Legacies (2018)
Heroes. Villains. Whatever.
In a place where young witches, vampires, and werewolves are nurtured to be their best selves in spite of their worst impulses, Klaus Mikaelson’s daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, Alaric Saltzman’s twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman, among others, come of age into heroes and villains at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 25 October 2018 |
| Status | Canceled |
| Genre | Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama |
| Created by | Julie Plec |
| Starring | Danielle Rose Russell, Aria Shahghasemi and Matthew Davis |
| Seasons | 4 seasons, 68 episodes |
| Episode length | about 43 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 49 hours |
| Rated | TV-14 |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.4/10 |
Where to watch Legacies
Legacies is streaming on Netflix ($17.99 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 2 months of Netflix, or $35.98 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Legacies takes the high-stakes supernatural drama of its predecessors and turns it into a high school setting. It runs 49 hours across 4 seasons, a commitment that requires patience for the slow burn of teenage angst mixed with ancient bloodlines. Julie Plec crafted a school where the curriculum is survival and the hallways are haunted. The tone balances humor with genuine stakes, asking if you can be good when your lineage is evil. It is a long walk to the end, but the destination is worth the detour.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes calls it an unexpected delight, granting an 82% approval rating from 11 reviews. That consensus finds a fun, fast-paced entry in the supernatural high school genre. The site’s average score lands at 8.0 out of 10. Metacritic offers a cooler perspective. Its weighted average sits at 59 out of 100 based on 5 critics, a score indicating mixed or average reception.
How it did with audiences
On TMDB, users rate Legacies 8.4 out of 10. That is a high number for a show that never quite broke out into the cultural conversation. There are no box office figures to point to, because it was a series. The audience data is thin, but the score says people watched, and they liked what they saw. A solid rating is a better indicator of loyalty than a marketing campaign.
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Sources
- Legacies on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q53375767 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Legacies (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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