What is The Originals?
{{Infobox television | image = File:TheOriginalsLogo.png | genre = {{Plainlist| * [[Horror fiction|Horror]] * [[Fantasy]] * [[Supernatural fiction|Supernatural]] }} | creator = [[Julie Plec]] | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Joseph Morgan (actor)|Joseph Morgan]] * [[Daniel Gillies]] * [[Claire Holt]] * [[Phoebe Tonkin]] * [[Charles Michael Davis]] * [[Daniella Pineda]] * [[Leah Pipes]] * [[Danielle Campbell]] * [[Yusuf Gatewood]] * [[Riley Voelkel]] * [[Danielle Rose Russell]] * [[Steven Krueger]] }} | theme_music_composer = | opentheme = | composer = [[Michael Suby]] | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 5 | num_episodes = 92 | list_episodes = List of The Originals episodes | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * Julie Plec * Michael Narducci (seasons 1–4) * [[Leslie Morgenstein]] * Gina Girolamo}} | location = | cinematography = {{Plainlist| * Michael Karasick * Darren Genet * John Smith * Datan Hopson * Rob C. Givens }} | runtime = 43 minutes | company = {{Plainlist| * My So-Called Company * [[Alloy Entertainment]] * [[CBS Television Studios]] * [[Warner Bros. Television]] }} | network = [[The CW]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2013|10|3}} | last_aired = {{End date|2018|8|1}} | related = {{Plainlist| * ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]'' * ''The Originals: The Awakening'' * ''[[Legacies (TV series)|Legacies]]'' }} }} '''The Originals''' is an American supernatural show. It's began airing on [[The CW]] in October 2013. On May 2017 the series was renewed for a fifth and final season which aired from April to August 2017. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/29/the-cw-moves-up-the-originals-premiere-to-follow-the-vampire-diaries-supernatural-gets-earlier-start/194519 |archive-