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Legacies is an American fantasy drama television series, created by Julie Plec, that premiered on The CW on October 25, 2018. It is a spin-off of The Originals and features characters from both that series and its predecessor, The Vampire Diaries. Danielle Rose Russell stars as the 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, continuing the role she originated in the fifth and final season of The Originals. Matt Davis also features prominently in the series, reprising his role as Alaric Saltzman from The Vampire Diaries. In January 2019, The CW renewed the series for a second season which premiered on October 10, 2019. In January 2020, The CW renewed the series for a third season.

Legacies follows Hope Mikaelson, the daughter of Klaus Mikaelson and Hayley Marshall, who is descended from some of the most powerful vampire, werewolf, and witch bloodlines. Two years after the events of The Originals, 17-year-old Hope attends the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted. The school provides a haven where supernatural beings can learn to control their abilities and impulses.

Danielle Rose Russell as Hope Mikaelson: A 17-year-old orphan and student at the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted who is descended from some of the most powerful vampire, werewolf, and witch bloodlines via her parents Klaus Mikaelson and Hayley Marshall. The character was first introduced on The Originals.

Aria Shahghasemi as Landon Kirby: Rafael’s foster brother and an old acquaintance of Hope who eventually becomes her boyfriend and fellow student at the Salvatore School. Initially thought to be a human, he is then suspected of being a supernatural being, and is later revealed to be a phoenix. The character was first introduced on The Originals.

Kaylee Bryant as Josie Saltzman: A witch and student at the Salvatore School. She is Alaric’s 15-year-old daughter, Lizzie’s twin, and was named after her biological mother, Josette “Jo” Laughlin of the powerful Gemini coven. Josie is deferential to her sister Lizzie, and lacks self-confidence. The character was first introduced on The Vampire Diaries.

Jenny Boyd as Lizzie Saltzman: A witch and student at the Salvatore School. She is Alaric’s 15-year-old daughter, Josie’s twin, and was named after Elizabeth Forbes, the late mother of the twins’ surrogate mother, Caroline Forbes. Lizzie is narcissistic, and is prone to emotional meltdowns. The character was first introduced on The Vampire Diaries.

Peyton Alex Smith as Rafael Waithe: A recently triggered werewolf and Landon’s foster brother. After suffering an abusive childhood in the foster system, he becomes a student at the Salvatore School.

Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman: Josie and Lizzie’s father and the human headmaster of the Salvatore School. Davis described Alaric’s role in the series as “somewhere between Professor X and Dumbledore”. The character was first introduced on The Vampire Diaries.

Chris Lee as Kaleb (season 2; recurring seasons 1–2): A vampire student who is revealed to be drinking the blood of humans, a practice that is banned at the school.