Board Thread:Fanon: Season 8 & Beyond/@comment-34684159-20180529131217/@comment-34684159-20181229193256

Colin O'Donoghue is leaving Once Upon a Time Yes, folks. ABC's Once Upon a Time is saying goodbye to its "devilish handsome" pirate -- as Hook himself put; Colin O'Donoghue is leaving the show.

He joined Once as a recurring actor in Season Two, before being promoted to the main cast midway through the season. He stayed until the show's current, but not exactly playing the same character. That's because midway through Season Six an alternate reality, known as the Wish Realm, was created, and it was that reality's Hook that we followed during seasons seven and eight.

And now, it seems we'll have to say goodbye to both characters, as O'Donoghue is leaving the show's regular cast in the upcoming ninth season; but don't worry -- that's not the last we see of Hook or his Wish version... well, maybe in the main show. But Colin O'Donoghue will indeed reprise his role in the show's spin-off, , set to premiere in the first semester of 2019.

And he's not going alone -- Lucy Punch, who plays, Wish Hook's love interest, is also going to have a recurring role in the upcoming spin-off -- even though what exactly they'll be doing there wasn't revealed. During one of the couple's last appearances in Season Eight, they revealed they're moving to Seattle, the main location of the spin-off. It's unknown if this has anything to do with their appearances, as Once in Seattle was already confirmed not to take place in present day -- now the question stays: when will it take place, then? Looks like we'll have to wait and see.

Once Upon a Time in Seattle premieres in the first semester of 2019 on ABC.