At SDCC this weekend, the cast of Legacies talked about what we should expect to see in season 2 including new characters, a world without Hope, and a possible Kai Parker return.
For those of you who don’t already know, Legacies is a spinoff of The Originals and The Vampire Diaries who were two of the most popular TV shows on The CW network. The show centers around the Salvatore School which is home to supernatural teenagers. Last season, Hope Mikaelson sacrificed herself to save her friends and the world from Malivore and now no one can remember her.
The cast revealed a lot about the upcoming season during their San Diego Comic-Con panel. Kaylee Bryant and Jenny Boyd remarked that season 2 will pick up after the school’s summer break and that there are a lot of character interactions that we may not have seen before. Also, Alaric will no longer be headmaster and Matt Davis basically confirmed that Alaric will become the principal of Mystic Falls High, reigniting the high school rivalry.
Julie Plec confirmed that Hope was erased from the minds of the characters, but we’ll still be seeing her soon and apparently Malivore is returning. When she returns, she’s in Malivore and no one knows who she is or that she ever existed. We get to see what a Hope-less world is like and how much Hope affected all these characters.
A couple new characters and cast members were introduced as well. We’re going to get Thomas Doherty as a character who might be Lizzie’s new love interest. The cast said that he’ll butt heads with MG who is another character vying for Lizzie’s heart. We’ll also get to see Pedro’s brother who will be played by the actor’s real life brother. Kaleb’s sister is also rumoured to be introduced as well as a new love interest for Alaric Saltzman.
Another huge reveal was that the cast and crew want to bring back Kai Parker who was a villain played by Chris Wood on The Vampire Diaries. Since Lizzie and Josie have recently been told about the merge, the announcement that Kai Parker might be returning seems plausible.
While the cast and crew haven’t confirmed the return of any Vampire Diaries or The Originals alums, a Freya Mikaelson episode has been written and they hope they’ll be able to bring it to the screen. They also have plans for Caroline Forbes to return but those aren’t confirmed yet.
Needless to say, I and many others are very excited to see what the new season will show us and can’t wait for the Fall.
Legacies Season 2 premieres on October 10, 2019 at 9/8c on the CW.
