Vampire Diaries Crossovers

Between eight seasons of The Vampire Diaries, five seasons of The Originals and four seasons of Legacies, nearly two dozen characters have crossed between shows on The CW — from Mystic Falls to New Orleans and back again.

Scroll down to see which familiar faces have popped up on multiple (and in some cases all three!) shows in the TVD-verse:

CLAIRE HOLT as REBEKAH MIKAELSON
(The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Legacies)

"Barbie Klaus" spent a few seasons raising hell on the flagship series before moseying down to New Orleans with the rest of her family. She's set to make her Legacies debut in Season 4.

LEAH PIPES as CAMI O'CONNELL
(The Vampire Diaries and The Originals)

One of the more tragic figures of the TVD-verse (#JusticeForCami!), this bartender/therapist was introduced via The Originals' backdoor pilot on The Vampire Diaries. 

NATHANIEL BUZOLIC as KOL MIKAELSON
(The Vampire Diaries and The Originals)

The cheekiest member of the Mikaelson crew, Kol spent several seasons on The Vampire Diaries before graduating to The Originals. Ironically, though, Kol didn't appear in the spinoff's backdoor pilot.

CHARLES MICHAEL DAVIS as MARCEL GERARD
(The Vampire Diaries and The Originals)

Despite everything he went through during his five seasons on The Originals, we'll always think of Marcel as we met him on The Vampire Diaries — crushing karaoke.

CHRIS WOOD as KAI PARKER
(The Vampire Diaries and Legacies)

Despite his serial killer antics, there was something instantly lovable about Kai when we met him in The Vampire Diaries' sixth season. You'll be happy to know that he's exactly the same when we see him again — six real-world years later — on Legacies.

DANIELLE ROSE RUSSELL as HOPE MIKAELSON
(The Originals and Legacies)

Question for the group: Is Hope the first TV character to be conceived on one show (The Vampire Diaries), born on another (The Originals), then "die" on a third (Legacies)? She's kind of the ultimate crossover — even if Russell only actually appeared on two out of three shows.

DEMETRIUS BRIDGES as DORIAN WILLIAMS
(The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Legacies)

This one might surprise you, but Alaric's protege — who spent nine episodes on The Vampire Diaries and more than twice as many on Legacies — also popped up in one episode of The Originals.

PHOEBE TONKIN as HAYLEY MARSHALL
(The Vampire Diaries and The Originals)

Given everything Hayley went through on The Originals — from her pregnancy to her marriage to her (gulp!) untimely demise — it's hard to believe she was originally introduced as a potential love interest for Tyler on The Vampire Diaries.

RILEY VOELKEL as FREYA MIKAELSON
(The Originals and Legacies)

This all-powerful witch went from being the sister that the Mikaelsons didn't know they had... to the aunt that Hope couldn't live without. And that's just beautiful.

MICHAEL TREVINO as TYLER LOCKWOOD
(The Vampire Diaries and The Originals)

Remember when this angry young man from Mystic Falls went to fight Klaus in New Orleans and actually thought he might stand a chance? That was adorable.

STEVEN R. MCQUEEN as JEREMY GILBERT
(The Vampire Diaries and Legacies)

It was teased in The Vampire Diaries' series finale that Jeremy would have a future with the Salvatore School, a promise that paid off in Legacies' first season when he saved Rafael and Landon from a vicious forest beast.

CANDICE KING as CAROLINE FORBES
(The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Legacies)

One of the busiest bees in the TVD-verse, Caroline finally made her way to New Orleans for the final season of The Originals. And although it wasn't an in-person appearance, King did record voiceover for Legacies' musical episode.

ZACH ROERIG as MATT DONOVAN
(The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Legacies)

It's an unwritten rule in the TVD-verse that token human Matt Donovan must be protected at all costs, which probably explains how he managed to survive for eight seasons on The Vampire Diaries — not to mention those visits to The Originals and Legacies.

PAUL WESLEY as STEFAN SALVATORE
(The Vampire Diaries and The Originals)

It was no "Crisis on Infinite Earths," but true historians remember what a big deal it was for TVD's resident hero to guest-star on an episode of The Originals back in 2016.

NINA DOBREV as ELENA/KATHERINE/AMARA and TATIA
(The Vampire Diaries and The Originals)

In addition to pulling triple duty on The Vampire Diaries, Dobrev also popped up on an episode of The Originals as Klaus and Elijah's *ahem* original crush.

MATT DAVIS as ALARIC SALTZMAN
(The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Legacies)

One thing's for sure: Despite being one of the few non-supernatural characters in this universe, Alaric appears to age like a vampire.

JODI LYN O'KEEFE as JOSETTE LAUGHLIN
(The Vampire Diaries and Legacies)

We were thrilled to see Lizzie and Josie's "mombie" show up in Legacies' first season, even if she was still wearing the bloody wedding dress she died in on The Vampire Diaries. (Thanks, Kai.)

ARIA SHAHGHASEMI as LANDON KIRBY
(The Originals and Legacies)

Before becoming the TVD-verse's first phoenix, Landon was introduced as a waiter at the Mystic Falls Grill on the penultimate episode of The Originals.

DANIEL GILLIES as ELIJAH MIKAELSON
(The Vampire Diaries and The Originals)

A style icon from the jump, Elijah was introduced in The Vampire Diaries' second season as a way to kill time until Klaus arrived. Thanks in part to Gillies' compelling performance, however, Elijah became a fixture in the TVD-verse... until the final moments of The Originals.

JOSEPH MORGAN as KLAUS MIKAELSON
(The Vampire Diaries and The Originals)

Arguably the most complex character in the TVD-verse, Klaus' arrival in the original series' second season changed everything. And while we appreciate hearing about his after-afterlife on Legacies, we wouldn't mind catching a glimpse of Morgan reprising his iconic character.

SUMMER FONTANA as HOPE MIKAELSON
(The Originals and Legacies)

After playing Hope for all of The Originals' fourth season (plus a quick cameo in Season 5), Fontana made a most unexpected appearance in the third season of Legacies as part of a Star Wars-inspired drug trip. It's a long story.

ALICE EVANS as ESTHER MIKAELSON
(The Vampire Diaries and The Originals)

After meeting Mama Mikaelson on The Vampire Diaries, we were briefly reunited with her during Klaus & Co.'s battle against Dahlia in The Originals' sophomore season.

SEBASTIAN ROCHE as MIKAEL
(The Vampire Diaries and The Originals)

Some daddy issues run so deep, they can't possibly be resolved in one series — hence Mikael popping up in both The Vampire Diaries and The Originals.