Board Thread:Fanon: Season 8 & Beyond/@comment-10663213-20191111013814/@comment-10663213-20200123213424

Once Upon a Time Boss Answers Your Burning Qs



As Once Upon a Time's revival nears its release, many questions have been raised, but none of them had answers — until now:

Nick Branson wrote: What can you say about Gideon and his new love interest?

"Gideon's love interest has already been cast! You will hear about the casting in a few weeks." says new showrunner Matheus Ribeiro, but don't expect Gideon's love story to take an easy path, "As usual, in our show, things are never that simple, so Gideon's love story will be as epic as they come, and yet, it will be hugely romantic. It is a story about helping each other grow, and I'm really excited to reveal this story to all of you!"

Truest Believer wrote: What can you tease about the ?

"The Queen of Hearts [portrayed by recurring guest star Amirah Vann (How to Get Away with Murder,Underground)] is the antagonist of the , who serve as a bridge to the rest of the season. However it is not the end of the Queen of Hearts. We have lots of plans for her, and we don't intend to let go of her anytime soon". Bonus scoop: Once Upon a Time has cast three new Wonderland-related recurring guest stars, and an announcement is coming soon.

X-Men Are Cool wrote:

What is the time jump after Season Seven? "In short, takes place one year after the creation of the United Realms, but you should expect a proper explanation of the timeline on the season premiere."

Winged Pig wrote:

Anything on Anastasia? "How about her centric episode? Anastasia's backstory will be revealed really soon... As in, as soon as the show returns." Ribeiro confirms. "During the upcoming season premiere, titled "The United Realms", we'll not only get to know Anastasia's adult self [portrayed by new series regular Crystal Reed (Gotham, Swamp Thing)], but also find out how Anastasia fits into a fairytale that has been teased in the show for a long time." Ribeiro also adds that the episode will "explore new layers of Anastasia's personality and relationships."

ONCEFanandHappyHippo wrote:

Any scoop on Zelena's arc this season? "The last time we saw Kelly, she was in a pretty different position than the one she is when our story starts", Ribeiro reveals, adding that "her season 7 arc was getting her happily ever after, however, when the story picks up [HUGE SPOILERS AHEAD] Kelly and Chad are no longer together. Something happened and now Kelly doesn't believe she deserves to live happily ever after, and that's what we're exploring this year. She needed someone to believe in her in order to get redeemed.  Now she needs to believe in herself." Bonus scoop: Ribeiro also confirms that, amid last year's sexual misconduct allegations, Kip Pardue is not reprising his role on the revival.

Once Upon a Time stars Lana Parrilla, Colin O'Donoghue, Andrew J. West, Dania Ramirez, Mekia Cox, Rose Reynolds, Tiera Skovbye, Adelaide Kane, Crystal Reed, Giles Matthey and Rebecca Mader, and returns in 2020.