All We Know About The Originals Season 5

It is no secret that they will find their way to each other, but the journey there will be rough, per series creator Julie Plec, who teased what Hope (Danielle Rose Russell) is prepared to do:

Hope goes to great lengths, and not necessarily always on the up, to find ways to be reunited with the people that she loves. When you're a 15-year-old at a boarding school, that involves breaking some rules and possibly relying on some cute, charming, young male assistance to help you escape where you are so you can get home.

It appears that she is referring to Hope's new beau, the handsome vampire Roman played by "Descendants" star Jedidiah Goodacre.

"The Originals" season 5 will mark the end of the series. The spinoff intends to end on a big note with appearances from Caroline (Candice King) and Camille (Leah Pipes).

Elijah (Daniel Gillies) and Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin) will be romantically entangled this season, but not with each other though. The former will be involved his new friend Antoinette (Jaime Murray) while the latter will get a bit too cozy with the flirty Irish chef Declan (Torrance Coombs).

As for the main villain that the Mikaelsons will have to deal with in the final year of their story, Plec teased:

The Big Bad this year is launched from an ideology more so than one singular person's nefarious desire. It's an ideology that was spawned almost a century ago, a movement that has been simmering and stewing over that century. It does have a personal connection to the Mikaelson family, but it also has a thematic resonance that is very timely.

The Originals cast may be a powerhouse of talented actors, but for at least one episode this season, the ensemble will be put aside in order to put a sharp focus on one of the characters that has arguably the most complex storyline of the season: Elijah (Daniel Gillies).

"Three episodes in, we actually get an episode that is Elijah from start to finish, and it's the first time we've ever done that," creator and showrunner Julie Plec says. "We get to see where Elijah left off in that episode so long ago, and what he's been doing in the seven years that's passed."

Plec likened this episode, titled "Ne Me Quitte Pas," to one of Damon Lindelof's episodes on The Leftovers, which zeroed in on one character in particular to tell their story. If we're to take Plec at her word, it means we're likely to get Elijah in every scene of this bottle-like episode and very little of anyone else. Given that it takes place during the years the Original siblings have been separated by the Hollow, we may not see any of them at all.

It's also worth noting that this episode will be directed by series star Joseph Morgan, bringing his total directed episodes of the series up to three.

The fifth season of the Originals will consist of 13 episodes and is set to premiere on April 20, 2018.