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'Once Upon A Time' Creators Give Hints About What's Coming in Season 7

'Once Upon A Time' Creators Give Hints About What's Coming in Season 7

With the big announcement that Adelaide Kane will be joining the next season of ABC’s Once Upon a Time, we know that you want to know absolutely everything about what’s coming.

Creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz are giving fans a little sneak peek on what season seven will be like, now that six of its’ main cast members have left the show.

“We’re more thinking about it as a hybrid of a lot of things,” Adam told THR. “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.”

There was a major time shift in the finale that introduced us to an adult Henry, played by Andrew J. West, whose long-lost daughter Lucy arrives at his door and leads him into a journey to save his family.

“We want to keep under wraps how we get to Henry grown up and what that means for Regina (Lana Parrilla) and Hook (Colin O’Donoghue) and Rumple (Robert Carlyle), who are returning regulars. There’s stuff that we’re excited to unveil, but it’s not about recasting so much as we’re hoping to open up the universe more,” Adam added.

Now that we know Henry has a daughter, you can expect to meet his daughter’s mother!

“[Lucy's] mother and Henry will be a very epic love story in the tradition of Once Upon a Time, just like his grandparents. We can’t forget, he’s the grandchild of Prince Charming, which technically makes him Prince Charming Jr,” Edward said before Adam added, “Junior junior. Prince Charming III.”

Hmmm, could Adelaide be playing Lucy’s mother?! We’ll have to wait and see!

'Once Upon A Time' Showrunners Open Up About Aladdin & Jasmine For Upcoming Season

'Once Upon A Time' Showrunners Open Up About Aladdin & Jasmine For Upcoming Season

Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis are opening up about the Aladdin storyline coming to the upcoming season of Once Upon A Time.

Speaking with THR, the showrunners dished about Aladdin and Jasmine’s love story on screen, Jafar being a new big bad and more. Check it:

On introducing the Aladdin story to Storybrooke: “It’s been a long time coming. We talked about using these characters pretty much since the first season, internally. It was always about the right time and when it would fit into the storytelling the way we wanted to. With the Land of Untold Stories and with Jekyll and Hyde I think you’ll see that the Aladdin, Jasmine, Jafar story folds in neatly.”

On leaving the Genie back in Agrabah: “Obviously, I don’t think we would touch the genie. I would like to see a monkey but I can’t promise anything. I think, whereas some stories, like Frozen, we were very faithful to Frozen, I think you will see Aladdin will have its own Once twist.”

On Jafar’s evilness: “I think it’s the Once Upon a Time tone, which is to say that dark things happen but it never gets bleak, which is the difference we always draw. Despite how dark and scary things can get, there’s always a hopefulness at the core of the storytelling. I think with the Aladdin story and how it meshes with the Once Upon a Time story, the same will hold true. We’re not going to pull any punches with Jafar in terms of being a really dark and evil character.”

On Jasmine and Aladdin’s love: “I would say that it’s a little of everything. I think that their love story is such a central part of their story that we want to honor that. I think that we’re going to open up a new avenue for Aladdin and Jasmine in our little cul-de-sac.”

Karen David will star as Jasmine, with Deniz Akdeniz as Aladdin and Oded Fehr as Jafar when Once Upon A Time returns on Sunday, September 25th on ABC.

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Galavant's Karen David To Play Princess Jasmine on 'Once Upon A Time'

Galavant's Karen David To Play Princess Jasmine on 'Once Upon A Time'

JJJ couldn’t think of a more perfect casting for Princess Jasmine on Once Upon A Time!

Karen David, who previously starred as another princess on Galavant, will bring the Arabian royal to life, it was announced today at 2016 San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday (July 23).

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Karen David

Karen will join Deniz Akdeniz as Aladdin, Oded Fehr as Jafar, Giles Matthey as Morpheus and Craig Horner as the Count of Monte Cristo for the fantasy show’s upcoming season.

WHAT DO YOU THINK of Karen as Jasmine?

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'Once Upon A Time' Casts Deniz Akdeniz as Aladdin For Season 6

'Once Upon A Time' Casts Deniz Akdeniz as Aladdin For Season 6

Deniz Akdeniz will take on the role of Aladdin on Once Upon A Time, it was revealed at 2016 San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday (July 23).

The 26-year-old actor, who you might recognize from Jessie (he charmed Debby Ryan in Rome), will play the street rat turned prince on the fantasy program, along with Oded Fehr as Jafar. We hope this means that Jasmine is on her way, too!

The upcoming season is “not going to be ‘Hyde comes to town, we fight with him for 10 episodes, and then the winter finale he dies, we move on.’ We kind of changed around what we’re doing this year… going back to that season 1 mentality, with small town stories and smaller arcs. We’re planning a 22 episode story, as oppose to just kind of breaking it up into 2 parts,” creator/EP Edward Kitsis shared at ATX earlier in the year.

WHAT DO YOU THINK about Deniz as Aladdin?

'Dancing With The Stars', 'black-ish', 'Modern Family' & More Renewed For New Seasons on ABC

'Dancing With The Stars', 'black-ish', 'Modern Family' & More Renewed For New Seasons on ABC

We’re so excited that Dancing With the Stars was just renewed for a 23rd season on ABC!

The network just announced the season renewal along with new seasons of America’s Funniest Home Videos, The Bachelor, black-ish, Fresh Off the Boat, The Goldbergs, Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away With Murder, Agents of SHIELD, The Middle, Modern Family, Once Upon a Time, Scandal, Shark Tank and Quantico.

Still yet to be renewed are Agent Carter, American Crime, Castle, Nashville, Galavant and Last Man Standing.

TELL JJJ: Which series are you most excited about returning?

Merida Meets Mulan On Tonight's 'Once Upon A Time'

Merida Meets Mulan On Tonight's 'Once Upon A Time'

Merida (Amy Manson) shows Mulan (Jamie Chung) the rules of archery in this new still from the special two-hour Once Upon A Time tonight.

In the first hour, “Birth”, tensions in Camelot come to a head when Merlin, now under Arthur’s control, delivers an ultimatum to Emma: hand over the Dark One dagger and the Promethean spark or he will kill her entire family.

In the second, “The Bear King”, Zelena and Arthur journey to DunBroch on a mission to retrieve an enchanted relic that will provide the advantage they need to vanquish Emma and our heroes. Their path will cross with Merida’s, who is on a journey of her own to pay a debt that her father, King Fergus, owed to the Witch when he died.

Merida enlists the help of two friends, Mulan and Ruby, but, in order to satisfy the Witch and save DunBroch, she first must discover the identity of the knight who killed her father. In flashbacks, Merida learns about bravery and honor as she trains for combat and rides alongside Fergus into the infamous battle that claims his life.

“Birth” and “The Bear King” airs TONIGHT, Sunday, November 15th @ 8PM ET/PT on ABC.


Merida Meets Mulan – Once Upon A Time

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Merida Is Coming To 'Once Upon A Time' - See The First Look!

Merida Is Coming To 'Once Upon A Time' - See The First Look!

Meet Princess Merida!

The newest Princess (Amy Manson) to make an appearance on Once Upon A Time was introduced to the audience during the 2015 Comic-Con on Saturday afternoon (July 11) in San Diego, Calif.

Stars Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Robert Carlyle, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas, Emilie de Ravin, Colin O’Donoghue, Sean Maguire and Rebecca Mader, along with co-creators and executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz gave a glimpse of what’s to come on the show in Season 5 — Merida, and a dark Emma Swan!

Check out all the sneak peeks below!


Once Upon a Time Season 5 Sneak Peek – Meet Merida

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