The Originals, an American supernatural drama, was renewed for a third season by The CW on January 11, 2015. The season premiered on October 8, 2015.

Cast

Main Joseph Morgan as Niklaus "Klaus" Mikaelson Daniel Gillies as Elijah Mikaelson Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley Marshall Charles Michael Davis as Marcellus "Marcel" Gerard Leah Pipes as Camille "Cami" O'Connell Danielle Campbell as Davina Claire Yusuf Gatewood as Vincent Griffith Riley Voelkel as Freya Mikaelson

Recurring Nathaniel Buzolic as Kol Mikaelson Andrew Lees as Lucien Castle Oliver Ackland as Tristan de Martel Rebecca Breeds as Aurora de Martel Caspar Zafer as Finn Mikaelson Jason Dohring as Detective Will Kinney Stephanie Cleough as Alexis Joyce Thi Brew as Kara Nguyen Nathan Parsons as Jackson Kenner Lawrence Kao as Van Nguyen Steven Krueger as Joshua "Josh" Rosza Tracy Ifeachor as Aya Al-Rashid Haley Ramm as Ariane

Special guest Claire Holt as Rebekah Mikaelson Paul Wesley as Stefan Salvatore Zach Roerig as Matt Donovan

Guest Jaylen Moore as Mohinder Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Eva Sinclair (possessed by Rebekah Mikaelson) Antwan Mills as Anton Debra Mooney as Mary Dumas Rebecca Blumhagen as Madison Leslie-Anne Huff as Rayna Cruz Matt Cedeño as Gaspar Cortez Taylor Cole as Sofya Voronova Dan Martin as Hollis

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Episodes

Casting For season 3, Riley Voelkel, who played Freya Mikaelson, was promoted to series regular. In July 2015, Jason Dohring was announced in the recurring role of Will Kinney, a detective. Also that July, it was announced that Lawrence Kao, Oliver Ackland, Andrew Lees and Rebecca Breeds had been cast in recurring roles. In January 2016, Matt Cedeño was announced as Gaspar Cortez, described as a vampire from the Mikaelson's past while Taylor Cole was announced as Sofya, a vampire.

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