The Originals

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television series

The Originals is a supernatural drama television series set in the universe of The Vampire Diaries, focusing on the original family of vampires as they navigate power struggles and family conflicts in New Orleans.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
The Originals canonical	8
The Originals (TV series)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5317031 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Originals
Context triple: [Claudia Black, notableWork, The Originals]

A. The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries is a supernatural drama television series centered on vampires, romance, and small-town mysteries, based on L.J. Smith’s book series and originally aired on The CW.
B. True Blood
True Blood is a dark fantasy horror television series that follows the coexistence of vampires and humans in a small Louisiana town, known for its graphic content, social allegory, and Southern Gothic style.
C. Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf is a 1985 comedy film in which a high school student discovers he is a werewolf, starring Michael J. Fox.
D. American Horror Story: Roanoke
American Horror Story: Roanoke is the sixth season of the anthology horror television series American Horror Story, featuring a documentary-style narrative about a couple terrorized by supernatural forces in rural North Carolina.
E. American Horror Story: Coven
American Horror Story: Coven is the third season of the anthology horror television series American Horror Story, centered on a secret coven of witches in New Orleans and known for its dark themes, stylish aesthetic, and acclaimed ensemble cast.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Originals
Target entity description: The Originals is a supernatural drama television series set in the universe of The Vampire Diaries, focusing on the original family of vampires as they navigate power struggles and family conflicts in New Orleans.

A. The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries is a supernatural drama television series centered on vampires, romance, and small-town mysteries, based on L.J. Smith’s book series and originally aired on The CW.
B. True Blood
True Blood is a dark fantasy horror television series that follows the coexistence of vampires and humans in a small Louisiana town, known for its graphic content, social allegory, and Southern Gothic style.
C. Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf is a 1985 comedy film in which a high school student discovers he is a werewolf, starring Michael J. Fox.
D. American Horror Story: Roanoke
American Horror Story: Roanoke is the sixth season of the anthology horror television series American Horror Story, featuring a documentary-style narrative about a couple terrorized by supernatural forces in rural North Carolina.
E. American Horror Story: Coven
American Horror Story: Coven is the third season of the anthology horror television series American Horror Story, centered on a secret coven of witches in New Orleans and known for its dark themes, stylish aesthetic, and acclaimed ensemble cast.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	television series ⓘ
basedOn	The Vampire Diaries universe NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creator	Julie Plec NERFINISHED ⓘ
executiveProducer	Gina Girolamo NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie Plec NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Morgenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Narducci NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresSpecies	vampires ⓘ werewolves ⓘ witches ⓘ
firstAired	2013-10-03 ⓘ
focusesOn	original vampires ⓘ
followedBy	Legacies NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	Mikaelson family NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	fantasy television series ⓘ horror television series ⓘ supernatural drama ⓘ teen drama ⓘ
lastAired	2018-08-01 ⓘ
leadActor	Charles Michael Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Claire Holt NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Gillies NERFINISHED ⓘ Danielle Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Danielle Rose Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoebe Tonkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Riley Voelkel NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCharacter	Davina Claire NERFINISHED ⓘ Elijah Mikaelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Freya Mikaelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Hayley Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ Hope Mikaelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Klaus Mikaelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcel Gerard NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebekah Mikaelson NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes	92 ⓘ
numberOfSeasons	5 ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originalNetwork	The CW NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfFranchise	The Vampire Diaries franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany	Alloy Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ CBS Television Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner Bros. Television ⓘ
setIn	New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ
spinOffFrom	The Vampire Diaries NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme	family loyalty ⓘ power struggles ⓘ redemption ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Claudia Black → notableWork → The Originals ⓘ

Claudia Black → appearedIn → The Originals ⓘ

Rebecca Breeds → notableWork → The Originals ⓘ

The Vampire Diaries → spinoff → The Originals ⓘ

Colin Woodell → notableWork → The Originals ⓘ

Colin Woodell → hasActedIn → The Originals ⓘ

Jason Dohring → notableWork → The Originals ⓘ

Jason Dohring → appearedIn → The Originals ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Originals (TV series)

Daniella Pineda → notableWork → The Originals ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

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