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"Vampire Diaries spinoff The Originals has been given a full series by The CW. The network has also announced a third season for Hart of Dixie and a second for Beauty and the Beast.  The Originals - which is to follow Klaus (Joseph Morgan) as he returns to New Orleans to confront figures from his past - received a backdoor pilot via an episode with the same title yesterday (April 25). The CW president Mark Pedowitz said: &amp;quot;As soon as we saw last night&amp;#039;s episode of The Vampire Diaries, we knew we wanted more of The Originals. &amp;quot;Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson have done a fantastic job with The Vampire Diaries, which is as fast-paced and well-written as ever, and Julie has created an equally compelling world for The Originals.&amp;quot; Discussing the different feel of the spinoff, star Morgan previously said: &amp;quot;Vampire Diaries is kind of a coming of age story, and I think The Originals is definitely more sort of epic. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s even in the backdoor pilot that you&amp;#039;ll see - it&amp;#039;s almost like a war is brewing. It&amp;#039;s on a grander scale - it&amp;#039;s less about prom and more about a war between the vampires and the witches.&amp;quot;   Discussing the other two season orders, Pedowitz added: &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re also very excited to bring back Beauty and the Beast and Hart of Dixie for next season - both series continue to be creatively strong and compelling, and their fans are incredibly passionate. I&amp;#039;m very happy to have all three series on the schedule for next season.&amp;quot; The CW previously renewed Arrow, The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural in February. Watch a promo for the backdoor pilot to The Originals below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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