User:Truest Believer/Season Eight

Season Eight is the eighth season of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was announced on May 20, 2018.

Season Eight premiered on May 28, 2018 with "The New Witches".

Synopsis
A year after the merge of the realms, a new magical community led by a powerful witch rises and makes chaos from the shadows in the United Realms... this may be the biggest challenge our heroes have ever faced...

Storyline Information
The following will be addressed/featured: The following will be addressed and/or featured: And more!
 * More about the Order of Magic
 * More about Alice
 * What happened to her New Wonderland friends
 * A new love interest for Nook
 * Centrics for Maleficent and Blue Fairy
 * More authors
 * How Robin became Robin Hood
 * The introduction of Pirates of the Caribbean
 * What caused Dracula to turn into a vampire.
 * More about Lily
 * A Possible resurrection

New Characters

 * Mother Goose
 * Zorro
 * Mombi
 * Baba Yaga
 * Circe
 * Dracula
 * Charlotte LaBouff
 * Queen of Hearts


 * Knave of Hearts
 * Caterpillar
 * White Rabbit
 * Tweedledee
 * Tweedledum
 * Chesire Cat
 * Morgana LeFay
 * Zelena (Wish Realm)

And more!

Recasted Characters

 * Bryce Gheisar as Prince Neal
 * Emma Thompson as Helga, the Fairy Godmother

Starring

 * Lana Parrilla as Regina Mills/Evil Queen/Evil Queen (Serum)
 * Andrew J. West as Henry Mills
 * Rebecca Mader as Zelena
 * Dania Ramirez as Ella/Cinderella
 * Rose Reynolds as Alice (Hyperion Heights)
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook (Wish Realm)
 * Tiera Skovbye as Robin Hood (Birth)
 * Adelaide Kane as Drizella/Ivy Belfrey (Episode Six onwards)
 * Kristin Bauer van Straten as Maleficent

Guest Starring

 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook/Rogers
 * Jared Gilmore as Young Henry Mills/Sir Henry
 * Karen David as Jasmine
 * Beverley Elliott as Granny
 * Lee Arenberg as Leroy
 * Michael Socha as Will Scarlet
 * Meghan Ory as Ruby/Red Riding Hood
 * Georgina Haig as Elsa
 * Deniz Akdeniz as Aladdin
 * Joana Metrass as Guinevere
 * Sinqua Walls as Lancelot
 * Amy Manson as Merida
 * Anastasia Griffith as Kathryn Nolan/Abigail
 * Teri Reeves as Dorothy Gale
 * Gabrielle Anwar as Rapunzel Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey
 * Anna Cathcart as Young Drizella
 * Alejandra Pérez as Young Cinderella
 * Timothy Webber as Apprentice
 * Nisreen Slim as Andrea Sage
 * Jaime Murray as the Black Fairy
 * Sara Tomko as Tiger Lily
 * Giles Matthey as Gideon
 * Victoria Smurfit as Cruella De Vil (Wish Realm)
 * Barbara Hershey as Cora (Wish Realm)
 * Robert Carlyle as Mr. Gold
 * Emilie de Ravin as Belle French

New Guest Starring

 * Javier Bardem as Zorro
 * Amanda Seyfried as Charlotte LaBeouf
 * Jennifer Lawrence as Mombi
 * Dan Stevens as Dracula
 * Michelle Pfeiffer as Baba Yaga
 * Bill Nighy as Davy Jones (voice)
 * Orlando Bloom as Will Turner
 * Geoffrey Rush as Captain Barbossa
 * Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann
 * Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow
 * Lea Michele as Calypso
 * Nathalie Emmanuel as Scheherezade
 * Meryl Streep as Mother Goose
 * Sophie Turner as Circe
 * Dwayne Johnson as Maui
 * Auli'i' Cravalho as Moana

Lineup Changes

 * Alison Fernandez is now billed as "Guest Starring"
 * Mekia Cox is now billed as "Guest Starring"
 * Tiera Skovbye is now billed as "Starring"
 * Rose Reynolds is now billed as "Starring"
 * Adelaide Kane is now billed as "Starring"
 * Rebecca Mader is now billed as "Starring"
 * Robert Carlyle is now billed as "Guest Starring"
 * Kristin Bauer van Straten is now billed as "Starring"

Episodes
{| class="collapsible collapsed" width="100%" style="border:1px solid #6d4542;" ! colspan="6" style="background-color:#F2F2F2;"| Season Eight Episodes  ! style="background: #6d4542;" |No. ! style="background: #6d4542;" |Title ! style="background: #6d4542;" |Directed by ! style="background: #6d4542;" |Written by ! style="background: #6d4542;" |Original air date ! style="background: #6d4542;" |Centric
 * - style="color:white"
 * - class="vevent" style="text-align: center; background:#F2F2F2"
 * id="ep1"|1
 * "The New Witches"
 * Truest Believer
 * Truest Believer
 * June 5, 2018
 * Regina Mills
 * colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #6d4542"|614Remembering.png
 * class="description" colspan="6" style="border-bottom:3px solid #6d4542"|A month after the merge of the United Realms, a new group of witches is rising, creating chaos from the shadows. Now, Regina must face them, along with her friends and family.
 * - class="vevent" style="text-align: center; background:#F2F2F2"
 * id="ep1"|2
 * "The Madness of Wonderland
 * Truest Believer
 * Truest Believer
 * May 25th, 2018
 * Alice
 * colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|W103WalkingToHouse.png
 * class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|Alice and Robin's wedding day is set. Dracula welcomes his wife to the United Realms. Ella looks for Naveen in Tiana's restaurant, while in the other side of the room, Maleficent, Lily and Zorro are having a family dinner. In flashbacks, Alice travels to Wonderland to hunt a dragon.
 * - class="vevent" style="text-align: center; background:#F2F2F2"
 * id="ep1"|3
 * We're All Mad in Wonderland
 * Truest Believer
 * Truest Believer
 * June 4th, 2018
 * Alice
 * colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|W105GreatDivide.png
 * class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|After Alice slays the dragon, she heads to the Queens of Hearts' castle to find out why the queen gave fake information to Cecelia. This is only the beginning of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland...
 * - class="vevent" style="text-align: center; background:#F2F2F2"
 * id="ep1"|4
 * Giantslayers 
 * Truest Believer
 * Truest Believer
 * June 15th, 2018
 * Henry Mills
 * colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|213Nighttime3.png
 * class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|When Naveen dissapears, Henry, Nook and Tiana search for him. Meanwhile, in flashbacks, Jack and Henry go on a Giant hunting...
 * - class="vevent" style="text-align: center; background:#F2F2F2"
 * id="ep1"|5
 * Where is Prince Naveen?
 * Truest Believer
 * Truest Believer
 * June 22nd, 2018
 * Tiana
 * colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|705AndYour.png
 * class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|After Sabine receives a mysterious call, she finds out that Drew was kidnapped by Dracula in King Pierre's Castle, and four teenagers seeking for adventures go with her. Meanwhile, in flashbacks, Tiana visits the Queen of Voodoo Magic in an attempt to find Naveen.
 * - class="vevent" style="text-align: center; background:#F2F2F2"
 * id="ep1"|6
 * A Dream Come True
 * Truest Believer
 * Truest Believer
 * June 25th, 2018
 * Ivy Belfrey, Cinderella
 * colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|702CinderellaMustNot.png
 * class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|After Tiana becomes a statue thanks to Medusa's head, Naveen leads Ella where her stepsisters may be. Emma, Snow White and David Nolan investigate about the statues, while Regina calls a meeting for all the rulers of the United Realms. Meanwhile, in flashbacks, Drizella and Cinderella fight against a dark force.
 * - class="vevent" style="text-align: center; background:#F2F2F2"
 * id="ep1"|7
 * The King of Vampires
 * Truest Believer
 * Truest Believer
 * June 29th, 2018
 * Dracula, Charlotte LaBouff
 * colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|609DarkCastle.png
 * class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|After the ending of the previous episode, Dracula struggles to fix his problem, while Regina, Zelena, Maleficent and Blue go on the hunting of the new villain. Lily meets a new friend. Meanwhile, in flashbacks, Dracula meets Charlotte.
 * - class="vevent" style="text-align: center; background:#F2F2F2"
 * id="ep1"|8
 * Daughters of the Sun
 * Truest Believer
 * Truest Believer
 * July 4th, 2018
 * Drizella, Rapunzel Tremaine
 * colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|609DarkCastle.png
 * class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|Wish Zelena prepares her spell while she has fun making Regina and Zelena fight with monsters from every realm in the Ozian Collesseum, but four allies are in their way to help them, while Dracula plans his revenge. Meanwhile, in flashbacks, Rapunzel Tremaine's full story is revealed, since her origins to Marcus' murder.
 * - class="vevent" style="text-align: center; background:#F2F2F2"
 * id="ep1"|8
 * Green Becomes Her
 * Truest Believer
 * Truest Believer
 * July 7th, 2018
 * Zelena (Wish Realm)
 * colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|609DarkCastle.png
 * class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|Wish Zelena is now facing our favourite characters, which may end in fatal consequences, while Alice chases an old friend, and Chad plans to bring his family to the United Realms. August has his first date. Meanwhile, in flashbacks, Wish Zelena starts planning her future.
 * id="ep1"|8
 * Green Becomes Her
 * Truest Believer
 * Truest Believer
 * July 7th, 2018
 * Zelena (Wish Realm)
 * colspan="2" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|609DarkCastle.png
 * class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|Wish Zelena is now facing our favourite characters, which may end in fatal consequences, while Alice chases an old friend, and Chad plans to bring his family to the United Realms. August has his first date. Meanwhile, in flashbacks, Wish Zelena starts planning her future.
 * class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:3px solid #653393"|Wish Zelena is now facing our favourite characters, which may end in fatal consequences, while Alice chases an old friend, and Chad plans to bring his family to the United Realms. August has his first date. Meanwhile, in flashbacks, Wish Zelena starts planning her future.