Season Seven

Season Seven is the upcoming 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 will premiere with "Hyperion Heights".

Storyline Information
The following will be addressed/featured:
 * About Lucy:
 * The identity of her mother, who is "somebody from the fairy-tale realm".
 * Whether her storybook given by Henry is his original book or a different book.
 * About Henry:
 * How he lost belief and faith.
 * Why his family needs his help, and what happened to them.
 * His age and "how [he] is as old as he is without everyone else".
 * About the Evil Queen/Regina Mills, Hook and Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold:
 * Their new "identities".
 * New and different relationships between them.
 * A new city facing a new curse.
 * New worlds.
 * What the darkness that attacked Henry in the Enchanted Forest is.
 * More references to Disney property, fairy tales, and literature, including One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
 * Why Emma, Belle, Zelena, Snow and David are absent.
 * More details about the time jump, which is longer than 10 years.

New Characters

 * Lucy's Mother
 * Carol

Starring

 * Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina Mills
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook
 * Andrew J. West as Henry Mills
 * Alison Fernandez as Lucy
 * Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold

Guest Starring

 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan

Starring

 * Dania Ramirez as Unknown
 * Gabrielle Anwar as Unknown

Guest Starring

 * Rose Reynolds as Unknown
 * Unknown as Lucy's Mother
 * Adelaide Kane as Unknown
 * Mekia Cox as Unknown
 * Unknown as Carol

Lineup Changes

 * Ginnifer Goodwin is no longer billed as "starring".
 * Josh Dallas is no longer billed as "starring".
 * Emilie de Ravin is no longer billed as "starring".
 * Jared S. Gilmore is no longer billed as "starring".


 * Rebecca Mader is no longer billed as "starring".
 * Andrew J. West is now billed as "starring".
 * Alison Fernandez is now billed as "starring".
 * Jennifer Morrison 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.