Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25926288-20170728205559/@comment-1916997-20170809132759

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: CoolDudeAl wrote: Also, we are only 4 episodes in and already have confirmed 9 actors are returning that we're on Seasons 1 - 6, that's not much of a reboot to me. Who are the nine returning actors? Anyone who is a current regular does not count.

Assuming OUaT does not get cancelled this year, S7 will probably be the only season with cameos from old cast members. Robert Carlyle is definitely leaving, at the end of this year. Hence, no more Rumplestiltskin shenanigans. Colin O'Donoghue's contract expires this year. Meaning, Hook may or may not be part of (the possible) S8.

Television is a business, and it all comes down to money. So, ABC is going to have to review the numbers, to determine if it is financially possible to renew OUaT. Colin O'Donoghue's contract is expiring, and Hook was preserved in the Disney Vault. Meaning, Colin can negotiate a raise in salary, if he does not choose to leave. Then there is the revenue from commercials, but the new time slot brings in a lower amount. Why don't the regulars count? They are still returning cast members. Anyway, the returning actors are Lana, Colin, Bobby, Andrew, Alison, Jared, Jen, Emilie, and Giles. Admittedly, Andrew and Alison were on at the end of last season to set up this season, but still. And I'd be shocked if Ginny, Josh, Bex, Lee, Beverly, and Sara don't show up at some point, along with at least a few other characters, even if just in FB. Point is, I think we will see a lot more old characters/actors than people think we will.