The Originals season 5

The Originals, a one-hour American supernatural drama, was renewed for a fifth season by The CW on May 10, 2017. The 2016–17 United States television season debut of The Originals was pushed to midseason, as with the fourth-season premiere. On July 20, 2017, Julie Plec announced via Twitter that the upcoming season would be the series' last. The fifth season consists of 13 episodes and debuted on April 18, 2018. The series finale aired on August 1, 2018.

Main
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 * Joseph Morgan as Klaus Mikaelson
 * Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson
 * Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley Marshall{{efn|Tonkin is credited as a series regular in episodes 1, 6, 8, and 11–13. In all other episodes, she is not credited and does not appear.}}
 * Charles Michael Davis as Marcel Gerard
 * Yusuf Gatewood as Vincent Griffith
 * Riley Voelkel as Freya Mikaelson
 * Danielle Rose Russell as Hope Mikaelson
 * Steven Krueger as Josh Rosza {{efn|Krueger is credited as a series regular from episode 1 to 10. From episode 11 to 13, he is not credited and does not appear.}}

Recurring

 * Nathaniel Buzolic as Kol Mikaelson
 * Torrance Coombs as Declan O'Connell
 * Jedidiah Goodacre as Roman Sienna
 * Christina Moses as Keelin
 * Alexis Louder as Lisina
 * Nadine Lewington as Greta Sienna
 * Nicholas Alexander as Henry Benoit
 * Shiva Kalaiselvan as Ivy
 * Jaime Murray as Antoinette Sienna
 * Robert Baker as Emmett

Special guest

 * Claire Holt as Rebekah Mikaelson
 * Candice King as Caroline Forbes
 * Danielle Campbell as Davina Claire
 * Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman
 * Leah Pipes as Cami O'Connell

Guest
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 * Demetrius Bridges as Dorian Williams
 * Katie Jane Cook as Poppy
 * Summer Fontana as young Hope Mikaelson
 * Rick Espaillat as Pierre
 * Malone Thomas as Colette
 * Jason Burkey as David
 * Jamie Thomas King as August Muller
 * Colin Woodell as Aiden
 * Ian Pala as Max
 * Jimmy Ray Pickens as Bill
 * Allison Gobuzzi as Lizzie Saltzman
 * Bella Samman as Josie Saltzman
 * Aria Shahghasemi as Landon Kirby
 * Nathan Parsons as Jackson Kenner
 * Sam Ashby as Connor
 * Sebastian Roché as Mikael