Once Upon a Time (2011)

Adventure · Fantasy · Romance

There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (248,335 votes)
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Hulu
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

8.15 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 8.9 45 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.1	4,390
2	The Thing You Love Most	7.9	3,261
3	Snow Falls	8.0	3,094
4	The Price of Gold	7.8	2,897
5	That Still Small Voice	7.8	2,721
6	The Shepherd	7.7	2,613
7	The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter	8.6	3,018
8	Desperate Souls	8.2	2,655
9	True North	7.8	2,546
10	7:15 A.M.	8.1	2,527
11	Fruit of the Poisonous Tree	7.8	2,419
12	Skin Deep	8.7	3,078
13	What Happened to Frederick	7.7	2,340
14	Dreamy	7.8	2,418
15	Red-Handed	8.5	2,520
16	Heart of Darkness	8.1	2,267
17	Hat Trick	8.5	2,627
18	The Stable Boy	8.5	2,468
19	The Return	8.1	2,246
20	The Stranger	8.3	2,222
21	An Apple Red as Blood	8.3	2,311
22	A Land Without Magic	8.9	2,993

Season 2 (2012)

8.06 avg 22 episodes 8.2 → 8.6 44 min avg

Rebound

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Broken	8.2	2,702
2	We Are Both	7.9	2,102
3	Lady of the Lake	7.9	2,090
4	The Crocodile	8.4	2,246
5	The Doctor	7.8	2,070
6	Tallahassee	8.2	2,160
7	Child of the Moon	7.7	1,954
8	Into the Deep	7.9	1,872
9	Queen of Hearts	8.5	1,989
10	The Cricket Game	8.1	1,829
11	The Outsider	8.2	1,826
12	In the Name of the Brother	7.5	1,790
13	Tiny	7.7	1,774
14	Manhattan	8.7	2,056
15	The Queen Is Dead	7.8	1,812
16	The Miller's Daughter	8.6	2,020
17	Welcome to Storybrooke	8.2	1,832
18	Selfless, Brave and True	7.7	1,748
19	Lacey	7.7	1,748
20	The Evil Queen	7.9	1,667
21	Second Star to the Right	8.1	1,734
22	And Straight on 'til Morning	8.6	1,961

Season 3 (2013)

8.33 avg 22 episodes 8.2 → 9.2 44 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Heart of the Truest Believer	8.2	2,114
2	Lost Girl	7.8	1,743
3	Quite a Common Fairy	8.0	1,729
4	Nasty Habits	7.9	1,638
5	Good Form	8.3	1,854
6	Ariel	8.2	1,773
7	Dark Hollow	8.0	1,633
8	Think Lovely Thoughts	8.6	1,852
9	Save Henry	8.2	1,675
10	The New Neverland	8.0	1,583
11	Going Home	9.1	2,661
12	New York City Serenade	8.6	1,961
13	Witch Hunt	8.4	1,690
14	The Tower	7.7	1,561
15	Quiet Minds	8.3	1,632
16	It's Not Easy Being Green	8.4	1,607
17	The Jolly Roger	8.2	1,645
18	Bleeding Through	8.3	1,590
19	A Curious Thing	8.5	1,632
20	Kansas	8.4	1,611
21	Snow Drifts	9.0	2,059
22	There's No Place Like Home	9.2	2,832

Season 4 (2014)

8.17 avg 23 episodes 8.2 → 9.0 44 min avg

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Tale of Two Sisters	8.2	2,152
2	White Out	8.0	1,791
3	Rocky Road	8.0	1,698
4	The Apprentice	8.1	1,681
5	Breaking Glass	8.1	1,641
6	Family Business	7.8	1,529
7	The Snow Queen	8.1	1,583
8	Smash the Mirror: Part 1	8.4	1,679
9	Smash the Mirror: Part 2	8.3	1,203
10	Fall	8.6	1,693
11	Shattered Sight	8.6	1,722
12	Heroes and Villains	8.5	1,693
13	Darkness on the Edge of Town	8.0	1,545
14	Unforgiven	7.7	1,453
15	Enter the Dragon	7.9	1,418
16	Poor Unfortunate Soul	8.1	1,552
17	Best Laid Plans	7.9	1,422
18	Heart of Gold	7.9	1,463
19	Sympathy for the De Vil	8.1	1,537
20	Lily	8.0	1,451
21	Mother	7.9	1,359
22	Operation Mongoose: Part 1	8.7	1,732
23	Operation Mongoose: Part 2	9.0	2,080

Season 5 (2015)

7.93 avg 23 episodes 8.4 → 8.0 43 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Dark Swan	8.4	1,910
2	The Price	8.1	1,524
3	Siege Perilous	7.8	1,369
4	The Broken Kingdom	7.7	1,367
5	Dreamcatcher	8.1	1,399
6	The Bear and the Bow	7.7	1,444
7	Nimue	8.2	1,410
8	Birth	8.6	1,603
9	The Bear King	7.6	1,427
10	Broken Heart	8.1	1,374
11	Swan Song	8.2	1,562
12	Souls of the Departed	8.1	1,383
13	Labor of Love	7.9	1,263
14	Devil's Due	8.0	1,201
15	The Brothers Jones	7.5	1,209
16	Our Decay	7.7	1,182
17	Her Handsome Hero	7.5	1,144
18	Ruby Slippers	6.9	1,637
19	Sisters	8.0	1,210
20	Firebird	8.1	1,219
21	Last Rites	8.3	1,260
22	Only You	7.9	1,163
23	An Untold Story	8.0	1,239

Season 6 (2016)

7.83 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 8.7 43 min avg

Big finale

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Savior	7.6	1,245
2	A Bitter Draught	7.5	1,134
3	The Other Shoe	7.7	1,120
4	Strange Case	7.8	1,057
5	Street Rats	7.4	1,061
6	Dark Waters	7.3	1,066
7	Heartless	7.8	1,047
8	I'll Be Your Mirror	7.7	1,027
9	Changelings	7.6	990
10	Wish You Were Here	8.4	1,185
11	Tougher Than the Rest	8.0	1,036
12	Murder Most Foul	7.8	964
13	Ill-Boding Patterns	7.4	914
14	Page 23	8.0	979
15	A Wondrous Place	7.4	909
16	Mother's Little Helper	7.8	902
17	Awake	8.1	993
18	Where Bluebirds Fly	7.8	910
19	The Black Fairy	8.1	982
20	The Song in Your Heart	8.1	1,897
21	The Final Battle: Part 1	8.3	1,069
22	The Final Battle: Part 2	8.7	1,307

Season 7 (2017)

7.46 avg 22 episodes 6.4 → 8.9 43 min avg

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hyperion Heights	6.4	1,644
2	A Pirate's Life	7.3	1,328
3	The Garden of Forking Paths	6.6	1,215
4	Beauty	8.3	1,448
5	Greenbacks	6.9	1,138
6	Wake Up Call	7.6	1,141
7	Eloise Gardener	7.4	1,106
8	Pretty in Blue	7.2	1,068
9	One Little Tear	7.7	1,116
10	The Eighth Witch	7.8	1,095
11	Secret Garden	7.2	696
12	A Taste of the Heights	6.8	665
13	Knightfall	7.1	660
14	The Girl in the Tower	7.5	694
15	Sisterhood	7.4	638
16	Breadcrumbs	7.2	634
17	Chosen	7.5	677
18	The Guardian	7.5	657
19	Flower Child	7.5	653
20	Is This Henry Mills?	8.6	847
21	Homecoming	7.7	681
22	Leaving Storybrooke	8.9	1,241

Once Upon a Time (2011)

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