User:Winged Pig/Season Eight

Season Eight is the eighth season of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was announced on May 23, 2018.

Season Eight premiered on June 22, 2018 with "United Realms".

Storyline Information
The following will be addressed/featured:
 * The discovery of new realms.
 * What happened between Maleficent and Briar Rose.
 * What caused Will Scarlet and Anastasia's separation.
 * Ruby's return.
 * Tilly and Margot's wedding.
 * The return of characters from Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.
 * Emma's return.
 * New romantic relationships.
 * Visits to the Underworld.
 * More about the Realms of Unhappiness, and their connection to the Three Fates storyline.

New Characters

 * Kalel
 * /Ying Yue
 * King Richard
 * King Richard
 * King Richard
 * King Richard
 * King Richard


 * Briar Rose
 * Red Queen
 * Clotho
 * Briar Rose
 * Red Queen
 * Clotho

Casting
(Bold characters have been further confirmed by news articles/photos)

Starring

 * Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina Mills/Roni/Evil Queen (Serum)
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook/Hook (Wish Realm)/Rogers
 * Andrew J. West as Henry Mills
 * Dania Ramirez as Cinderella/Jacinda


 * Tiera Skovbye as Robin Hood/Margot
 * Alison Fernandez as Lucy
 * Mekia Cox as Tiana/Sabine
 * Rose Reynolds as Alice/Tilly

Special Guest Starring

 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Mary Margaret Blanchard
 * Josh Dallas as David Nolan
 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan

Guest Starring

 * Kristin Bauer van Straten as Maleficent
 * Jared S. Gilmore as Young Henry/Sir Henry
 * Rebecca Mader as Kelly West
 * Agnes Bruckner as Lily Page
 * Kip Pardue as Chad
 * Elliot Knight as Merlin
 * David Hoflin as Zeus
 * Seth Isaac Johnson as Young Jack
 * Tony Amendola as Marco
 * Beverley Elliott as Granny
 * Giancarlo Esposito as Magic Mirror
 * Daniel Francis as Dr. Facilier/Mr. Samdi
 * Jeff Pierre as Drew
 * Christopher Gorham as Walsh
 * Bruce Blain as /Samuel
 * Lee Arenberg as Leroy
 * Sarah Bolger as Aurora
 * Jamie Chung as Mulan
 * Tzi Ma as Dragon


 * Raphael Sbarge as Archie Hopper
 * Keegan Connor Tracy as Mother Superior
 * Matty Finochio as Marcus Tremaine
 * Cindy Luna as Cecelia
 * Gabrielle Anwar as Rapunzel Tremaine
 * Adelaide Kane as Drizella/Ivy Belfrey
 * Sinqua Walls as Lancelot
 * Joana Metrass as Guinevere
 * Timothy Webber as the Apprentice/Apprentice (Wish Realm)
 * Robin Givens as Eudora
 * Victoria Smurfit as Cruella De Vil (Wish Realm)
 * Sean Maguire as Robin Hood/Robin of Locksley
 * Robbie Kay as Peter Pan (Wish Realm)
 * JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Ariel
 * Christopher Gauthier as Smee (Wish Realm)
 * Michael Socha as Will Scarlet
 * Meghan Ory as Red Riding Hood/Ruby
 * Teri Reeves as Dorothy
 * Nathan Parsons as Jack/Nick Branson

Co-Starring

 * Kate Dion-Richard as Goldilocks
 * Liam Hall as the Prince
 * Jillian Fargey as Fairy Godmother


 * Alejandra Pérez as Young Cinderella
 * Catherine Lough Haggquist as Fairy Godmother
 * Cedric De Souza as the Sultan

New Cast Members

 * Luke Camilleri as Kalel
 * Brenda Song as /Ying Yue
 * Woody Harrelson as
 * Jennifer Hudson as
 * Oprah Winfrey as
 * Hattie Morahan as


 * Lucy Punch as 
 * Beau Bridges as 
 * Catherine O'Hara as 
 * Emma Rigby as Red Queen
 * TBA as Briar Rose
 * TBA as Clotho

Lineup Changes

 * Robert Carlyle is no longer billed as "starring".
 * Rose Reynolds is now billed as "starring".
 * Tiera Skovbye is now billed as "starring".
 * Rebecca Mader is once again billed as "guest starring".
 * Jared S. Gilmore is once again billed as "guest starring".


 * Luke Camilleri is now billed as "guest starring".
 * Bruce Blain is billed as "guest starring" until "", and then once again as co-starring starting with "".
 * Gabrielle Anwar is now billed as "guest starring".
 * Michael Socha is now billed as "guest starring".