See a gorgeous new poster for The Originals season 1, as well as a video interview with newcomer Daniella Pineda (Sophie).

The Originals season 1 premiere is just over a month away now, and The CW has released the following new promotional image spotlighting Marcel (Charles Michael Davis):

The image features the Original vampire siblings Klaus (Joseph Morgan), Rebekah (Claire Holt) and Elijah (Daniel Gillies) dressed up in period clothing and confined to a giant picture frame, while Marcel lounges in the foreground.

We also have this recently released interview with The Originals star Daniella Pineda, who previews her role as the witch leader Sophie:

Sophie was first introduced in the episode of The Vampire Diaries titled “The Originals,” which served as a backdoor pilot for the new spinoff series.

The new The Originals pilot will premiere Thursday, October 3, airing at 9/8c on The CW. It follows The Vampire Diaries season 5 premiere.

Following episode 1, The Originals will air Tuesday nights at 8/7c.

In the first episode, we’ll see a lot of the same events as in the backdoor pilot, but from the perspective of Elijah, who was working with the witches and discovering Hayley (Phoebe Tonkin)’s pregnancy while Klaus was warring with Marcel.

Are you looking forward to The Originals premiering in October?