Phoebe Tonkin (Photo : Getty Images/Frazer Harrison)
"The Originals" season 4 cast member Phoebe Tonkin recently opened up about her character's fate in the upcoming episodes.
While at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con, the actress confirmed that her onscreen daughter Hope will be around seven years old when the series returns to The CW early next year.
Now that Hope can already talk and understand certain things, she will have crucial lines in the series that will reflect how mature she's become.
Executive producer Michael Narducci confirmed that there will be a five-year time-jump in the premiere and this will set the tone for the rest of the episodes.
"She was two years old when we left her... and now she's a little person. She's got dialogue and hopes and dreams, and she misses her dad and understands her family has suffered a great loss. Hayley's a great mom," he said (via TV Line).
Meanwhile, Tonkin said that her character will have a family-driven purpose in season 4.
"When we met Hayley, all she ever wanted was a family. Through the events that happened, she created a family on her own with her daughter. I don't think she feels alone - one, because she has five bodies in the back of her car - and because she has a purpose, a family-driven purpose," she explained.
In other news, one of the biggest tasks that Hayley would have to do in "The Originals" season 4 is to locate the seven werewolves.
With this, Hayley would have to explore and connect with the werewolf side of her in order to bring all seven together.
Meanwhile, executive producer Julie Plec also hinted on Hayley and Elijah's (Daniel Gillies) future in the series.
"With Hayley and Elijah, we felt they'd gotten to dance around each other early on, then become terribly separated emotionally and physically. Knowing this family was going to be split apart for the next five years, giving them the opportunity to get together one more time felt right... Time will tell how much happiness they're able to have - or not have," Plec said.
"The Originals" season 4 will premiere on The CW sometime in February 2017.
