Season 8 (LLU)

**Season Eight** is the eighth and final season of ABC's *Once Upon a Time*. It was first announced on April 13, 2018. Filming began on July 7, 2018 and is scheduled to end on April 3, 2019.

Season Eight will premiere on September 30, 2018 with "The Witch" and ended on May 19, 2019 with "Leaving Storybrooke".

## New Characters

* Liam Swan-Jones (*"Her Captain, His Swan"*)
* Cruella De Vil (Wish Realm) (*"The Lake"*)
* Maleficent (*"Dragonfire"*)
* Aurora (*"Dragonfire"*)
* Prince Phillip (*"Dragonfire"*)
* Robin Hood (*"Circle of Darkness"*)
* Mama Odie (*"Blue Skies and Sunshine"*)
* Charlotte La Bouff (*"Blue Skies and Sunshine"*)
* Peter Pan (Wish Realm) (*"The Secret Enemy"*)
* Moana (*"Edge of the Water"*)
* Tala (*"Edge of the Water"*)
* Zelena (Wish Realm) (*"Long Live the Wicked Witch"*)
* Anna (Wish Realm) (*"The Prince's Fall"*)
* Ariel (Wish Realm) (*"The Prince's Fall"*)
* Blue Fairy (Wish Realm) (*"The Prince's Fall"*)
* Elsa (Wish Realm) (*"The Prince's Fall"*)
* Ursula (Wish Realm) (*"The Prince's Fall"*)

## Casting

### Returning Cast Members

#### Starring

* Andrew J. West as Henry Mills
* Alison Fernandez as Lucy
* Mekia Cox as Tiana/Sabine
* Jared S. Gilmore as Young Henry/Sir Henry (Wish Realm)
* Rebecca Mader as Zelena/Kelly West/Zelena (Wish Realm)
* Giles Matthey as Gideon/Chip Potts

#### Guest Starring

* Tiera Skovbye as Robin
* Rose Reynolds as Tilly
* Lana Parrilla as Regina Mills/Roni
* Robin Givens as Eudora
* Beverley Elliott as Granny/Granny (Wish Realm)
* Lee Arenberg as Leroy
* Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
* Colin O'Donoghue as Rogers
* Emma Booth as Mother Gothel
* Victoria Smurfit as Cruella De Vil/Cruella De Vil (Wish Realm)
* Keegan Connor Tracy as Mother Superior/Blue Fairy (Wish Realm)
* Daniel Francis as Dr. Facilier
* Dania Ramirez as Jacinda
* Adelaide Kane as Drizella/Ivy Belfrey
* Gabrielle Anwar as Victoria Belfrey
* Greg Germann as Hades/Hades (Wish Realm)
* Robbie Kay as Peter Pan/Peter Pan (Wish Realm)
* JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Ariel/Ariel (Wish Realm)
* Emilie de Ravin as Belle French
* Georgina Haig as Elsa/Elsa (Wish Realm)
* Elizabeth Lail as Anna/Anna (Wish Realm)
* Karen David as Jasmine
* Meghan Ory as Ruby
* Teri Reeves as Dorothy Gale
* Jamie Chung as Mulan
* Merrin Dungey as Ursula (Wish Realm)
* Barbara Hershey as Cora
* Emma Caulfield as Blind Witch
* Liam Garrigan as King Arthur
* Rose McIver as Tinker Bell
* Kristin Bauer van Straten as Maleficent
* Agnes Bruckner as Lily Page
* Eion Bailey as August Booth
* David Anders as Dr. Whale
* Raphael Sbarge as Archie Hopper
* Tony Amendola as Marco
* Sean Maguire as Robin Hood
* Michael Raymond-James as Neal Cassidy
* Robert Carlyle as Weaver
* Ginnifer Goodwin as Mary Margaret Blanchard
* Josh Dallas as David Nolan

### New Cast Members

* Jeff Pierre as Naveen/Drew (*"Lay All Your Love on Me"*)
* Will Shadley as Liam Swan-Jones (*"Her Captain, His Swan"*)
* Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Neal Nolan (*"Her Captain, His Swan"*)
* Nicole Kidman as Maleficent (*"Dragonfire"*)
* Isla Fisher as Aurora (*"Dragonfire"*)
* Nick Robinson as Prince Phillip (*"Dragonfire"*)
* Ewan McGregor as Robin Hood (*"Circle of Darkness"*)
* Viola Davis as Mama Odie (*"Blue Skies and Sunshine"*)
* Katrina Bowden as Charlotte La Bouff (*"Blue Skies and Sunshine"*)
* Auli'i Cravalho as Moana (*"Edge of the Water"*)
* Kelly Hu as Tala (*"Edge of the Water"*)

### Lineup Changes

* Giles Matthey is now billed as "starring".
* Mekia Cox is now billed as "starring" starting with "Darker Secrets".
* Colin O'Donoghue is now billed as "guest starring".
* Jared S. Gilmore is now billed as "starring" with "Her Captain, His Swan".
* Adelaide Kane is now billed as "guest starring".
* Robert Carlyle 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. ↑ 8x01 Press Release
5. ↑ 8x07 - Circle of Darkness - Press Release