Once Upon A Time will return for a rebooted seventh season, but will it be the last in the series?
As THR notes, Season 7 will revamp the story without a number of original stars and series regulars, part of a ‘creative’ and cost-cutting measure that enabled the show to continue:
Original stars Ginnifer Goodwin (Snow White), Josh Dallas (Prince Charming), Jared Gilmore (Henry) and Emile de Ravin (Belle) are joining Jennifer Morrison and Rebecca Mader and exiting the series after season six, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Set to return for season seven are Lana Parrilla (Regina), Robert Carlyle (Mr. Gold) and Colin O’Donoghue (Captain Hook), who resigned new contracts for the rebooted seventh season that is said to include a big time jump.
While OUAT will have even lower ratings expectations moving forward, it will still need to deliver a certain level to escape the reaper for an eighth season, and more than ever before the show has entered ‘sudden death’ territory.
Is the Season 7 renewal delaying the inevitable, or does Once Upon A Time have a long-term future at ABC? Stay tuned as the quest for SEASON 8 continues…
KayB says
Unfortunately, I don’t think I will be tuning into season 7. They are loosing too many of the main characters so I don’t see the value in continuing the show.