Season 7 (LLU)

**Season Seven** is the seventh season of ABC's *Once Upon a Time*. It was first announced on May 11, 2017. Filming began on July 6, 2017 and is scheduled to end on April 2, 2018.

Season Seven premiered on October 6, 2017 with "Hyperion Heights" and ended on May 18, 2018 with "The Eternal Battle".

## New Characters

* Lady Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey (*"Hyperion Heights"*)
* Drizella/Ivy Belfrey (*"Hyperion Heights"*)
* Tiana/Sabine (*"Hyperion Heights"*)
* Alice/Tilly (*"Hyperion Heights"*)
* Rogers (*"Hyperion Heights"*)
* Weaver (*"Hyperion Heights"*)
* Eloise Gardener (*"A Place of Love"*)
* Eudora (*"Almost There"*)
* Dr. Facilier (*"Almost There"*)
* Kelly West (*"Wicked Always Wins"*)
* Mother Gothel (*"A Tangled Mystery"*)
* Anastasia (*"One Little Tear"*)
* Rachel Belfrey (*"One Little Tear"*)
* Roni (*"The Eighth Witch"*)
* Madame Leota/Lillian (*"Secret Garden"*)
* Yzma/Eva (*"Resurrection"*)
* Baba Yaga/Koldunya (*"Resurrection"*)
* Chip Potts (*"We're All Mad Here"*)
* Madam Mim/Hilda (*"We're All Mad Here"*)
* Witch Hazel/Daphne (*"The Work of Witches"*)
* Fiona (*"Homecoming"*)

## Casting

### Returning Cast Members

#### Starring

* Colin O'Donoghue as Hook/Rogers
* Andrew J. West as Henry Mills
* Alison Fernandez as Lucy
* Rebecca Mader as Zelena/Kelly West
* Robert Carlyle as Mr. Gold/Weaver

#### Guest Starring

* Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
* Jared S. Gilmore as Young Henry Mills
* Emilie de Ravin as Belle French
* Giles Matthey as Gideon/Chip Potts
* Anton Starkman as Young Gideon
* Lana Parrilla as Regina Mills/Roni
* Ginnifer Goodwin as Mary Margaret Blanchard
* Josh Dallas as David Nolan
* Jaime Murray as Black Fairy/Fiona

### New Cast Members

#### Starring

* Adelaide Kane as Drizella/Ivy Belfrey (*"Hyperion Heights"*)

#### Guest Starring

* Gabrielle Anwar as Lady Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey (*"Hyperion Heights"*)
* Mekia Cox as Tiana/Sabine (*"Hyperion Heights"*)
* Rose Reynolds as Alice/Tilly (*"Hyperion Heights"*)
* Emma Booth as Mother Gothel/Eloise Gardener (*"A Place of Love"*)
* Robin Givens as Eudora (*"Almost There"*)
* Daniel Francis as Dr. Facilier (*"Almost There"*)
* Meegan Warner as Rapunzel Tremaine/Rachel Belfrey (*"A Tangled Mystery"*)
* Yael Yurman as Anastasia (*"One Little Tear"*)
* Odette Annable as Madame Leota/Lillian (*"Secret Garden"*)
* Leonor Varela as Yzma/Eva (*"Resurrection"*)
* Roseanne Barr as Baba Yaga/Koldunya (*"Resurrection"*)
* Claire Holt as Madam Mim/Hilda (*"We're All Mad Here"*)
* Elizabeth Gillies as Witch Hazel/Daphne (*"The Work of Witches"*)

### Lineup Changes

* Alison Fernandez is now billed as "starring".
* Jennifer Morrison is now billed as "guest starring".
* Jared S. Gilmore is now billed as "guest starring".
* Emilie de Ravin is now billed as "guest starring".
* Lana Parrilla is now billed as "guest starring".
* Dania Ramirez is billed as "guest starring" as of "A Taste of the Heights", previously billed as "starring".
* Rebecca Mader is billed as "starring" as of "Darkest Before Dawn", previously billed as "guest starring".
* Adelaide Kane is billed as "starring" as of "Darkest Before Dawn", previously billed as "guest starring".
* Ginnifer Goodwin is now billed as "guest starring".
* Josh Dallas is now billed as "guest starring".

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/AdamHorowitzLA/status/862811749837266944
2. ↑ https://www.dgc.ca/assets/Uploads/BritishColumbia/AvailsProductionLists/Documents/Production-List.pdf
3. ↑ Press release
4. ↑ Press release
5. ↑ Press release - 7.03
6. ↑ 7x04 - Behind the Mask - Press Release
7. ↑ 7x05 - Press Release - Greenbacks
8. ↑ 7x06 - Wicked Always Wins - Press release
9. ↑ Press release
10. ↑ 7x08 - Press Release - The Battle Against Belfrey
11. ↑ (709) One Little Tear
12. ↑ Press Release - The Eighth Witch
13. ↑ Secret Garden press release
14. ↑ 7x12 - A Taste of the Heights - Press release
15. ↑ 7x13 - Darkest Before Dawn - Press Release
16. ↑ 7x14 - The Girl in the Tower - Press Release
17. ↑ 7x15 - Resurrection - Press Release
18. ↑ 7x16 - The Reign of the Swan - Press Release
19. ↑ 7x17 - We're All Mad Here - Press Release
20. ↑ 7x18 - The Work of Witches - Press Release
21. ↑ 7x19 Press release
22. ↑ 7x20 PR
23. ↑ 7x21 PR
24. ↑ 7x22 PR