Orleans in the premiere after being expelled from school and hopes to bring her family back together after her dad’s years-long absence. There’s plenty in store for Danielle’s character this season, especially considering she’s a rebelliously powerful tribrid — a witch and werewolf with vampire blood (call her a triple threat). Armed with a handful of supernatural puns and a passionate defense of her love for “Stelena”, the 17-year-old performer opened up about what it’s like to join a beloved legacy show and how she balances school, friends, and a blossoming acting career.

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“LEGACIES”
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For the last decade, the iconic heroes and villains of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals have captivated audiences worldwide. They left an enduring legacy of love and family in their wake, which continues in LEGACIES, a thrilling new drama that tells the story of the next generation of supernatural beings at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted. It’s here that Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson; Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman; and other young adults — including political scion MG and the mysterious Landon Kirby — come of age in the most unconventional way possible, nurtured to be their best selves…in spite of their worst impulses. Will these young witches, vampires and werewolves become the heroes they want to be — or the villains they were born to be? As they fight to protect their secret, their town of Mystic Falls and eventually the world, they will have to rely on ancient folklore and tales to learn how to battle their far-reaching enemies. LEGACIES stars Danielle Rose Russell, Jenny Boyd, Kaylee Bryant, Quincy Fouse and Aria Shaghasemi, with Matt Davis. LEGACIES is from Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios in association with My So-Called Company, with executive producers Julie Plec (“The Vampire Diaries”), Brett Matthews (“The Vampire Diaries”), Leslie Morgenstein (“The Vampire Diaries,” “Pretty Little Liars”) and Gina Girolamo (“The Originals”).

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Nina Dobrev is sinking her teeth into comedy this fall.

CBS has given a series order to Fam, a multi-cam comedy starring the former Vampire Diaries star as a woman trying to get in good with her fiancé’s upstanding family — a plan that’s ruined when her hot mess of a half-sister comes to live with her to escape their disaster of a father. (Families, amirite?)

Tone Bell (Truth Be Told) also stars as Dobrev’s character’s fiancé; the ensemble cast includes Odessa Adlon (Nashville), Brian Stokes Mitchell (The Path) and Sheryl Lee Ralph (Ray Donovan).

Fam hails from writers Corinne Kingsbury and Bob Kushell, both of whom will executive-produce alongside Aaron Kaplan, Dana Honor and Wendi Trilling. Scott Ellis EP’d and directed the pilot

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The Originals may not be returning for a sixth season, but the Mikaelsons’ story is far from over.

The CW has given a series order to Legacies, TVLine has learned, with series creator Julie Plec at the helm. Here’s the official synopsis:

Continuing the tradition of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals, the story of the next generation of supernatural beings at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted. Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson; Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman; and other young adults come of age in the most unconventional way possible, nurtured to be their best selves…in spite of their worst impulses. Will these young witches, vampires and werewolves become the heroes they want to be — or the villains they were born to be?

Plec will serve as an executive producer, along with Brett Matthews, Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo.

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It’s been more than a year since the Salvatore brothers said goodbye … or rather, hello.

When The Vampire Diaries ended its eight-season run in March of 2017, Stefan Salvatore sacrificed himself to kill Katherine once and for all, thereby saving Mystic Falls and allowing his brother — who had finally returned to being the man Stefan looked up to as a kid — to live a happy human life with Elena. And thanks to a flashforward, fans were able to see the brothers reunite in peace after Damon’s death.

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While they both may air on the CW, The 100 and The Originals are not typically two shows you’d talk about in the same breath.

One’s about extra-immortal vampires who’ve been around for thousands of years and now inhabit the French Quarter in New Orleans. The other is a post-apocalyptic survival show in which no one is even close to immortal and that’s the point. But this year, the two shows have a weird number of things in common.

They both started their fifth seasons within a week of each other, and both left their fourth seasons on a development that radically changed the show, separating all the main characters in some seriously significant ways. And then they both headed into their fifth seasons with major time jumps and a promise—spoken or unspoken—that those main characters will find their way back to each other.

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