Board Thread:Fanon: Season 8 & Beyond/@comment-32423680-20191205014529/@comment-32423680-20191206025653

"The show will go darker now", says showrunner Truest Believer

Yesterday, the Disney+ executives announced the return of Once Upon a Time with its eighth season, with an already confirmed cast and with the first couple episodes already filmed. Now, showrunner Truest Believer has been interviewed by Schroeswald about the upcoming season.

Schroeswald: First of all, hello and good day. As a fan of Once Upon a Time, I'm very happy to hear the show's returning. Truest Believer: Well thank you, I'm also very happy to make my directional debut with Once Upon a Time. S: What can we expect from the season? TB: Well, I'd say that the show is now going darker. Actually, one of the reasons it was announced after filming began was because the executives of Disney couldn't decide whether to air the show through Disney+ or Hulu, but it's been decided what we all know now, mostly because Hulu is U.S exclusive. In the original script, there were many sex and violence scenes, so I had to cut many parts to make it fit with Disney's policies. However, you still will get darker scenes. That's what you can expect: darker, better budget and more experimental. S: So, when did filming start? TB: It started on October 21st, in Atlanta, but now filming has split in two. One team is filming in many locations of the Caribbean, while the other is filming through Scandinavia. S: It does seem like it has a higher budget now... TB: Haha, yes! S: Richard Madden and Amanda Seyfried were confirmed to be playing the couple of Dracula and Charlotte LaBouff, from The Princess and the Frog. How was this unusual couple developed? TB: I always liked both characters and saw them as potential protagonists, and during the writing of the season, I saw that their arcs could be perfectly tied, thus saving a lot of time and I'm very happy how I wrote their relationship and their development. S: You said some guest characters had the importance of regular ones. Who'd you say are the most important? TB: Zelena, Tilly, Lucy, a new character portrayed by Cody Fern, and the main villain, who's identity I'll reveal in a few days. S: Will unfinished arcs be explored? TB: Yes. The Arendelle arc, Camelot and Philip's soul will be explored again. S: Any possible spin-offs? TB: Well, under my direction, I haven't received anything from the network. S: Well, that's all for now. Thanks for meeting us here, it was a pleasure. Hope to be able to interview you again. TB: Thank you, Schroeswald. Once Upon a Time returns around Christmas through Disney+ in the U.S, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands, while in the rest of the world, it will be available to be seen in 2020.