Claire Holt's exit as Rebekah Mikaelson shocked fans, but her 37-episode journey had deeper reasons than you think.

The Originals is a spinoff of The Vampire Diaries and follows the Mikaelson siblings: Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Elijah (Daniel Gillies) and Rebekah (Claire Holt).The Mikaelson family, who were ...

In The Originals, time jumps are sprinkled liberally and don't go back and forth in a confusing manner. There is a jump between Klaus hiding Hope away with Rebekah, and the following season ...

She has worked at PEOPLE since 2014. Hot off the news of a boarding school-set spinoff, The Originals season 5 will be available on Netflix next month, PEOPLE can reveal. Just as the CW’s ...