The The Vampire Diaries shared universe is seeming pretty immortal at this point, considering that as its first spin-off The Originals wraps up, its second spin-off Legacies is just about to premiere!
That will officially make Hope the same age Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) was when The Vampire Diaries launched.
The Vampire Diaries veteran Matt Davis — aka Alaric Saltzman, occult expert extraordinaire — has signed on as a series regular.
According to Julie Plec the Salvatore School kids have one responsibility in this game: Lose spectacularly or risk revealing their powers.