Season Six

Season Six is the upcoming 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 will premiere 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.
 * New realms.
 * Storybrooke as main setting.
 * Mr. Gold having the ability or not to care more about his unborn child than his power.
 * What happened to Lily and Maleficent, and the identity of Lily's father.
 * Whether Regina has turned to the side of good, or embraced the darkness further.
 * A new patient for Archie Hopper.
 * The exploration of two past connections of Cinderella; one being the origin of her friendship with Snow White.
 * More bonding between David and Hook.
 * Characters wondering if what Hades said about the Olympian Crystal is true or not.
 * More surprises about Hook's past.
 * Regina having a supporting group while the Evil Queen is trying to kill everybody, especially Mary Margaret.
 * The exploration of the Savior's mythology.

New Characters

 * Aladdin
 * Jafar
 * Morpheus
 * Count of Monte Cristo
 * Jasmine

Returning Cast Members

 * Hank Harris as Groundsman
 * Sam Witwer as Mr. Hyde
 * Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina Mills/Evil Queen (Serum)
 * Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold
 * Rebecca Mader as Zelena
 * Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills
 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
 * Colin O'Donoghue as Hook
 * Agnes Bruckner as Lily Page
 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret Blanchard
 * Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket/Archie Hopper
 * Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David Nolan
 * Beverley Elliott as Granny/Granny
 * Faustino di Bauda as Sleepy/Walter
 * Jessy Schram as Cinderella/Ashley Boyd

Starring

 * Emilie de Ravin as Belle/Belle French

New Cast Members

 * Deniz Akdeniz as Aladdin
 * Oded Fehr as Jafar
 * Giles Matthey as Morpheus
 * Craig Horner as Count of Monte Cristo
 * Karen David as Jasmine

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, which explains why the character was recast with Oded Fehr.