Once Upon a Time (season 7)

Once Upon a Time (season 7)
Starring
Country of origin United States
Release
Original network ABC
Season chronology

The seventh season of the American ABC fantasy-drama Once Upon a Time was ordered on May 11, 2017.[1] It will consist of 22 episodes and will air on Fridays, premiering on October 6, 2017.[2]

This season marks a significant change for the series, as it was announced at the end of the sixth season that the majority of the main cast members would not be returning for season 7. Lana Parrilla, Colin O'Donoghue, and Robert Carlyle will be the only ones remaining. Andrew J. West and Alison Fernandez were announced as new regulars in May 2017.[3] Dania Ramirez and Gabrielle Anwar were announced as additional regulars in July 2017.[4]

The storyline will be softly rebooted with a new main narrative led by an adult Henry Mills, set many years after the last season's events.[5]

Cast and characters

Regular

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1341"Hyperion Heights"[13]Ralph Hemecker[14]Edward Kitsis & Adam HorowitzOctober 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)[2]TBD
1352"A Pirate's Life"[15]TBAJane Espenson & Jerome SchwartzTBATBD
1363"The Garden of Forking Paths"[16]TBADavid H. Goodman & Brigitte HalesTBATBD
1374"Beauty"[17]Mick Garris[18]Dana Horgan & Leah FongTBATBD

Production

Development

In January 2017, while season 6 was still in production, ABC president Channing Dungey spoke of a possible "reset" of the show's narrative in the event that the show received a season 7 order.[19] After much speculation, executive producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis later confirmed that certain characters would have their storylines wrapped up and that the back-end of the sixth season had been written with the season 7 narrative change in mind.[20] Despite the major changes from seasons past, the showrunners have said that they do not view season 7 as a complete reboot of the show: "We're more thinking about it as a hybrid of a lot of things. We're paying homage to the original premise, but there are certain characters who are returning and some who are not. It's a combination of a lot of things, but what we're trying to do is go in a new direction but stay true to the spirit of what the show has always been."[21]

On July 25, 2017, the creators confirmed that the series will now take place in the Seattle neighborhood of Hyperion Heights, which was supposedly created under a new and darker curse by Lady Tremaine, and this time around the cursed fictional characters now blend in with the real world, thus making it harder to find out who is among those from our world and who isn't. According to EP David H. Goodman, “We’re going to see in Hyperion Heights that the role Lady Tremaine has taken is very similar in terms of getting to the top, in terms of being a developer, who is this character, who is trying to push out the fairy tale characters who are living in Hyperion Heights, gentrifying the neighborhood, and bringing other people in,” with Horowitz adding “Hyperion Heights is part of Seattle the way Brooklyn is part of New York. It’s more densely populated and it’s filled with fairy tale characters and non-fairy tale characters and that’s another interaction and vibe that we didn’t really have in Storybrooke, where it was all the cursed people.” Kitsis also points out that “Lady Tremaine learned the lesson that Regina didn’t, which is don’t keep them all together where one day they can find themselves, push them the hell out! You push them the hell out and you gentrify the neighborhood and you bring in a cold press juicer and they can’t afford it anymore, then you won’t worry about the Pied Piper finding, you know, Alice.”[22]

Casting

In May 2017, it was announced that Lana Parrilla, Colin O'Donoghue, and Robert Carlyle would be the only series regulars from season 6 to continue onto season 7.[3] It was teased that the three would be portraying their original characters but with cursed identities, similar to the circumstances in season 1. In July, the first promo of the season revealed that Hook is now a Seattle police officer with the last name Rogers, who is living with an unexplained sense of loss.[7] In August, it was revealed that Regina is now a bar owner named Roni, who is more dressed down and is "no longer in charge."[23]

Former main cast member Jennifer Morrison has confirmed that she has agreed to return for one episode, later revealed to be the second episode of the season.[24][25] Morrison announced her last filming day on July 19.[26] On July 22, it was confirmed that Emilie de Ravin would return for the fourth episode in the seventh season.[11]

In March 2017, Andrew J. West and Alison Fernandez were cast for unknown guest roles in the season six finale. During the episode, it was revealed that West was portraying an adult Henry Mills, while Fernandez portrayed his daughter, Lucy. After that episode's airing, they were confirmed as series regulars for season 7.[3] West will be taking over the role from Jared S. Gilmore, who has been confirmed to appear in at least the first two episodes of the season.[9][27]

On July 6, 2017, it was announced that Dania Ramirez and Gabrielle Anwar would be two additional series regulars for season 7.[3] Additionally, Adelaide Kane, Mekia Cox, and Rose Reynolds were cast in recurring roles for the upcoming season.[3] On July 15, it was announced that Ramirez would be portraying Cinderella, albeit a different version from the one previously played by Jessy Schram for the first six seasons.[6] On July 22 at San Diego Comic Con, it was revealed that Anwar and Kane will be portraying Lady Tremaine and Drizella, respectively. Cox will be portraying Tiana from The Princess and the Frog, while Reynolds will be playing an alternate version of Alice, a character previously heavily featured in the spin-off Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.[7]

On August 1, it was announced that Giles Matthey would return as an adult Gideon for the season's fourth episode. The episode, also featuring de Ravin, will be centered around Rumple.[12] On that same day, it was also announced that Emma Booth was cast in a major recurring role as The Witch,[8] whose more specific identity will be revealed later on during the season.[28]

References

  1. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (May 11, 2017). "'Once Upon a Time' Renewed for Season 7 at ABC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Macke, Johnni (July 5, 2017). "New ‘Once Upon A Time’ Tease Reveals Where The Series Will Pick Up In Season 7". People's Choice. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mitovich, Matt Webb (May 16, 2017). "Once Upon a Time Season 7: Get Fresh Details on Henry's 'Epic Quest' — Plus, New Identities for Regina & Co.?!". TVLine. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Mitovich, Matt Webb (July 6, 2017). "Once Upon a Time Season 7 Reset: Gabrielle Anwar, Devious Maids Alum, Reign Star Among 5 New Additions". TVLine. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  5. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 10, 2017). "‘Once Upon A Time’: Current Narrative To Wrap At End Of Season 6; Will There Be Season 7?". Deadline. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Ausiello, Michael (July 15, 2017). "Once Upon a Time: Dania Ramirez Is Playing 'New' Cinderella — Photo". TVLine. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Swift, Andy (July 22, 2017). "Once Upon a Time @ Comic-Con: Season 7's Secret Roles Revealed, a 'Prominent LGBQT Storyline' and More". TVLine. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  8. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (August 1, 2017). "‘Once Upon A Time’: Emma Booth Joins ABC Fairytale Drama As Recurring". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  9. 1 2 Abrams, Natalie (July 15, 2017). "Once Upon a Time bosses drop new clues on season 7". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  10. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 8, 2017). "Jennifer Morrison On Why She Is Leaving ‘Once Upon a Time’, Emma’s Final Battle & What’s Next". Deadline. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  11. 1 2 Abrams, Natalie (July 22, 2017). "Once Upon a Time: Emilie de Ravin books return in season 7". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  12. 1 2 Abrams, Natalie (August 1, 2017). "Once Upon a Time: Giles Matthey to return in season 7". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ Adam Horowitz [@AdamHorowitzLA] (June 28, 2017). "Here's the first #OnceUponATime #titlespoiler of season 7 -- hope to see ya this fall!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 28, 2017 – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ Adam Horowitz [@AdamHorowitzLA] (July 6, 2017). "Rolling! #OnceUponATime #Season7" (Tweet). Retrieved July 7, 2017 – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ Adam Horowitz [@AdamHorowitzLA] (July 10, 2017). "Here's another #OnceUponATime #titlespoiler -- hope to see ya this fall!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 10, 2017 – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ Adam Horowitz [@AdamHorowitzLA] (July 24, 2017). "Here's another #OnceUponATime #titlespoiler -- hope to see ya 10/6 for season 7!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 24, 2017 – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ Adam Horowitz (August 2, 2017). "Hey. Episode 704 of #onceuponatime has a title!". Instagram. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  18. ↑ Rose Reynolds [@RoseAReynolds] (August 11, 2017). "Mick Garris directing us through 704,now. Losing if any all cool. Asked him about Stephen King & he said, y'know he was in a band? @OnceABC" (Tweet). Retrieved August 11, 2017 – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 10, 2017). "‘Once Upon A Time’: Current Narrative To Wrap At End Of Season 6; Will There Be Season 7?". Deadline. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  20. ↑ Mitovich, Matt (April 15, 2017). "Once Upon a Time Cast Shake-Up: Finale Will Accommodate Any Changes, No Story Will Feel 'Incomplete'". TVLine. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  21. ↑ MacDonald, Lindsay (May 14, 2017). "'Once Upon a Time' Creators Explain the "Next Chapter" to Come in Season 7". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Once Upon a Time bosses explain new curse" from Entertainment Weekly (July 25, 2017)
  23. ↑ Abrams, Natalie (August 6, 2017). "Once Upon a Time reveals Hook, Regina, Rumple alt-identities". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  24. ↑ Mitovich, Matt (May 8, 2017). "Once Upon a Time's Jennifer Morrison Opens Up About Her Exit: 'Emma Had Reached a Really Beautiful Place'". TV Line. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  25. ↑ Mitovich, Matt (August 6, 2017). "Once Upon a Time Creators/Cast Tease Rumple's Menacing New Identity, Regina/Henry Reunion and More". TV Line. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  26. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BWvji-kF85Z/
  27. ↑ Byrne, Craig (August 9, 2017). "Once Upon A Time EPs Talk About The New “Book,” “Roni” & Returning Faces". KSite TV. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  28. ↑ Natalie Abrams [@NatalieAbrams] (August 1, 2017). "Emma Booth joins Once Upon a Time as a witch whose identity will be revealed later in the season bit.ly/2tv8t4F @AdamHorowitzLA" (Tweet). Retrieved August 1, 2017 – via Twitter.
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