Season Four

Season Four is the fourth season of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was announced on May 8, 2014. Filming began on July 9, 2014 and is scheduled to end on April 2, 2015.

Season Four premiered on September 28, 2014 with "A Tale of Two Sisters".

Potential Storyline Information

 * This season's theme is "Never give up on the people you love".
 * The Charmings may be linked to more royal families from the Enchanted Forest; including Arendelle.
 * More information about the author of the story book will be given.
 * The search for the author will lead Operation Mongoose outside of Storybrooke.
 * The spin-off's character the Red Queen might be appearing.
 * Tinker Bell might be appearing.
 * Mulan might be appearing.
 * A major character might die.
 * The Swan family and the reason why they gave up Emma might be addressed.
 * The significance of Gold's and Belle's honeymoon house and why Belle found it will be explained.
 * The repercussions of Snow White and Prince Charming sharing a heart will be explored.
 * How Maleficent is brought back to life will be the topic for an entire episode.
 * How Maleficent met Regina will be shown.
 * The Author may be the same character as The Sorcerer.
 * The Author and/or The Sorcerer will be met in the second half of the season.
 * The Queens of Darkness will have a connection to Snow White and Prince Charming.
 * This will make it hard for them to decide which side they lie on, villains or heroes.
 * The Queens of Darkness origin stories will be shown.
 * Robin Hood will be seen again this season.

New Characters

 * Anna
 * Gerda
 * Grand Pabbie
 * Kristoff
 * Bo Peep/Bo Peep
 * Ingrid
 * Hans
 * Will Scarlet
 * The Apprentice/The Apprentice
 * Lily
 * Colette
 * Duke
 * Helga
 * Cruella De Vil
 * Upcoming Character 415
 * Miranda

Recast Characters

 * Merrin Dungey as Ursula

Starring

 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard
 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
 * Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina Mills
 * Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David Nolan


 * Emilie de Ravin as Belle/Belle
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook
 * Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
 * Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold

Guest Starring

 * Lee Arenberg as Grumpy/Leroy
 * Christie Laing as Marian
 * Sean Maguire as Robin Hood/Robin Hood
 * Giancarlo Esposito as Magic Mirror/Sidney Glass
 * Raphael Alejandro as Roland/Roland
 * Faustino Di Bauda as Sleepy/Walter
 * Jason Burkart as Little John/Little John
 * Beverley Elliott as Granny/Granny
 * Gabrielle Rose as Ruth
 * Michael Coleman as Happy/Happy
 * Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket/Archie Hopper
 * Brad Dourif as Zoso
 * Abby Ross as young Emma
 * Eric Keenleyside as Sir Maurice/Moe French
 * Sarah Bolger as Aurora
 * Jessy Schram as Cinderella/Ashley Boyd
 * Keegan Connor Tracy as Blue Fairy/Mother Superior
 * Charles Mesure as Black Beard
 * David-Paul Grove as Doc/Doc
 * Gabe Khouth as Sneezy/Mr. Clark
 * Jeffrey Kaiser as Dopey/Dopey
 * Mig Macario as Bashful/Bashful
 * Kristin Bauer van Straten as Maleficent/Maleficent
 * David Anders as Victor Frankenstein/Dr. Whale
 * JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Ariel
 * Eion Bailey as August Booth
 * Tony Amendola as Geppetto/Marco

Starring

 * Michael Socha as Knave of Hearts/Will Scarlet

Guest Starring

 * Georgina Haig as Elsa
 * Pascale Hutton as Gerda
 * Elizabeth Lail as Anna
 * Scott Michael Foster as Kristoff
 * John Rhys-Davies as Grand Pabbie
 * Elizabeth Mitchell as Ingrid
 * Robin Weigert as Bo Peep/Bo Peep
 * Tyler Jacob Moore as Hans
 * Timothy Webber as The Apprentice/The Apprentice
 * Nicole Munoz as Lily
 * Frances O'Connor as Colette
 * Sally Pressman as Helga
 * Jonathan Runyon as Duke
 * Merrin Dungey as Ursula
 * Victoria Smurfit as Cruella De Vil
 * Unknown as Upcoming Character 415
 * Unknown as Miranda

Lineup Changes

 * Michael Raymond-James is no longer billed as "Starring".
 * Christie Laing is now billed as "guest starring".
 * Abby Ross is now billed as "guest starring".