ABC confirmed Once Upon a Time will return for a seventh season and series creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis say this upcoming season will reboot the show. Many fan favorites won’t be returning, including Jennifer Morrison who stars as Emma and whose journey as the Savior has been the focus of series since its premiere.
“The past six years of collaborating with Jennifer as Emma Swan have been truly magical. Watching her breathe life into Emma, she accomplished more than we could have dreamed possible — she gave life to a brand-new Disney Princess, filled with strength and intelligence and an incredible closet full of red leather jackets,” stated Horowitz and Kitsis about Morrison’s exit from Once Upon a Time.
Also unlikely to return are Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas who star as Snow White and Prince Charming in the fantasy series, as well as Emilie de Ravin who plays Belle. And Rebecca Mader, who plays Zelena, has now confirmed she will not be a part of season seven. Mader and de Ravin posted lengthy messages to fans on Instagram thanking them for their support of the show and their characters.
The season seven reboot will move the story forward a few years and center on Lana Parrilla (‘Regina’), Robert Carlyle (‘Rumple/Gold’), and Colin O’Donoghue (‘Captain Hook/Killian Jones’). Season six episode 20 ended with the much-anticipated Hook and Emma wedding, and fans had hoped for a happy ending for the couple. With the exit of Morrison for the upcoming season, that happy ending appears to have been cut short.
Horowitz and Kitsis haven’t divulged details on season seven, however it’s been revealed Andrew J. West (The Walking Dead) and Alison Fernandez (Jane the Virgin) will be joining the show. West is expected to play an older version of Henry, so Jared Gilmore is also exiting. Season six will finish up with a two-hour two-part finale airing on May 14, 2017.
Season 6 The Final Battle Plot: Henry awakens to a cursed Storybrooke and discovers Emma has been in the mental hospital, and the Black Fairy is the new mayor. Henry attempts to help Emma regain her memory while Gold tries to find out what has really happened to Belle. Meanwhile, Snow, Charming, Regina, Zelena and Hook are trapped in a crumbling Fairy Tale Land and desperately try to figure out a way to be reunited with Emma and Henry.
This post was last modified on May 14, 2017 11:41 pm