It looks like Mikael might just be back to stay when The Originals returns on The CW this Monday.

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Creator Julie Plec confirmed that Mikael (Sebastian Roche) will be back this week as the Mikaelson's lethal patriarch.

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Mikael has spent the last few episodes as nothing more than a power source for Finn's (Yusuf Gatewood) magic, but it looks like all of that is about to change.

On Wednesday the program's official Twitter account featured a new cast photo which included Mikael at one end of the table with Klaus (Joseph Morgan) on the other.

The original cast photo for season 2 (featured above) didn't include Mikael. So does this mean Roche is preparing to become a series regular? Or will the second half of the season just be Mikael-heavy in preparation for a permanent exit? As the only Mikaelson to have returned from the dead in his original body, producers might by keen on keeping the actor around for a while.

The Originals will return on The CW for the remainder of its second season Monday, March 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.