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Once Upon a Time Revival: Lana Parrilla, Colin O'Donoghue To Return — Is Jennifer Morrison Coming Back?



After last night's announcement that Once Upon a Time is getting a on Disney+, many fans wondered who was going to return to the show.

Now, we can exclusively confirm that series leads Lana Parrilla and Colin O'Donoghue will reprise their roles as series regulars in the upcoming eighth season. Parrilla portrays Regina Mills, the Evil Queen. She is the only original cast member left, after the death of Robert Carlyle's Rumplestiltskin at season 7 finale. O'Donoghue, meanwhile, joined the show early in season 2 in a recurring role, and was promoted to regular midway through the season in the role of Captain Hook, until his character left the show after season 6 with his true love, original series lead Emma Swan (Jennifer Morrison). However, while Morrison left the show alongside her character, O'Donoghue didn't and, instead, portrayed his character's Wish Realm counterpart, a role that he is set to reprise on the revival.

When asked about Morrison's possible return, new showrunner Matheus Ribeiro said that "There are no current plans for Emma to return, and the reason why she's absent will be revealed early in the season." However, as Ribeiro states, "an appearance down the road is not completely ruled out."

Once Upon a Time returns in 2020.