'' The Originals'', a one-hour American

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, was renewed for a fifth season by

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on May 10, 2017. The 2016–17 United States television season debut of ''The Originals'' was pushed to midseason, as with the fourth-season premiere. On July 20, 2017, Julie Plec announced via

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that the upcoming season would be the series' last. The fifth season consists of 13 episodes and debuted on April 18, 2018. The series finale aired on August 1, 2018.

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