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Once Upon a Time

Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Broadcast on: M-Net, M-Net Series, M-Net Series Showcase, Vuzu, StarTimes One, Vuzu Amp, M-Net City, M-Net Family

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Seasons

Season 1

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
ABC 23 Oct 2011 13 May 2012 Sundays, 20h00 - 21h00 22
M-Net Series 25 Feb 2012 21 Jul 2012 Saturdays, 20h30 - 21h30 22
StarTimes One 02 Jun 2014 01 Jul 2014 Weekdays, 19h00 - 20h00 22


Season 1

Emma Swan's life has been anything but a fairytale. A 28-year-old bail bondsperson, she's been taking care of herself since she was abandoned as a baby.

But when Henry — the son she gave up 10 years ago — finds her, everything changes.

Henry is desperate for his mom's help and thinks that Emma is actually the long, lost daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming. Yes, the actual Snow White and Prince Charming.

Even stranger, Henry believes that Storybrooke, the sleepy New England town he calls home, is really part of a curse cast by the Evil Queen, freezing fairytale characters in the modern world with no memory of their former selves.

Of course the seen-it-all Emma doesn't believe a word, but when she gets to Storybrooke, she can't help sensing that everything's not quite what it seems.

As Henry shows Emma around with the help of his fairytale book, the town, and its inhabitants like Henry's therapist Archie Hopper and the enigmatic Mr. Gold, seem just strange enough to set off her already suspicious nature.

She becomes even more concerned for Henry when she meets his adopted mother, Regina, who he suspects is none other than the Evil Queen herself!

Storybrooke is a place where magic has been forgotten — but is still powerfully close — and happily ever after seems just out of reach.

In order to understand where the fairytale world's former inhabitants came from, and what ultimately led to the Evil Queen's wrath, you'll need a glimpse into their previous lives. But it might just turn everything you've ever believed about these characters upside-down.

Meanwhile, the epic battle for the future of all worlds, modern and fairytale alike, is about to begin. For good to win, Emma will have to accept her destiny and fight like hell.

Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, two master storytellers behind Lost and Tron: Legacy, invite everyone to brace themselves for a modern fairytale with thrilling twists and hints of darkness, brimming with wonder and filled with the magic of our most beloved stories.0


Season 1 Cast

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Mary Margaret Blanchard

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Emma Swan

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Regina Mills

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David Nolan

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Henry Mills

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Archie Hopper

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Sheriff Graham

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Mr. Gold

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August W. Booth

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Belle

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Red Riding Hood / Ruby Lucas

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Cinderella / Ashley Boyd

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Bill Gozen (voice)

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Billy

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Blind Witch

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Blue Fairy / Mother Superior

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Cora Mills

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Daniel/Stable Boy

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Donna

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Dr. Thatcher

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Dr. Whale

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Granny

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Grumpy / Leroy

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Gym Teacher/Frederick

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Hordor

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Kathryn Nolan

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King George / Albert Spencer

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King Leopold

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King Midas

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Knave of Hearts

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Marco

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Martin

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Myrna

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Nova/Astrid

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Old Beggar

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Prince Thomas / Sean Herman

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Ryan

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Magic Mirror / Sidney Glass

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Sir Gaston

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Sir Maurice / Moe French

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Stealthy

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The King/Mitchell Herman

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The Mad Hatter/Jefferson

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The Woodcutter/Michael Tillman

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Watchy

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Young Snow White


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