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"The Vampire Diaries star Claire Holt has joined new spinoff The Originals. The potential series would follow Klaus (Joseph Morgan) as he returns to New Orleans to confront figures from his past.   Holt - who plays Klaus&amp;#039;s sister Rebekah on The Vampire Diaries - has now been confirmed to appear in the spinoff by Deadline. Daniel Gillies - the pair&amp;#039;s brother Elijah on the show - was previously confirmed to star in The Originals. Phoebe Tonkin (Hayley) will also feature, alongside new cast additions Daniella Pineda,  Charles Michael Davis and Leah Pipes. A &amp;#039;backdoor pilot&amp;#039; for The Originals will air as a Vampire Diaries episode on April 25, written by exec producer Julie Plec. &amp;gt; CW boss on Vampire Diaries spinoff: &amp;#039;Klaus is a great character&amp;#039; Watch a clip from The Vampire Diaries below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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