Season Seven

Season Seven is the seventh season of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was announced on May 11, 2017. Filming began on July 6, 2017 and is scheduled to end on April 2, 2018.

Season Seven premiered on October 6, 2017 with "Hyperion Heights".

Storyline Information
The following will be addressed/featured:
 * A new love interest for Roni.
 * More references to literature, including One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
 * Why Snow and David are absent.
 * More information about Emma's absence.
 * Different Authors and different books with their own mythologies.
 * If Mr. Gold/Weaver will be reunited with Belle after death, and the identity of his Guardian.
 * A backstory for Alice.
 * More about the Troll of the Aurora Bridge.
 * More about the Coven of the Eight:
 * The identities of its members; one of them being a character from Disney's Haunted Mansion.
 * Their motives and the identity of its main target.
 * If Drizella/Ivy Belfrey can be redeemed and her quest for revenge.
 * Another threat complicating the situation for the heroes and the Coven in Hyperion Heights.
 * What is Zelena's happy ending and what she will do about her wedding and her fiancé.
 * How Robin and Alice met and fell in love, and how their cursed selves will be reunited.
 * If Anastasia is really the Guardian or not.

New Characters

 * Alice/Tilly
 * Cinderella/Jacinda
 * Desk Sergeant
 * Drizella/Ivy Belfrey
 * Rapunzel Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey
 * Louie
 * Prince
 * Roni
 * Rogers
 * Tiana/Sabine
 * Weaver
 * Anastasia
 * Michael Griffiths
 * Eloise Gardener


 * Dr. Facilier
 * Eudora
 * Robert
 * Evil Queen (Wish Realm)
 * Smee (Wish Realm)
 * Gothel
 * Jack/Nick Branson
 * Cecelia
 * Marcus Tremaine
 * Kelly
 * Naveen
 * Samdi
 * Kelly's Daughter

Starring

 * Lana Parrilla as Regina Mills/Roni/Evil Queen (Wish Realm)
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook/Hook (Wish Realm)/Rogers
 * Andrew J. West as Henry Mills
 * Alison Fernandez as Lucy
 * Robert Carlyle as Mr. Gold/Weaver

Special Guest Starring

 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan

Guest Starring

 * Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
 * Emilie de Ravin as Belle French
 * Giles Matthey as Gideon
 * Anton Starkman as Young Gideon
 * Christopher Gauthier as Smee (Wish Realm)
 * Rebecca Mader as Zelena/Kelly
 * Sara Tomko as Tiger Lily

Starring

 * Dania Ramirez as Cinderella/Jacinda
 * Gabrielle Anwar as Rapunzel Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey
 * Mekia Cox as Tiana/Sabine

Guest Starring

 * Adelaide Kane as Drizella/Ivy Belfrey
 * Rose Reynolds as Alice/Tilly
 * Emma Booth as Gothel/Eloise Gardener
 * Daniel Francis as Dr. Facilier/Samdi
 * Robin Givens as Eudora
 * Kevin Ryan as Robert
 * Meegan Warner as Rapunzel
 * Nathan Parsons as Jack/Nick Branson
 * Matty Finochio as Marcus Tremaine
 * Cindy Luna as Cecelia
 * Yael Yurman as Anastasia
 * Tiera Skovbye as Robin/Kelly's Daughter
 * Unknown as Naveen
 * Chad Rook as Unknown

Lineup Changes

 * Ginnifer Goodwin is no longer billed as "starring".
 * Josh Dallas is no longer billed as "starring".
 * Andrew J. West is now billed as "starring".
 * Alison Fernandez is now billed as "starring".
 * Mekia Cox is billed as "starring" starting with "Greenbacks".


 * Jennifer Morrison is now billed as "special guest starring".
 * Emilie de Ravin is now billed as "guest starring".
 * Jared S. Gilmore is now billed as "guest starring".
 * Rebecca Mader is now billed as "guest starring".

Trivia

 * Unlike the past six seasons, Season Seven will air on Fridays at 8:00 PM, rather than Sundays at 8:00 PM.
 * The writing team considers this season to be a "requel" because it is "part reboot, part sequel".
 * According to Edward Kitsis, the "requel" has been planned since Season Four.
 * The song featured on the San Diego Comic-Con trailer is Boy Epic's "Scars". It is also used for promo videos of the season.