The fifth season of The Originals was announced on May 10, 2017. It aired in midseason of 2018.
This is the final season.
Season Summary[]
The final season of THE ORIGINALS begins seven years after the core members of the Mikaelson family - Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies), Rebekah (guest star Claire Holt) and Kol (guest star Nathaniel Buzolic) — each absorb a quarter of the Hollow's dark energy and flee New Orleans in order to keep both their beloved city and young Hope (guest star Summer Fontana), Jax (guest star Young Roger Príncep), Nina (guest star Young Sarah Jeffery), and Lily (guest star Young Selena Gomez) safe. In the interim, Vincent (Yusuf Gatewood) and Josh (Steven Krueger) preside over a Big Easy almost devoid of conflict, while Alex (Nina Dobrev) and Freya (Riley Voelkel) watch Hope (Danielle Rose Russell), Jax (Noah Centineo), Nina (Sarah Jeffery), and Lily (Selena Gomez) grow into teenagers, eventually opting to send them to the Salvatore School so that Caroline (guest star Candice King) can keep an eye on them. With Marcel (Charles Michael Davis) following Rebekah out of town and Elijah stripped of his memory, the danger seems to be contained... until a sudden tragedy forces the siblings to return home. As the Mikaelsons return to New Orleans, bringing the pieces of a centuries old evil with them, it becomes clear that the closing chapter of this family saga will be as bloody and emotional as ever.
THE ORIGINALS is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with My So-Called Company, Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios. Julie Plec ("The Vampire Diaries," "Containment," "Kyle XY") and Leslie Morgenstein ("The Vampire Diaries," "Gossip Girl") are executive producers.