Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20171002211038/@comment-2153169-20171005004658

Eskaver wrote: I think we'd have to wait until season 8 is a thing. It was a curious move to pick Mekia given the other characters' position in the show, but nothing is certain (as we had plenty of 1 season regulars).

If the season is sucessful and some characters are lost via actor plans, contracts, or show-wise, then I can see them being upped.

Not really curious for Mekia actually.

The only real reason I see for Mekia's promotion is because of her recurring role on Chicago Med. Let's not forget: Med will only premiere during the midseason, so filming would start at a later point. Which mean that, during the filming of S7, Mekia would have been forced to choose between OUAT and Med. By assuring her a series regular spot, she has to fill her obligations for OUAT, and so dropped Med in case she is too busy on OUAT.

Not the same for the two other. Rose is quite a newcomers, so they don't really need to secure her, as OUAT is her first big role on American TV. Adelaide just ended her main role on Reign, as the series was cancelled. Meaning that she had no job when she was cast as Drizella, so she has the time for OUAT too.