Season Seven

**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 "Storybrooke Heights".

## Storyline Information

The following **will** be addressed/featured:

* What happened to Snow and Charming.
	+ They may reappear.
* Who cast the Dark Curse.
* More characters who were brought over by the Fifth Curse.
* More new characters.
* The possibility of a new Savior.
* "New" versions of characters, including Cinderella.
* A romance between Henry and Rapunzel in both flashbacks and the present day.
* What happened to multiple characters, including Merida, after their happy endings/beginnings, and how they will cross paths with the heroes (again in some cases), both in the past and present.

## New Characters

* Tiana/Sabine (*"Storybrooke Heights"*)
* Witch Hazel/Ellen Belfrey (*"Storybrooke Heights"*)
* Goldilocks/Goldie (*"Storybrooke Heights"*)
* Killian Jones (*"Storybrooke Heights"*)
* Witch (*"The Garden of Forking Paths"*)
* Alice (*"Beauty"*)
* Eudora (*"Greenbacks"*)
* Dr. Facilier (*"Greenbacks"*)
* Rapunzel/Laura Gardener (*"Sunlight"*)
* Cinderella (*"Pretty in Blue"*)
* Lady Tremaine (*"Pretty in Blue"*)
* Drizella (*"Pretty in Blue"*)

## Casting

### Returning Cast Members

#### Starring

* Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina Mills
* Colin O'Donoghue as Hook/Killian Jones
* Andrew J. West as Henry Mills
* Rebecca Mader as Zelena (guest episode 1 to episode 11, starring as of episode 12)
* Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold

#### Guest Starring

* Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
* Jared S. Gilmore as Young Henry Mills
* Alison Fernandez as Lucy
* Emilie de Ravin as Belle French
* Raphael Sbarge as Archie Hopper
* Beverley Elliott as Granny
* David Anders as Dr. Whale
* Giles Matthey as Gideon
* Anton Starkman as Young Gideon
* Amy Manson as Merida
* Elizabeth Lail as Anna
* Georgina Haig as Elsa
* Scott Michael Foster as Kristoff
* Sara Tomko as Tiger Lily
* Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/**David Nolan**

### New Cast Members

#### Starring

* Mekia Cox as Tiana/Sabine (*"Storybrooke Heights"*)
* Meryl Streep as Witch Hazel/Ellen Belfrey (*"Storybrooke Heights"*)

#### Guest Starring

* Yvette Nicole Brown as Goldilocks/Goldie (*"Storybrooke Heights"*)
* Emma Booth as the Witch (*"The Garden of Forking Paths"*)
* Sophie Lowe as Alice (*"Beauty"*)
* Robin Givens as Eudora (*"Greenbacks"*)
* Vladmir Ruzich as Dr. Facilier (*"Greenbacks"*)
* Meegan Warner as Rapunzel/Laura Gardener (*"Sunlight"*)
* Dania Ramirez as Cinderella (*"Pretty in Blue"*)
* Gabrielle Anwar as Lady Tremaine (*"Pretty in Blue"*)
* Adelaide Kane as Drizella (*"Pretty in Blue"*)

### Lineup Changes

* Ginnifer Goodwin is no longer billed as "starring".
* Andrew J. West is now billed as "starring".
* Jared S. Gilmore is now billed as "guest starring".
* Jennifer Morrison is now billed as "guest starring", except for in "Wake Up Call" and "Pretty in Blue", where she is billed as "co-starring'.
* Rebecca Mader is billed as "guest starring" from "Storybrooke Heights" to "Reverse and Revise", and billed as "starring" as of "Worlds of the Witch".
* Emilie de Ravin is now billed as "guest starring".
* Josh Dallas is now billed as "guest starring".

## References

1. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/once-a-time-renewed-season-7-at-abc-997815
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/AdamHorowitzLA/status/862811749837266944
3. ↑ https://www.dgc.ca/assets/Uploads/BritishColumbia/AvailsProductionLists/Documents/Production-List.pdf
4. ↑ Josh Dallas to return in 'Once' season 7 for a Charming family adventure
5. ↑ Josh Dallas to return in 'Once' season 7 for a Charming family adventure