Today marks the launch of CW’s brand new Vampire Diaries, The Originals. Throughout the course of TVD, the supernatural world of Damon, Elena and the rest of the show’s characters has taken on a life of its own and part of that has been introducing the Original family – a powerful clan of vampires. The plot will thicken as viewers learn more about Klaus’ protégé Marcel and the budding struggle for the New Orleans throne. It’s going to be an intense storyline, but for star Joseph Morgan, that’s part of the fun of it – starting out fresh, with nothing but a story, and building a devoted following from there.
Joseph Morgan is eager to get the show going.
"We can't rely on Nina [Dobrev], Ian [Somerhalder] and Paul [Wesley] anymore," he says for E!News. "We've got to promote this show because if we don't then no one will! So yeah there's definitely the feeling that it's ours, but with that responsibility, it's also more satisfying. Because I jumped onto a show that was already a huge success. And I know that we're going to take some of that success...I hope. Actually we're going to take all of their success and leave them with no success!"
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