The Originals and The Vampire Diaries stars cast in new ABC pilot

The Originals The Vampire Diaries

Hold on tight, especially if you’re a Jaiden shipper like me, cos it looks like things might be getting a little bumpy.

An instagram post from Sallie Patrick (Creator of Revenge) shows our beloved werewolf Romeo Aiden (Colin Woodell) alongside TVD alum Kendrick Sampson (Jesse) in a behind the scenes snap from her new pilot (and Revenge spin off) Kingmakers, another shows several more members of the cast on a day off shooting trip.

Couple this news with this tweet from Julie Plec a couple of weeks ago

And it seems all too possible that our werewolf/vampire star-crossed lovers will possibly be going the way of Romeo and Romeo (I had bad feelings the second Josh used that line).

The new show is also to star Adrian Pasdar (Heroes, Agents of SHIELD), Colm Feore, Parminder Nagra and Kristin Bauer Van Straten and TVD/TO crossover star, Michael Trevino (Tyler). Yeah, that’s right, Tyler is leaving The Vampire Diaries, although no word yet on whether that means death or an open ending (like recent departee Steven R McQueen whose character left for Art School).

Show Synopsis

Jacob Darlow has just transferred from Oxford to Braddock, an elite Ivy League University. He starts to ingratiate himself with the privileged students, professors, and alumni. Jacob has ambitions to become a member of Braddock’s secret society, Skull and Key.

Jacob strikes up a friendship with fellow rower and student, Max Walden. Max is definitely in the inner circle. His father, alumnus Adam Walden, is a Senator and considering a run for President. Max’s mother is Helen, the perfect politician’s wife.

A member of Skull and Key, and someone Jacob should get close to, is Vivian Vandemeer. Her father, Simon Vandemeer, is the Dean at Braddock and her mother, Maeve, a professor. Maeve used to date Senator Walden back in the day.

Vivian’s fellow student and lover, Taylor Collins, is an assistant to the Dean. The two keep their affair secret, like so many things on this campus.

Before Jacob came to Braddock, there was a murder of a freshman, scholarship student named Julia. The investigation into her death lead to Professor Radha Mittal (Parminder Nagra) who believes she was set up by Skull and Key to take the fall. Before being taken into custody, Radha contacted Julia’s brother, Eli, to help her prove her innocence.

Radha thinks that Julia lost her life because she found out something that would compromise the secret society. Radha cannot rely on the legal system or police to help her; Skull and Key is a powerful organization, not only on campus, but in the highest places across the country. She wants Eli to uncover the truth by going undercover at the school.

Eli agrees to help and takes on the persona of the pedigreed Brit, Jacob Darlow, our new transfer student. As he infiltrates his way into the inner circles, he’s poised and ready to expose whoever is responsible for the death of his sister.

 

More news on this show, and Colin and Michael’s departures from their shows as and when we get it.

Pic and synopsis from TVAfterDark

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Clare Hemsworth

Hey, I'm Clare, aka Ciara or C. My current fandoms are RWBY and The Last Kingdom along with a bunch of other stuff I tend to let build up and then binge! I'm a keen, albeit amateur, cosplayer and love attending cons in various cosplays. I'm also the resident comic book girl around these parts, especially small press comics, so if you've got an indie book you want reviewed, I'm your gal! When I'm not doing the fangirl thing I am a keen long-distance hiker, having completed Te Araroa in New Zealand and The Pacific Crest Trail on the West Coast of the US.

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