Season Seven

Season Seven is the 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 premiered on October 6, 2017 with "Hyperion Heights".

Storyline Information
The following will be addressed/featured:
 * Henry's age and "how [he] is as old as he is without everyone else".
 * A new love interest for Roni.
 * Multiple new and different curses, and the identity of their caster(s).
 * New worlds.
 * What the darkness that attacked Henry in the Enchanted Forest is.
 * More references to literature, including One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
 * Why Emma, Belle, Zelena, Snow and David are absent.
 * The reappearance of some of them.
 * More details about the time jump, which is longer than 10 years.
 * A prominent LGBT storyline.
 * Why Lady Tremaine became evil.
 * Different Authors and different books with their own mythologies.
 * The identity of the Witch.
 * A new female love interest to someone, who is also related to someone else.

New Characters

 * Alice/Tilly
 * Cinderella/Jacinda
 * Drizella/Ivy Belfrey
 * Lady Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey
 * Roni
 * Rogers
 * Tiana/Sabine


 * Weaver
 * Witch
 * Eudora
 * Rapunzel
 * Anastasia
 * Dr. Facilier
 * Zelena's cursed persona

Starring

 * Lana Parrilla as Regina Mills/Roni
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook/Hook (Wish Realm)/Rogers
 * Andrew J. West as Henry Mills
 * Alison Fernandez as Lucy
 * Robert Carlyle as Mr. Gold/Weaver

Special Guest Starring

 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan

Guest Starring

 * Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
 * Emilie de Ravin as Belle/Belle French
 * Giles Matthey as Gideon
 * Rebecca Mader as Zelena/Zelena's cursed persona
 * Christopher Gauthier as William Smee

Starring

 * Dania Ramirez as Cinderella/Jacinda
 * Gabrielle Anwar as Lady Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey
 * Mekia Cox as Tiana/Sabine

Guest Starring

 * Adelaide Kane as Drizella/Ivy Belfrey
 * Rose Reynolds as Alice/Tilly
 * Emma Booth as Witch
 * Robin Givens as Eudora
 * Kevin Ryan as Prince Marius
 * Meegan Warner as Rapunzel
 * Unknown as Anastasia
 * Unknown as Dr. Facilier

Lineup Changes

 * Ginnifer Goodwin is no longer billed as "starring".
 * Josh Dallas 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 "special guest starring".


 * Emilie de Ravin is now billed as "guest starring".
 * Jared S. Gilmore is now billed as "guest starring".
 * Rebecca Mader is now billed as "guest starring".
 * Mekia Cox is billed as "starring" starting with "Beauty".

Trivia

 * Unlike the past six seasons, Season Seven will air on Fridays at 8:00 PM, rather than Sundays at 8:00 PM.
 * The writing team considers this season to be a "requel" because it is "part reboot, part sequel".
 * According to Edward Kitsis, the "requel" has been planned since Season Four.
 * The song featured on the San Diego Comic-Con trailer is Boy Epic's "Scars". It is also used for promo videos of the season.