Legacies

In a place where young witches, vampires, and werewolves are nurtured to be their best selves in spite of their worst impulses, Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman, among others, come of age into heroes and villains at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted.

Legacies (2018-2022) is an American supernatural teen drama created by Julie Plec for The CW, a spin-off within the world of The Vampire Diaries. Set at the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted, a boarding school where witches, vampires and werewolves are trained to master their powers and resist their worst impulses, the series follows Hope Mikaelson (Danielle Rose Russell), a seventeen-year-old daughter of a legendary vampire, alongside Alaric Saltzman (Matthew Davis) and his twin daughters Lizzie (Jenny Boyd) and Josie (Kaylee Kaneshiro). Hope's engine is the struggle to define herself beyond her parentage while the school's teachers and students pull her toward heroism and away from villainy. Each episode mixes classroom life, romantic tangles and monster-of-the-week threats with a longer mythology arc that stretches across four seasons and sixty-eight episodes. The tone is earnest and playful, with a warm affection for its ensemble and a steady sense of adolescent anxiety. Its tone and structure will appeal to fans of The Vampire Diaries, Charmed and Harry Potter who want young characters navigating magic, loyalty and identity in a contemporary American setting.

Audiences rate the series positively overall, with its early seasons and a strong fourth season standing out against a weaker third season.

• The Vampire Diariessupernatural teen drama, witches and vampires coming of age, spin off from a parent series
• Harry Potteryoung supernatural characters training at a magical school, coming of age with monsters
• Charmedteen supernatural ensemble, found family, heroes and villains in a hidden world

Created by

Julie Plec

Release Date

2018-10-25

Episode runtime

43 min

Rating

7.2 / 10 (3058)

What is Legacies about?

Teen witches, vampires and werewolves train at a supernatural academy while struggling to become heroes rather than villains.

What is Legacies like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Legacies as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Legacies violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Legacies as mild.

What did critics think of Legacies?

Audiences rate the series positively overall, with its early seasons and a strong fourth season standing out against a weaker third season.

Which shows are like Legacies?

Shows with a similar feel include The Vampire Diaries, Harry Potter, and Charmed.

How long is Legacies?

Legacies: 4 seasons, 68 episodes.

Is Legacies still running?

No, Legacies was canceled.

Where can I watch Legacies?

In United States, Legacies streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.