Board Thread:Fanon: Season 8 & Beyond/@comment-10663213-20180529022049/@comment-10663213-20181226124425

ONCE UPON A TIME REVIVAL ANNOUNCED AT ABC

On February 6, 2018, the Once Upon a Time fans were shocked to hear that the hit show was going to end with its current season seven. Now, we can exclusively confirm that - after Once Upon a Time in Wonderland 's revival - the show is going to get a season eight at ABC. However, there's a new twist on this tale: Original executive producers/showrunners Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis will not return to their duties. Instead, Wonderland 's new showrunner Matheus Ribeiro will be head the mother show's revival as well.

When asked about who's returning, Ribeiro said: "Well, when my pitch was approved [by ABC], the first thing I did was call Lana [Parrilla]. We couldn't do [the revival] without her. Then, we were able to get everyone that we wanted back." Ribeiro also confirmed that besides Parrilla's formerly Evil, now Good Queen Regina Mills, we will see the returns of longtime series regular Colin O'Donoghue (Hook/Rogers), and season seven additions Andrew J. West (Henry Mills), Dania Ramirez (Cinderella/Jacinda), and Mekia Cox (Queen Tiana/Sabine). When asked about the notable absences of longtime regular Robert Carlyle (Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold/Weaver), and season seven addition Alison Fernandez (Lucy), Ribeiro said that "As season seven finale hinted, Bobby [Carlyle] is not coming back. His story was beautifully wrapped up last season, and I just don't want to ruin it. About Alison [Fernandez], it was a common decision. The cast and crew love Alison, and she loves the show, but she has other projects, and we didn't want to have Lucy as a sidelined regular, since the story that we are telling this year does not involve her in a major capacity. But don't be sad, Alison is returning to Once, but as a guest star, in various episodes." Once Upon a Time 's season eight stars Lana Parrila, Colin O'Donoghue, Andrew J. West, Dania Ramirez, and Mekia Cox, and will premiere on 2019