ions ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁sp ino ff ▁of ▁The ▁Originals ▁foc using ▁on ▁Hope ▁M ika el son , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Klaus ▁M ika el son ▁and ▁Hay ley ▁Marshall , ▁were ▁taking ▁place ▁with ▁Jul ie ▁Ple c , ▁cre ator ▁of ▁The ▁Originals ▁and ▁co - cre ator ▁of ▁The ▁V amp ire ▁Di aries . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁a ▁pilot ▁for ▁the ▁sp ino ff ▁had ▁been ▁ordered ; ▁Ple c ▁p enn ed ▁the ▁pilot ▁script ▁and ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁creating ▁the ▁series . ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁that ▁the ▁sp ino ff ▁had ▁been ▁ordered ▁to ▁pilot , ▁but ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁traditional ▁pilot , ▁a ▁fifteen - min ute ▁pilot ▁presentation ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁would ▁be ▁presented ▁to ▁The ▁C W . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁sp ino ff , ▁titled ▁L ega cies , ▁had ▁been ▁ordered ▁to ▁series ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁U . S . ▁television ▁season . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁would ▁premi ere ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁On ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁The ▁C W ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁ordered ▁three ▁additional ▁scripts ▁for ▁the ▁series , ▁bringing ▁the