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The Originals WILL air in the UK! Syfy Acquires the Vampire Diaries Spinoff!

The OriginalsWell here is the news all you UK peeps have been waiting for. Today THR announced that NBC Universal’s Syfy has secured the U.K. premiere rights for The Originals! Thanks to Daniel Gillies Network for the heads up! Details below!

UPDATE: Thanks to Digital Spy we now have an official air date and time. The Originals will premiere on Syfy UK, Tuesday, October 22nd at 10PM.

LONDON – NBCUniversal’s Syfy has secured the U.K. premiere rights for supernatural drama The Originals, which is set to debut in the U.S. on The CW in October.

The show, a spinoff of The Vampire Diaries, will come to Britain some time this fall via the network based on a deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. It is Syfy U.K.’s biggest series acquisition since V a few years ago.

Read more from the article over at THR.