Brace yourself, TVD Fanatics: The CW has unveiled the first poster for The Originals.

Because the network is yet to officially pick up this Vampire Diaries spinoff for series, the promotional image simply hypes the April 25 backdoor pilot, which will take us to New Orleans and introduce us to Klaus' former protege Marcel, played by Charles Michael Davis.

He joins a trio of familiar faces in the poster - Joseph Morgan, Claire Holt and Daniel Gillies - which was first published by Entertainment Tonight.

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