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"The Vampire Diaries exec Julie Plec has revealed more details about a possible spinoff. The Originals would follow the character of Klaus (Joseph Morgan) as he returns to his old haunt in the French Quarter of New Orleans.  &amp;quot;The idea is that a turn of events in Mystic Falls sends Klaus to New Orleans to solve a mystery,&amp;quot; Plec explained to Entertainment Weekly. &amp;quot;He gets word that some people are making a move against him that might concern him. So he heads to New Orleans to try to figure who&amp;#039;s plotting against him and what they&amp;#039;re up to.&amp;quot; The spinoff is yet to be picked up to series, but Plec insisted that the project would not &amp;quot;detract&amp;quot; from its parent show if it receives a full commission. &amp;quot;It all came together in a way that we finally felt would not detract from our most important baby right now, The Vampire Diaries, and would give us a chance to expand the universe,&amp;quot; she said.  Phoebe Tonkin would also play werewolf Hayley in The Originals though Plec added that she would prefer the circumstances surrounding the character&amp;#039;s involvement to remain a &amp;quot;big mystery&amp;quot;. However, the showrunner did reveal that she wants Vampire Diaries actor Daniel Gillies to reprise his role of Elijah in the new series. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s only a matter of whether in Daniel Gillies&amp;#039; world there is an interest... but I can hope the answer is yes,&amp;quot; she said. The Vampire Diaries continues on The CW in the US and airs on ITV2 in the UK. &amp;gt; CW boss on Vampire Diaries spinoff: &amp;#039;Klaus is a great character&amp;#039; Watch a clip from The Vampire Diaries below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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