'Legacies' Season 4: 5 things to know about CW horror mystery series

The spin-off of 'The Originals', 'Legacies' is back for Season 4
Danielle Rose Russell as Hope Mikaelson, Aria Shahghasemi as Landon Kirby, and Peyton 'Alex' Smith as Rafael Waithe in 'Legacies' (Instagram@danielleroserussell)
Danielle Rose Russell as Hope Mikaelson, Aria Shahghasemi as Landon Kirby, and Peyton 'Alex' Smith as Rafael Waithe in 'Legacies' (Instagram@danielleroserussell)

'Legacies' is a fantasy drama TV series that first premiered in October of 2018 on The CW. The series is a spin-off of the series 'The Originals', and also includes characters from the series and also 'Vampire Diaries'. 

The series stars Danielle Rose Russell as 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, continuing her role from the fifth and final season of 'The Originals'. Another lead in the series is Matt Davis as Alaric Saltzman, reprising his role from 'The Vampire Diaries'. Season 3 of 'Legacies' premiered in January of 2021 and a month later, The CW renewed the series for Season 4, which was eventually released on October 14, 2021.

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When does Season 4 of 'Legacies' release and where can you watch it?

Season 4 of 'Legacies' premieres on February 24, 2022, on CW.

What is 'Legacies' all about? 

The official synopsis reads: "Hope Mikaelson, a tribrid daughter of a Vampire/Werewolf hybrid, makes her way in the world." 

Who stars in the mystery series?

Danielle Rose Russell as Hope Mikaelson

Danielle Rose Russell was born and raised in New Jersey. She fell in love with acting after taking up commercials, after which she decided to pursue a career in TV and films.

At 13, she acted in her first film, 'A Walk Among the Tombstone', along with Liam Neeson and Dan Stevens. Right after, she acted in 'Aloha', opposite Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone. 

Some of her famous works are her roles in 'Wonder', 'The Last Tycoon', 'Measure of a Man', 'The Originals', and 'Pandemic'. She also acted as Hope Mikaelson in 'The Vampire Diaries' spin-off 'The Originals' as well as 'Legacies' in 2018. 



 

The rest of the cast includes Quincy Fouse as Milton 'MG' Greasley, Matthew Davis as Alaric Saltzman, Aria Shahghasemi as Landon Kirby, Jenny Boyd as Lizzie Saltzman, Kaylee Bryant as Josie Saltzman, Chris Lee as Kaleb Hawkins, Ben Levin as Jed,  Peyton 'Alex' Smith as Rafael Waithe, Leo Howard as Ethan, Demetrius Bridges as Dorian Williams, Ben Geurens as The Necromancer, Courtney Bandeko as Finch, Omono Okojie as Cleo, Elijah B Moore as Wade, Nick Fink as Ryan Clarke, Douglas Tait as Malivore, and Karen David as Emma Tig. 

Showrunners

The creator of the series is Julie Plec.

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