Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26159109-20170317173209/@comment-27060727-20170416045220

FreddysNotDead4115 wrote: A renewal is contingent on Jem, Colin, Lana and Robert returning, so if anyone's reporting that Robert might leave, doesn't that mean cancellation? Contingent means they'll only get another season if those 4 return so one of them not coming back means this is it. No. I think you have to remember that this all stems from an initial press article about someone hearing that those 4 were in negotiations at the time. They don't actually know the ins and outs of the contract situation. No website has presented any additional real information since and I'm pretty sure they've just been rewriting the same scoop and substituting words to change it up. (Some paps have claimed certain departure for Ginny & Josh, but no one has said such about Robert - just that Rumple is the highly suspected candidate for a main death)

They came up with the finale in January and some of the actors were talking about having to make decisions that month as well. So whatever happened with the cast, ABC has already been aware for months. If OUAT is still being considered for renewal now - in April - then I think they got enough people to resign already. It may be those 4, maybe not.