Season Six

Season Six is the upcoming sixth season of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was announced on March 3, 2016. Filming began on July 7, 2016 and is scheduled to end on March 31, 2017.

Season Six will premiere on September 25, 2016 with "The Savior".

Storyline Information
The following will be addressed/featured:
 * A 22-episode arc instead of two half-season arcs.
 * New realms.
 * Storybrooke as main setting.
 * Mr. Gold having the ability or not to care more about his unborn child than his power.
 * What happened to Lily and Maleficent, and the identity of Lily's father.
 * Whether Regina has turned to the side of good, or embraced the darkness further.
 * A new patient for Archie Hopper.
 * The exploration of two past connections of Cinderella; one being the origin of her friendship with Snow White.
 * More bonding between David and Hook.
 * Characters wondering if what Hades said about the Olympian Crystal is true or not.
 * More surprises about Hook's past.
 * Regina having a supporting group while the Evil Queen is trying to kill everybody, especially Mary Margaret.
 * The exploration of the Savior's mythology and how Emma is affected.
 * A twisted secret about Prince Charming's past, which will affect his relationships with many people.
 * More of Henry and Violet's relationship.
 * Emma and her parents dealing with issues as a family.
 * More about Belle and her family.
 * A plan set in motion years ago by the Evil Queen having consequences that will haunt Mary Margaret and David in present day.
 * A new operation by Henry and Emma.
 * Hook's connection to Captain Nemo.

New Characters

 * Aladdin
 * Jafar
 * Morpheus
 * Oracle
 * Count of Monte Cristo
 * Dr. Lydgate
 * Jasmine
 * Captain Nemo

Starring

 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard
 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
 * Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina Mills/Evil Queen (Serum)
 * Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David Nolan
 * Emilie de Ravin as Belle/Belle French


 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook
 * Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
 * Rebecca Mader as Zelena
 * Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold

Guest Starring

 * Hank Harris as Groundsman
 * Sam Witwer as Mr. Hyde
 * Agnes Bruckner as Lily Page
 * Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket/Archie Hopper
 * Beverley Elliott as Granny/Granny
 * Jessy Schram as Cinderella/Ashley Boyd
 * Lee Arenberg as Grumpy/Leroy
 * Olivia Steele Falconer as Violet
 * Tim Phillipps as Prince Thomas/Sean Herman
 * David Anders as Victor Frankenstein/Dr. Whale
 * Ted Whittall as King/Mitchell Herman

Co-Starring

 * Faustino di Bauda as Sleepy/Walter
 * David-Paul Grove as Doc/Doc
 * Ingrid Torrance as Nurse Ratched
 * Gabe Khouth as Sneezy/Mr. Clark

New Cast Members

 * Deniz Akdeniz as Aladdin
 * Oded Fehr as Jafar
 * Giles Matthey as Morpheus
 * Craig Horner as Count of Monte Cristo
 * Jonny Coyne as Dr. Lydgate
 * Karen David as Jasmine
 * Faran Tahir as Captain Nemo

Trivia

 * Due to his Sense8 commitments, Naveen Andrews, who portrayed Jafar on Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, was unable to reprise his role for Season Six, which explains why the character was recast with Oded Fehr.