Season 7 (Once Upon a Time)

**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 "Like a Fairy Tale".

## Storyline Information

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

* How and when Henry met the Evil Queen, and why they had a child together.
* The true name of the Evil Queen.
* What the Darkness that attacked Henry is.
* More bonding between Belle and Zelena.
* Exactly how much time happened between the Final Battle, Henry's departure, the heroes' time in the Warped World, and the Dark Curse which took everyone back to the Enchanted Forest, and what occurred.
	+ This will be revealed in episode ten.
* The caster of the Dark Curse which took everyone from the Warped World to the Enchanted Forest.
* In the fourth episode, everyone will be under a Dark Curse.
	+ Why Arthur Kirkland is his cursed counterpart and England is his original one.
* An explanation as to both the Fifth and Sixth Dark Curses.
* Flashbacks to Storybrooke, the Warped World, and the Enchanted Forest.
* Zelena will depart later in the season.

## New Characters

* Moana/Ailane (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* Snow White/Irene Belfrey (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* Evil Queen/Evynne (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* Cinderella/Jacinda (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* Anastasia/Tilly (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* Drizella/Ivy (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* Lady Tremaine/Victoria (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* England/Arthur Kirkland (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* Rapunzel/Eloise Gardener (*"A Stepsister's Story"*)
* Roni (*"Where the Sky Meets the Sea"*)
* Bex (*"Where the Sky Meets the Sea"*)
* Weaver (*"Where the Sky Meets the Sea"*)
* Rose (*"Where the Sky Meets the Sea"*)
* Chip (*"Where the Sky Meets the Sea"*)
* Gramma Tala (*"Where the Sky Meets the Sea"*)
* Witch Hazel/Jackie (*"Wicked Old Ways"*)
* Celestina

## Casting

### Returning Cast Members

#### Starring

* Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina Mills/Roni
* Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold/Weaver
* Emilie de Ravin as Belle/Belle French/Rose
* Andrew J. West as Henry Mills
* Alison Fernandez as Lucy

#### Guest Starring

* Sara Tomko as Tiger Lily
* Rebecca Mader as Zelena/Bex
* Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
* Jamie Chung as Mulan
* Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
* Colin O'Donoghue as Hook
* Ginnifer Goodwin as Mary Margaret Blanchard
* Josh Dallas as David Nolan
* Giles Matthey as Gideon/Chip
* Anton Starkman as Young Gideon
* Victoria Smurfit as Cruella De Vil
* Jaime Murray as **Black Fairy**
* Barbara Hershey as **Cora**

### New Cast Members

#### Starring

* Auli'i Cravalho as Moana/Ailane (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* Megan Fox as Snow White/Irene Belfrey (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* Tom Felton as England/Arthur Kirkland (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)

#### Guest Starring

* Olga Kurylenko as Evil Queen/Evynne (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* Dania Ramirez as Cinderella/Jacinda (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* Rose Reynolds as Anastasia/Tilly (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* Adelaide Kane as Drizella/Ivy (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* Gabrielle Anwar as Lady Tremaine/Victoria (*"Like a Fairy Tale"*)
* Meegan Warner as Rapunzel/Eloise Gardener (*"A Stepsister's Story"*)
* Perla Bautista as Gramma Tala (*"Where the Sky Meets the Sea"*)
* Camille Coduri as **Witch Hazel**/**Jackie** (*"Wicked Old Ways"*)
* Monica Bellucci as **Celestina**

### Lineup Changes

* Jennifer Morrison is now billed as "guest starring".
* Ginnifer Goodwin is now billed as "guest starring".
* Josh Dallas is now billed as "guest starring".
* Jared S. Gilmore is now billed as "guest starring".
* Colin O'Donoghue is now billed as "guest starring".
* Andrew J. West is now billed as "starring".
* Alison Fernandez is now billed as "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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Camille Coduri cast as Disney's Witch Hazel
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Monica Bellucci cast as Celestina
6. ↑ squee
7. ↑ Cora returns in 'Once' Season 7
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 http://www.disneyabcpress.com/abc/pressrelease/abc-unveils-2017-18-primetime-schedule/
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 SDCC
10. ↑ 7x04 "Where the Sky Meets the Sea" press release
11. ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 twitter.com
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/once-upon-a-time/listings/
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 direct
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 episode title 710
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 tweet tweet