Season Six

Season Six is the sixth season of ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was announced on March 3, 2016. Filming began on July 7, 2016 and is scheduled to end on March 31, 2017.

Season Six premiered on September 25, 2016 with "The Savior".

Storyline Information
The following will be addressed/featured:
 * A 22-episode arc instead of two half-season arcs.
 * A musical episode, which is scheduled to air in Spring.
 * A twisted secret about Prince Charming's past, which will affect his relationships with many people. This secret will involve his family and his father.
 * Hook coping with his dark past as one of his previous adversaries, Tiger Lily, is appearing.
 * The following relationship developments:
 * More bonding between David and Hook.
 * An adventure filled with romance, danger and passion in the second half for Emma and Hook.
 * Belle and Gold starting to heal some of the wounds in their relationship.
 * Snow and David continuing to deal with their Sleeping Curse.
 * Tensions between the Gold family and the Charming family.
 * Hook's proposal to Emma.
 * The Black Fairy's past with Rumplestiltskin, as well as more from the Dark Realm.
 * More about the characters from the Land of Untold Stories.
 * More about Emma's vision of the Hooded Figure and the Saviors:
 * More about the Savior mythology.
 * The resolution of Emma's vision.
 * How Gideon became the hooded figure, and why he needs and wants to kill Emma.
 * If Mr. Gold and Belle are able to prevent Gideon's future by saving his younger self from the Dark Realm.
 * More about Regina and the Evil Queen:
 * A showdown between Regina and the Evil Queen.
 * The condition of Regina's heart.
 * More about the Wish Realm:
 * August helping Emma and Regina in the Wish Realm.
 * Robin Hood from the Wish Realm having a big impact on Regina and everyone else.
 * The reason of Robin Hood's young age in the Wish Realm.
 * Emma's meeting with Hook from the Wish Realm.
 * What happened to Belle from the Wish Realm.
 * More about the Agrabahn characters:
 * The mysteries of what's going on in Agrabah.
 * More about Jafar.
 * The consequences of Aladdin being a genie.
 * Jasmine teaming up with Hook and Ariel for an adventure.
 * How Emma got "Swan" as her last name.

New Characters

 * Aladdin
 * Gideon
 * Jafar
 * Oracle
 * Red Bird
 * Charlotte
 * Count of Monte Cristo
 * Gus
 * Jacob
 * Dr. Lydgate
 * Jasmine
 * Mary
 * Captain Nemo


 * Gabriel
 * Black Fairy
 * King David
 * Queen Snow
 * Sir Henry
 * Robin of Locksley (Wish Realm)
 * Rumplestiltskin (Wish Realm)
 * Hook (Wish Realm)
 * Pinocchio (Wish Realm)
 * Robert
 * Tiger Lily
 * Upcoming 622 Male Character
 * Upcoming 622 Female Character

Recast Characters

 * Brandon Spink as Baelfire

Starring

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


 * Emilie de Ravin as Belle/Belle French
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook/Hook (Wish Realm)
 * Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills/Sir Henry
 * Rebecca Mader as Zelena
 * Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin (Wish Realm)

Guest Starring

 * Beverley Elliott as Granny/Granny (Wish Realm)
 * Hank Harris as Dr. Jekyll
 * Raphael Sbarge as Archie Hopper
 * Sam Witwer as Mr. Hyde
 * Lee Arenberg as Grumpy/Leroy/Grumpy (Wish Realm)
 * David Anders as Dr. Whale
 * Tim Phillipps as Prince Thomas/Sean Herman
 * Jessy Schram as Cinderella/Ashley Boyd
 * Olivia Steele Falconer as Violet
 * Keegan Connor Tracy as Blue Fairy/Mother Superior
 * Gabrielle Rose as Ruth
 * Tzi Ma as the Dragon


 * Geoff Gustafson as Stealthy (Wish Realm)
 * Eion Bailey as August Booth/Pinocchio (Wish Realm)
 * Wil Traval as Sheriff of Nottingham/Keith/Sheriff of Nottingham (Wish Realm)
 * Alan Dale as King George/Albert Spencer
 * Tony Perez as Valet
 * JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Ariel
 * Gil McKinney as Prince Eric
 * Rose McIver as Tinker Bell
 * Charles Mesure as Black Beard
 * Patrick Fischler as Isaac Heller
 * Tony Amendola as Geppetto/Marco
 * Eric Keenleyside as Maurice/Moe French
 * Isabella Blake-Thomas as Young Zelena

Co-Starring

 * Jarod Joseph as Gus
 * Peter Marcin as Chief
 * Ingrid Torrance as Nurse Ratched
 * David Avalon as Doc/Doc (Wish Realm)
 * Gabe Khouth as Mr. Clark/Sneezy (Wish Realm)
 * Faustino di Bauda as Sleepy (Wish Realm)
 * Mig Macario as Bashful (Wish Realm)
 * McKenna Grace as Young Emma

Uncredited

 * Sean Maguire as Robin of Locksley (Wish Realm)

New Cast Members

 * Deniz Akdeniz as Aladdin
 * Giles Matthey as Gideon
 * Oded Fehr as Jafar
 * Craig Horner as the Count of Monte Cristo
 * Lisa Banes as Lady Tremaine
 * Max Lloyd-Jones as Jacob
 * Mekenna Melvin as Clorinda
 * Elizabeth Blackmore as Mary
 * Jonny Coyne as Dr. Lydgate


 * Karen David as Jasmine
 * Nick Eversman as First Mate
 * Faran Tahir as Captain Nemo
 * Paul Johansson as the Woodcutter/Gabriel
 * Jaime Murray as Black Fairy
 * David Cubitt as Robert
 * Sara Tomko as Tiger Lily
 * Unknown as Upcoming 622 Male Character
 * Unknown as Upcoming 622 Female Character

Lineup Changes

 * Sean Maguire is no longer billed as "starring".

Trivia

 * Due to his Sense8 commitments, Naveen Andrews, who portrayed Jafar on Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, was unable to reprise his role for Season Six, and the character was recast with Oded Fehr.
 * Jonny Coyne reprises his role of Dr. Lydgate from Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.