Season Three

Season Three is the third season of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was announced on May 10, 2013. Filming began on July 11, 2013 and is scheduled to last until April 3, 2014.

Season three premiered on September 29, 2013 with "The Heart of the Truest Believer".

Potential Storyline Information

 * How Greg and Tamara met may be revealed.
 * How August knew that Neal is Baelfire may be revealed.
 * New characters in the Land Without Color may be seen.
 * The origin of fairies will be explored.
 * Tiana may make a future appearance.
 * Pinocchio will be making a reappearance.
 * More curses will be explored on the show.
 * More worlds will be explored in the second half of Season Three.
 * The cost in both Regina and Robin Hood's lives as a result of not meeting will be revealed. Their potential future will be explored in the Enchanted Forest.
 * Their awaited encounter will occur in "Witch Hunt".
 * More of Henry's history will be brought up in Season Three.
 * Aurora and Prince Phillip will be returning.
 * More of Emma's past will be explored.
 * The origin of Emma's last name, Swan, will be explored.
 * Christopher Gorham will portray a character linked to both Emma and Rapunzel.
 * The Wicked Witch of the West will début in the twelfth episode of Season Three. She will play a large part in the returning nine episodes.
 * Her actual name will not be derived from previous Wicked Witch lore or productions.
 * How she became green will be revealed.
 * She will share ties to two familiar characters.
 * Her backstory will be featured, but may take place anywhere including Storybrooke, the Enchanted Forest or Oz.
 * She and the Evil Queen will have a face-off.
 * The Wizard of Oz will be featured.
 * Prince Charming will come to the rescue of Rapunzel.
 * Ginnifer Goodwin's real life pregnancy will be incorporated into the storyline and will be linked to Aurora's pregnancy.
 * The season finale will feature a splashy wedding.
 * Storybrooke will make a reappearance.
 * The ramifications of Emma's new life and what would happen if she did regain her memories play a huge part in the second half of Season Three.
 * By the end of Season Three, Henry's family tree will grow by two spots.
 * In the second half of Season Three, one of the main characters will die.
 * There are no plans to revisit Neverland during the second half of Season Three.
 * Ariel and Tinker Bell will be making reappearances in the second half of Season Three.

New Characters

 * Peter Pan
 * Little John
 * Tinker Bell
 * Devin
 * Liam
 * Ariel
 * Eric
 * Ursula


 * Malcolm
 * Eric
 * Medusa
 * Wicked Witch of the West
 * Rapunzel
 * Lumiere
 * Blackbeard

Recast Characters

 * Sean Maguire as Robin Hood

Starring
Mary Margaret Blanchard Regina Mills David Nolan
 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/
 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
 * Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/
 * Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/

Belle Mr. Gold
 * Emilie de Ravin as Belle/
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook
 * Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
 * Michael Raymond-James as Neal Cassidy
 * Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/

Guest Starring

 * Sarah Bolger as Aurora
 * Parker Croft as Felix
 * Jamie Chung as Mulan
 * Ethan Embry as Greg Mendell
 * Sonequa Martin-Green as Tamara
 * Julian Morris as Prince Phillip
 * Lee Arenberg as Grumpy/Leroy
 * Michael Coleman as Happy/Happy
 * Faustino Di Bauda as Sleepy/Walter
 * Giancarlo Esposito as Magic Mirror/Sidney Glass
 * David-Paul Grove as Doc/Doc
 * Jeffrey Kaiser as Dopey/Dopey

Mother Superior
 * Gabe Khouth as Sneezy/Mr. Clark
 * Mig Macario as Bashful/Bashful
 * Keegan Connor Tracy as Blue Fairy/
 * Dylan Schmid as Baelfire
 * Raphael Sbarge as Archie Hopper
 * Beverley Elliott as Granny
 * Freya Tingley as Wendy
 * David Anders as Dr. Whale
 * Christopher Gauthier as William Smee
 * Rose McGowan as young Cora

New Cast Members

 * Robbie Kay as Peter Pan
 * Jason Burkart as Little John
 * Rose McIver as Tinker Bell
 * Bernard Curry as Liam
 * Skylar Gisondo as Devin
 * JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Ariel
 * Gil McKinney as Eric/Eric
 * Yvette Nicole Brown as Ursula (Voice)
 * James Immekus as Keychain


 * Matt Kane as Glasses
 * Stephen Lord as Malcolm
 * Marilyn Manson as The Shadow (Voice)
 * Wyatt Oleff as young Rumplestiltskin
 * Christopher Gorham as Unknown
 * Rebecca Mader as Wicked Witch of the West
 * Alexandra Metz as Rapunzel
 * Henri Lubatti as Lumiere
 * Unknown as Blackbeard
 * Unknown as Prince Leopold

Lineup Changes

 * Meghan Ory is now billed as "guest starring" when she appears.
 * Michael Raymond-James is now billed as "Starring".