Once Upon a Time is coming to an end on ABC. Season 7 took the show in some bold new directions by replacing almost the entire cast and bidding a fond farewell to the characters who drove the fairy tale action for the majority of the series. Unfortunately for fans who love the new directions, Once Upon a Time did get the axe, and not too many episodes are left. The good news is that the series finale will bring back a number of familiar faces, including Jennifer Morrison herself as Emma.
Jennifer Morrison will reprise her role as Emma, and Emma won't be the only member of her family to appear. Snow White and Charming will be back as well, as Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas are both slated to appear in the finale. Additionally, Emilie de Ravin will return to play Belle once more. Once Upon a Time co-creators Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz said this in a statement about the finale returns:
Seven years after we set off on this magical journey, we prepare to say goodbye to the cast, crew and writers that made the 'happily ever after' that is Once Upon a Time possible. We couldn't think of a more fitting way to say farewell than by reuniting so many of the characters that our fiercely loyal fans spent years with on their adventures. We hope everyone joins our Once family, old and new, for what we hope will be the sendoff of a lifetime befitting this stellar cast and its incomparable fans.
The series finale will mark the first time that Snow White and Charming turn up since the Season 6 finale. They got their own little happily-ever-after when they moved to a new house to raise baby Neal together, but Once Upon a Time will apparently bring them back for one more adventure. Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas as Snow and Charming set the series in motion back in the beginning, so it's only fitting that they're back for the end.
The series finale will mark the second time that both Jennifer Morrison and Emilie de Ravin appear in Season 7. Morrison turned up in the second episode of the seventh season as Emma to help explain what on earth happened between the end of Season 6 and Season 7, as well as to delight Emma/Hook fans everywhere with the reveal that she's pregnant with their child. Emilie de Ravin made an appearance to motivate Rumplestiltskin and reward fans who were missing Belle.
These four won't be the only characters from the first six seasons to return. Sean Maguire will be back as Robin Hood, Victoria Smurfit as Cruella de Vil, JoAnne Garcia-Swisher as Ariel, Robbie Kay as Peter Pan, Lee Arenberg as Leroy/Grumpy, Keegan Tracy as Mother Superior/Blue Fairy, and Tony Amendola as Marco/Geppetto. Rebecca Mader will remain as Zelena through the finale, and Jared Gilmore and Beverley Elliott will pop up as Young Henry and Granny in flashbacks for the twentieth episode.
The Once Upon a Time series finale will be a two-part event that kicks off on Friday, May 11 and continues on Friday, May 18. Be sure to tune in to ABC on Fridays at 8 p.m. ET to catch the remaining episodes of the series. Check out our breakdown of the big TV cancellations so far to see what other shows have gotten the axe, and be sure to swing by our rundown of TV renewals and cancellations. For what you can watch in the not-too-distant uture, take a peek at our midseason TV premiere guide.
