Legacies (2018)

Adventure · Drama · Fantasy

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.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (42,990 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

8.17 avg 16 episodes 7.7 → 8.9 42 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	This Is the Part Where You Run	7.7	1,633
2	Some People Just Want to Watch the World Burn	7.7	1,268
3	We're Being Punked, Pedro	8.0	1,182
4	Hope Is Not the Goal	7.8	1,099
5	Malivore	8.2	1,097
6	Mombie Dearest	8.6	1,279
7	Death Keeps Knocking on My Door	8.0	1,055
8	Maybe I Should Start from the End	8.3	993
9	What Was Hope Doing in Your Dreams?	7.9	924
10	There's a World Where Your Dreams Came True	8.2	1,054
11	We're Gonna Need a Spotlight	7.8	935
12	There's a Mummy on Main Street	8.1	925
13	The Boy Who Still Has a Lot of Good to Do	8.7	1,032
14	Let's Just Finish the Dance	8.4	916
15	I'll Tell You a Story	8.4	860
16	There's Always a Loophole	8.9	1,112

Season 2 (2019)

8.04 avg 16 episodes 7.8 → 7.6 42 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	I'll Never Give Up Hope	7.8	893
2	This Year Will Be Different	8.1	843
3	You Remind Me of Someone I Used to Know	8.0	809
4	Since When Do You Speak Japanese?	8.2	802
5	Screw Endgame	8.2	796
6	That's Nothing I Had to Remember	8.5	824
7	It Will All Be Painfully Clear Soon Enough	7.9	750
8	This Christmas Was Surprisingly Violent	7.6	797
9	I Couldn't Have Done This Without You	7.8	694
10	This Is Why We Don't Entrust Plans to Muppet Babies	7.9	706
11	What Cupid Problem?	7.7	716
12	Kai Parker Screwed Us	8.8	1,055
13	You Can't Save Them All	8.7	826
14	There's a Place Where the Lost Things Go	7.4	722
15	Life Was So Much Easier When I Only Cared About Myself	8.4	698
16	Facing Darkness Is Kinda My Thing	7.6	734

Season 3 (2021)

7.37 avg 16 episodes 6.9 → 7.5 42 min avg

Slow burn

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	We're Not Worthy	6.9	829
2	Goodbyes Sure Do Suck	7.2	687
3	Salvatore: The Musical!	7.7	864
4	Hold on Tight	6.8	742
5	This Is What It Takes	7.2	642
6	To Whom It May Concern	6.7	575
7	Yup, It's a Leprechaun, All Right	6.7	555
8	Long Time, No See	6.8	558
9	Do All Malivore Monsters Provide This Level of Emotional Insight?	7.4	521
10	All's Well That Ends Well	7.8	520
11	You Can't Run from Who You Are	7.8	516
12	I Was Made to Love You	8.2	546
13	One Day You Will Understand	7.9	527
14	This Feels a Little Cult-y	7.5	526
15	A New Hope	7.8	577
16	Fate's a Bitch, Isn't It?	7.5	496

Season 4 (2021)

7.99 avg 20 episodes 7.4 → 8.5 42 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	You Have to Pick One This Time	7.4	564
2	There's No I in Team, or Whatever	7.5	519
3	We All Knew This Day Was Coming	8.5	654
4	See You on the Other Side	8.6	690
5	I Thought You'd Be Happier to See Me	8.8	737
6	You're a Long Way from Home	8.0	533
7	Someplace Far Away from All This Violence	7.4	508
8	You Will Remember Me	8.0	532
9	I Can't Be the One to Stop You	8.3	543
10	The Story of My Life	7.8	486
11	Follow the Sound of My Voice	7.9	472
12	Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost	7.7	447
13	Was This the Monster You Saw?	7.7	440
14	The Only Way Out Is Through	7.8	414
15	Everything That Can Be Lost May Also Be Found	8.8	604
16	I Wouldn't Be Standing Here If It Weren't for You	7.8	416
17	Into the Woods	7.3	381
18	By the End of This, You'll Know Who You Were Meant to Be	8.0	387
19	This Can Only End in Blood	8.1	443
20	Just Don't Be a Stranger, Okay?	8.5	606

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