The CW has announced that the upcoming fourth season of “The Originals” will premiere on March 17, 2017.
The series will take over the timeslot of its parent show, “The Vampire Diaries,” which is scheduled to wrap up its final season on March 10.
Fans initially thought that the show will have a January 2017 airing date especially since a crossover between the two shows was confirmed to happen.
But it looks like a crossover is still going to happen. Some characters of “The Vampire Diaries” will technically be making their last appearance on the spin-off series.
Latest spoilers reveal that Matt Davis’ Alaric Saltzman will be dropping by New Orleans for a possible story arc. Alaric will be appearing in the eighth episode of “The Originals,” but TV Line suggests that his guest appearance could extend for a few more episodes.
The Ecumenical News reports that Alaric is going to look for Elijah since he needs to deliver a priceless artifact to him. This will make him the fourth “TVD” character to crossover and meet Klaus in New Orleans.
Tyler, Matt, and Stefan already made a crossover in “The Originals” in early seasons. Nina Dobrev, who played Elena Gilbert, also made a crossover but not as Elena. Instead, she paid a visit to New Orleans through a Petrova doppelganger Tatia.
There has been no word on the other cast of “The Originals” who will also make their way to Mystic Falls for one last crossover. However, the executive producer for both shows promised a memorable crossover to play out soon for the fans.
There are also reports saying that Candice King, who plays Caroline Forbes, will also make her way to “The Originals” in order to help Klaus heal from the Tunde Blade.
Fans will remember that Caroline was somehow romantically involved with Klaus during the early seasons of “The Vampire Diaries.” There are reports saying that Stefan and Caroline won’t end up together given Paul Wesley’s recent statements.
Wesley, who plays the younger Salvatore, said that he wishes the story to end with Stefan and Damon’s death, adding that it will give the brothers some poetic justice. He adds that he wants the show to end with Stefan and Damon taking off their daylight rings and get burnt by the sun.
Fans who ship Klaus and Caroline speculate that this will be a window of opportunity for the two to rekindle their romance. During the Season 2A finale of “The Originals.” Klaus’ love interest, Cami, was killed leaving him without a romantic partner.
The upcoming season of “The Originals” will see a time jump given the tumultuous events of the Season 3 finale. Hayley will be on a mission to save the Mikaelsons with the help of her daughter hope.
During this year’s San Diego ComicCon, the cast treated fans to a teaser for the upcoming season and it revealed that the show will jump to five years where a grown up Hope, played by Summer Fontana, will be showing powers similar to Klaus.
It appears that Hope will play an essential part in saving the life of his father and the rest of her family. EW reports that Hope will be as powerful as her father and her temper will be a reminiscent of Klaus as well.
Fans will remember that Marcel was responsible for the attack on the Mikaelson compound. Freya is poisoned and Elijah, Kol, and Rebekah have been infected with Marcel’s venomous bite and slowly succumbed to it.
Klaus was daggered with Papa Tunde’s blade that left him to suffer while paralyzed for as long as Marcel desires.