{"id":244661,"date":"2025-07-07T07:07:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T07:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/244661\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T07:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T07:07:19","slug":"calling-vampire-diaries-fans-you-dont-have-long-to-binge-this-spin-off-thats-better-than-the-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/244661\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling Vampire Diaries fans! You don’t have long to binge this spin-off that’s “better than the original”"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re hoping to binge the full Vampire Diaries<\/a> saga then you’ll have to get a move on, as The Originals<\/a> will soon be leaving Prime Video.<\/p>\n

The hugely popular spin-off series centres around Mystic Falls’ original vampires – the Mikaelson siblings – as they return to New Orleans to take back their city from their old friend Marcel. <\/p>\n

Klaus – a werewolf-vampire hybrid – is soon faced with a rare challenge when werewolf Hayley becomes pregnant with his child. Together with his family, Klaus fights to protect the miracle baby against various supernatural forces. <\/p>\n

The Originals<\/a> ran for five seasons between 2013 and 2018 and is available to stream on Prime Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It has now been added to the streamer’s ‘titles expiring in the next 30 days’ list, meaning fans don’t have long to binge the full series.<\/p>\n

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The Mikaelsons were first introduced as antagonists in season 2 of The Vampire Diaries<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Fans became enamoured with the powerful and complex family and they soon landed their own show, described as “better than the original” by viewers. <\/p>\n

“This is easily one of the best spinoffs I’ve ever seen. The Mikaelson family are never boring, every season was almost equally as good as the others,” read one IMDb<\/a> review. “Klaus is one of the best characters in either show and the show is worth watching just for him.”<\/p>\n

Related: <\/strong>Every series of The Vampire Diaries ranked, from worst to best<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“This show is miles better than The Vampire Diaries in my opinion. The show has a brilliant cast, characters, great story and good location. I like the way they have made this show darker than TVD and they haven’t kept that ‘coming of age’ type of show,” echoed another.<\/p>\n

The Originals later received its own spin-off series focusing on Hope, Klaus and Hayley’s werewolf-vampire-witch daughter. <\/p>\n

The first tri-brid to exist, Hope’s story continued in Legacies<\/a> as she and other supernatural beings studied at the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted.<\/p>\n

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