Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time is a television show on ABC. It is produced and created by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis.

Season One premiered on October 23, 2011, and concluded on May 13, 2012. The soundtrack for the first season was released on May 1, 2012. The full-disc DVD/Blu-ray set of Season One was released on August 28, 2012.

Season Two premiered on September 30, 2012, and concluded on May 12, 2013. The soundtrack and the full-disc DVD/Blu-ray set of Season Two were released on August 13, 2013.

Season Three premiered on September 29, 2013, and concluded on May 11, 2014. The full-disc DVD/Blu-ray set of Season Three was released on August 19, 2014.

Season Four premiered on September 28, 2014, and concluded on May 10, 2015. The full-disc DVD/Blu-ray set of Season Four was released on August 18, 2015.

Season Five premiered on September 27, 2015.

Synopsis
Master storytellers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (“Lost,” “Tron: Legacy”) invite everyone to join Emma Swan, Snow White, Prince Charming, the Evil Queen, Hook, Rumplestiltskin and all the other resident fairy tale characters as they cope with Emma’s new role as as The Dark One and begin the search for Merlin. This is a journey that will take our heroes from the Enchanted Forest to Camelot and along the way bring many surprises, including encounters with a brave and headstrong Scottish princess named Merida.

As the season continues, new fairy tale characters will be revealed and old acquaintances will be revisited. Not everyone can be trusted but one thing remains true — you never give up on the people you love...

Development
Once Upon a Time has been conceived by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis in 2004 before joining the writing staff of Lost, but they wanted to wait until that series was over to focus on their project. Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof helped in the development of the series as a consultant. Eventually, they sold the pilot to ABC on October 28, 2010. On February 1, 2011, the network gave a pilot order to the series. On March 4, 2011, it was announced that Damon Lindelof was no longer involved in the project.

On May 13, 2011, the series is picked up by ABC, and it premiered on October 23, 2011. On November 3, 2011, Once Upon a Time received a first full season order, and concluded its Season One on May 13, 2012.

Three days before, the series was renewed for a second season. , which premiered on September 30, 2012. On May 10, 2013, Once Upon a Time was renewed for Season Three, as the second season ended on May 12, 2013. The third season premiered on September 29, 2013.

As the series concluded its third season on May 11, 2014, ABC renewed it three days before on May 8, 2014 for the fourth season. It premiered on September 28, 2014,. On May 7, 2015, the series was renewed for Season Five, as Season Four ended on May 10, 2015.

The fifth season premiered on September 27, 2015. Once Upon a Time's one hundredth episode is titled "Souls of the Departed", and will be aired on March 6, 2016.

Trivia

 * None of the actors appeared in all episodes of the series, including the main ones.
 * TV ad rates for 30 second spots have been:
 * $203,537 for Season Two
 * $173,062 for Season Three
 * $136,538 for Season Four
 * $155,596 for Season Five.
 * The series is mainly filmed in different towns in British Columbia, Canada, with its main studio being the Bridge Studios in British Columbia. Another main filming location is Steveston Village, which doubles as the backdrop for the town of Storybrooke.