The Vampire Diaries and The Originals have both been renewed by CW for the 2016-2017 season, and fans could see more crossovers between the two series next season.

Julie Plec spoke about the potential for more crossovers with TV Line. She said the following:

“This year, as we’ve crossed over, we’ve acknowledged [The Vampire Diaries and The Originals‘] shared universe. As we know from The Originals, there’s a prophecy predicting the demise of the Mikaelson family, so it was a nice little tease for viewers of that show to ask themselves, ‘Wait, what the hell happened to Klaus?’ It’s a rare luxury to have two shows in a shared universe that you could do that. So to not do it feels like we’re missing a really fun creative opportunity, a way to celebrate both shows. But it’s not like anyone over at the network is calling us and being like, ‘You need two crossovers this year.’ I think it’d be fun to keep finding small, organic ways to do it. Like when we had Matt Donovan show up on The Originals — that wasn’t for ratings, it just made logical sense that if the Originals were in Mystic Falls, they’d have a run-in with Deputy Donovan. I’d love to keep doing stuff like that. It’s fun, and it’s easier to accomplish than a massive two-show crossover.”

In addition to Matt Donovan appearing on The Originals, Paul Wesley’s Stefan Salvatore also searched out Klaus on The Vampire Diaries, and he stayed around for an episode of the spin-off.

Are you excited to see more crossovers between these The Vampire Diaries and The Originals next season? Tell us what you think.