The Originals (2013)
TV-14 44m 7.8/10 IMDb
The Vampire Diaries spin-off that follows the Mikaelsons, a family of millennia-old, power-hungry vampires who want to reclaim the city they built, New Orleans, and dominate all those who have wronged them.
Creator: Julie Plec
Cast: Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Charles Michael Davis, Riley Voelkel, Yusuf Gatewood
Content Warnings
Identity & Discrimination
Racial slurs / racism (depicted)
Mental Health & Emotional
Death of a child Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus) Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth
Other
Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity Kidnapping / abduction War / combat
Phobias & Sensory
Blood / medical gore Body horror Needles / medical procedures
Sexual Content
Incest (referenced)Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations
Substance Use
Alcohol abuse (depicted)
Violence & Physical Harm
Child abuse / harm to children Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape Torture
Does It Get Worse?
Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.
8 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
Season 1 11 warnings
Avg severity:(3.1)
Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a parentGaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWar / combatAlcohol abuse (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceGun violenceTorture
Season 2 10 warnings
Avg severity:(3.6)
Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Death of a childGaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWar / combatBody horrorChild abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceTorture
Season 3 10 warnings
Avg severity:(3.0)
Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityKidnapping / abductionAlcohol abuse (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Torture
Season 4 9 warnings
Avg severity:(3.4)
Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionWar / combatAlcohol abuse (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceTorture
Season 5 10 warnings
Avg severity:(3.7)
Death of a parentGrief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationKidnapping / abductionAlcohol abuse (depicted)Child abuse / harm to childrenDomestic violence / intimate partner abuseGore / graphic violenceSelf-harm / suicide (depicted)Torture
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