'The Vampire Diaries' spinoff to focus on dysfunctional Original family dynamics

As we'll learn in the April 25 episode of "The Vampire Diaries," Klaus (Joseph Morgan) was one of the founding fathers of New Orleans, making the bustling city the perfect backdrop for a new show. "The [lead] character will be Klaus," Pedowitz confirms. "Hopefully some of his siblings will come along. Klaus is just a great character and the Original family has such great dysfunctional family dynamics, we felt that was a great way to take the show."

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Daniel Gillies Set As A Lead In ‘The Vampire Diaries’ Spinoff ‘The Originals’

Written by Vampire Diaries co-creator/executive producer Julie Plec, The Originals centers on the Original family of vampires, as Klaus (Morgan) returns to the supernatural melting pot that is the French Quarter of New Orleans — a town he helped build centuries ago — and is reunited with his diabolical former protégé Marcel. Elijah (Gillies), intent on helping his self-destructive brother find redemption, must side with Marcel’s enemies in order to keep Klaus in line.

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'Vampire Diaries' 'Originals' spin-off casts Leah Pipes as the lead human, Camille

Camille is a bartender who is fascinated by the question of whether people can be born bad. After an unimaginably tragic event in her family, Cami became a psychology student in order to study human behavior, in the hopes of proving that people can't just be "evil." Her fixation on the subject might just help her bond with Klaus (Joseph Morgan), though Cami is unaware that her corner of New Orleans is crawling with supernatural beings who toe the line between good and evil.

Like Elena before her, Cami could find herself torn between two vampire brothers -- the ever-charming Elijah (Daniel Gillies) will be joining the show as well.

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