The Expanse vs The Originals

The Originals has the higher audience score (8.6/10 against 8.1/10 for The Expanse). The Originals is the older of the two (2013 against 2015). Both are drama, mystery shows, so they suit a similar mood.

The Expanse posterThe Expanse2015 VS The Originals posterThe Originals2013
The ExpanseThe Originals
Audience score★ 8.1/10★ 8.6/10
Year20152013
Seasons65
GenresDrama, MysteryDrama, Mystery
Country–US
Creator / directorHawk Ostby, Mark FergusJulie Plec
Main castKeon Alexander, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes ChathamJoseph Morgan, Charles Michael Davis, Daniel Gillies, Riley Voelkel, Yusuf Gatewood

Synopsis

The Expanse

A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.

The Originals

A spin-off from The Vampire Diaries and set in New Orleans, The Originals centers on the Mikaelson siblings, otherwise known as the world's original vampires: Klaus, Elijah, and Rebekah. Now Klaus must take down his protégé, Marcel, who is now in charge of New Orleans, in order to re-take his city, as he originally built New Orleans. Klaus departed from the city after being chased down by his father Mikael, while it was being constructed and…

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