Legacies: Key Art & Synopsis Released!

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Legacies is the latest series set in the universe that The Vampire Diaries and The Originals were set in, but not much is actually known about the show. 

Thankfully, The CW unveiled key art and a lengthy synopsis ahead of its 2018 Upfronts presentation on Thursday morning. 

You can see the key art below. 

Legacies Key Art - The Originals

Series stars Danielle Rose Russell and Matt Davis are the only two currently shown in the art, which also confirms the series will air on Thursdays, the same night The Vampire Diaries aired for most of its run. 

Also, The CW has revealed a lengthy synopsis that includes everything you need to know about the series. 

Related: The Originals Spinoff Officially Ordered to Series at CW!

It reads as follows:

For the last decade, the iconic heroes and villains of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals have captivated audiences worldwide. They left an enduring legacy of love and family in their wake, which continues in LEGACIES, a thrilling new drama that tells the story of the next generation of supernatural beings at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted.

Danielle Rose Russell Attends Premiere

It’s here that Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson; Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman; and other young adults — including political scion MG and the mysterious Landon Kirby — come of age in the most unconventional way possible, nurtured to be their best selves…in spite of their worst impulses.

Will these young witches, vampires and werewolves become the heroes they want to be — or the villains they were born to be? As they fight to protect their secret, their town of Mystic Falls and eventually the world, they will have to rely on ancient folklore and tales to learn how to battle their far-reaching enemies.

Related: The Originals Review: Don't It Just Break Your Heart

LEGACIES stars Danielle Rose Russell, Jenny Boyd, Kaylee Bryant, Quincy Fouse and Aria Shaghasemi, with Matt Davis. LEGACIES is from Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios in association with My So-Called Company, with executive producers Julie Plec (“The Vampire Diaries”), Brett Matthews (“The Vampire Diaries”), Leslie Morgenstein (“The Vampire Diaries,” “Pretty Little Liars”) and Gina Girolamo (“The Originals”).

Matt Davis Promo Image - The Vampire Diaries

The magic school storyline has already been playing out on The Originals Season 5 as Hope is enrolled there when it became apparent that there were too many evil forces out to get her. 

If you watch The Originals online, you will be well aware that Hope has been trying to harness her abilities of late. The reason being that she's still trying to come to terms with the abilities she has. 

What do you think of all the information about this new spin-off? 

Will you be watching?

Hit the comments below. 

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Legacies Quotes

Alaric: Cheater!
Hope: You should really get a vampire to start doing my training. You're getting a little old for me to break your human bones.
Alaric: How dare you.

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Alaric: Block with your hand.
Hope: I got it.
Alaric: If you had it I wouldn't have to say it.