Once Upon a Time
RedemptionThe long road to earning back a lost self.This show: 8/10HopefulPersistent optimism in the face of adversity.This show: 8/10Urban fantasyMagic hidden inside the modern world.This show: 8/10SentimentalOpenly emotional storytelling that reaches straight for the heartstrings.This show: 8/10WhimsicalPlayful, fanciful and lightly magical in sensibility.This show: 8/10Wonder & aweSpectacle and imagination that expand the world.This show: 7/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 7/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Ginnifer GoodwinJennifer MorrisonLana ParrillaRobert CarlyleJared GilmoreJosh Dallas
Written by
Adam HorowitzEdward Kitsis
Starring
Ginnifer GoodwinJennifer MorrisonLana ParrillaRobert CarlyleJared GilmoreJosh Dallas
Written by
Adam HorowitzEdward Kitsis
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Once Upon a Time Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | ||
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| S1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.9 | ||
| S2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.6 | ||
| S3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.2 | ||
| S4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 9.0 | |
| S5 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.0 | |
| S6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.7 | ||
| S7 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.9 |
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About
"Fairy tales rewired as one sprawling family soap"
A woman named Emma Swan discovers that a small Maine town is actually home to fairy-tale characters trapped by a curse, stripped of their memories and their happy endings. The show weaves fractured storybook lore into a modern-day mystery, jumping between flashback kingdoms and present-day drama. It's earnest, soapy, and unabashedly sentimental, leaning on family bonds, redemption arcs, and twisty mythology rather than grit. Early seasons hum with clever fairy-tale remixing; later ones sprawl as new characters and worlds keep piling on, testing patience but rewarding fans who like sprawling, hopeful storytelling.
Watch it for
the inventive remixing of classic fairy-tale characters into a single interconnected, hopeful saga.
Maybe skip if
you dislike melodrama or mythology that keeps expanding well past its original scope.
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All Seasons
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Season 12011
8.260K2216h 20m
Emma Swan wonders if the residents of Storybrooke, Maine are somehow actual characters from legendary children’s tales. Parallel worlds unravel in this modern take on classic fables where a curse has trapped famed storybook characters in our world.
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Season 22012
8.143K2216h 8m
The second season follows the introduction of magic by Mr. Gold / Rumplestiltskin into Storybrooke, leaving the fate of both the real world and the Fairytale Land that was, intertwined, resulting in new threats emerging.
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Season 32013
8.440K2216h 5m
The third season revolves around the main characters travelling from Storybrooke to Neverland to retrieve Henry Mills, featuring crossover episodes connecting with the spin-off Once Upon a Time in Wonderland.
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Season 42014
8.237K2316h 47m
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Season 52015
7.932K2316h 33m
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Season 62016
7.824K2215h 46m
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Season 72017
7.521K2215h 46m
After six seasons, the residents of the enchanted forest face their greatest challenge yet as The Evil Queen, Captain Hook and Rumplestiltskin join forces with a grown-up Henry Mills and his daughter Lucy on an epic quest to once again bring hope to their world and ours. Along the way, new fairy tale characters and old search for true love, find adventure and once again take sides in the struggle of good against evil, as classic tales are once more twisted and reimagined.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Ginnifer Goodwin Mary Margaret Blanchard, Snow White, Queen Snow White
Jennifer Morrison Emma Swan
Lana Parrilla Regina Mills, Evil Queen, Roni
Robert Carlyle Mr. Gold, Rumplestiltskin, Weaver
Jared Gilmore Henry Mills, Prince Henry
Josh Dallas David Nolan, Prince Charming, Prince James
Colin O'Donoghue Captain Killian 'Hook' Jones, Rogers
Emilie de Ravin Belle Gold, Belle French, Lacey
Rebecca Mader Zelena, Kelly West
Beverley Elliott Granny Lucas, Granny, The Granny
Crew
Adam Horowitz
Edward Kitsis
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