The Vampire Diaries: Casting related scoop on the backdoor pilot for "The Originals" from E! Online's Kristin Dos Santos

Here's some scoop on The Vampire Diaries and the backdoor pilot for the potential "The Originals" spin-off from Kristin Dos Santos' Spoiler Chat for Wednesday 1/23/13.

Daniella: So happy Daniel Gillies joined The Originals! Any more scoop you can give us on The Vampire Diaries spinoff?
In addition to Klaus' former protégé Marcel, two other newbies who will be introduced in the backdoor pilot are witches named Sophie and Davina. Sophie is a strong leader whose magic has been silenced but is planning a revolution of sorts, while the young Davina has been sheltered by overprotective caregivers but has some demons.

Link to the full article:Spoiler Chat: American Horror Story, Teen Wolf, New Girl, The Following and More! | E! Online