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Once Upon a Time has not been officially renewed for a third season (we don’t like to linger too long on this thought), but the cast and crew have a starting date for Season 3 filming. Lana Parrilla (Regina/The Evil Queen) tweeted that Season 3 is set to start production on July 12.
Though OUAT has not yet been renewed, we actually don’t think there is much to worry about. The announcement that it had been renewed for a second season came on May 12 last year, so we are still well before that soft deadline. And even though OUAT has been down in the ratings, it is still strong in the context of ABC programming and has a potential spin-off show, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, in development.
What can we expect from Season 3? Jennifer Morrison (Emma Swan) has hinted at a longer stay in Neverland, a tease that has us speculating on the odds of Ariel (aka The Little Mermaid) showing up in Neverland’s Mermaids’ Lagoon. If the Storybrookers do end up in Neverland for a while, we have the introduction of many well-loved Peter Pan characters to look forward to. We’ve already dream cast the Neverland regulars. It would be a shame not to see where the show goes with a possible Neverland storyline.
Are you glad to hear about the Season 3 production start date? What are you most looking forward to in Season 3? Let us know in the comments below!
As soon as I saw the title, I was like, Wait? What? They didn’t announce a renewal yet. Isn’t it a bit pre-mature to state when filming will officially start without a renewal announcement?
I have no doubt Once will be renewed. I expect the last two episodes to be epic. 😀
Premature, yea, but they have been talking like there is going to be a season 3 for a month now, so it does not surprise me that they went ahead and set a production start date.
One of the things I am most looking forward to is the development of Swanfire.
*cautiously does happy dance*
Thanks for the linkage!
Yeah, I’d heard that Lana had let the cat out of the bag. ABC may as well go ahead and make it official now that we all already know. 😉
Seriously, ABC. We already know. Just tell us so I can sleep at night.
May 12th isn’t too long from now. It would be nice to hear something sooner though.
My guess is ABC already renewed Once for a Season 3, but they’re just holding off on officially announcing it.
Hopefully that’s the case.
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