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: 7.6 (249,638 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 ↑ +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Hulu · Disney+
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	4,446
2	The Thing You Love Most	7.9	3,307
3	Snow Falls	8.0	3,138
4	The Price of Gold	7.8	2,936
5	That Still Small Voice	7.8	2,763
6	The Shepherd	7.7	2,657
7	The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter	8.6	3,059
8	Desperate Souls	8.2	2,692
9	True North	7.8	2,583
10	7:15 A.M.	8.1	2,563
11	Fruit of the Poisonous Tree	7.8	2,453
12	Skin Deep	8.7	3,121
13	What Happened to Frederick	7.7	2,374
14	Dreamy	7.8	2,455
15	Red-Handed	8.5	2,559
16	Heart of Darkness	8.1	2,298
17	Hat Trick	8.5	2,660
18	The Stable Boy	8.5	2,499
19	The Return	8.1	2,277
20	The Stranger	8.3	2,252
21	An Apple Red as Blood	8.4	2,344
22	A Land Without Magic	8.9	3,028

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	2,727
2	We Are Both	7.9	2,126
3	Lady of the Lake	7.9	2,109
4	The Crocodile	8.4	2,269
5	The Doctor	7.8	2,088
6	Tallahassee	8.2	2,184
7	Child of the Moon	7.7	1,975
8	Into the Deep	7.9	1,892
9	Queen of Hearts	8.5	2,011
10	The Cricket Game	8.1	1,851
11	The Outsider	8.2	1,849
12	In the Name of the Brother	7.5	1,811
13	Tiny	7.7	1,794
14	Manhattan	8.7	2,079
15	The Queen Is Dead	7.8	1,831
16	The Miller's Daughter	8.6	2,040
17	Welcome to Storybrooke	8.2	1,850
18	Selfless, Brave and True	7.7	1,768
19	Lacey	7.7	1,768
20	The Evil Queen	7.9	1,687
21	Second Star to the Right	8.1	1,754
22	And Straight on 'til Morning	8.6	1,981

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	2,135
2	Lost Girl	7.8	1,762
3	Quite a Common Fairy	8.0	1,748
4	Nasty Habits	7.9	1,656
5	Good Form	8.3	1,873
6	Ariel	8.2	1,789
7	Dark Hollow	8.0	1,649
8	Think Lovely Thoughts	8.6	1,867
9	Save Henry	8.2	1,690
10	The New Neverland	8.0	1,599
11	Going Home	9.1	2,680
12	New York City Serenade	8.6	1,979
13	Witch Hunt	8.4	1,708
14	The Tower	7.7	1,580
15	Quiet Minds	8.3	1,651
16	It's Not Easy Being Green	8.4	1,626
17	The Jolly Roger	8.2	1,663
18	Bleeding Through	8.3	1,609
19	A Curious Thing	8.5	1,650
20	Kansas	8.4	1,628
21	Snow Drifts	9.0	2,086
22	There's No Place Like Home	9.2	2,853

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	2,170
2	White Out	8.0	1,808
3	Rocky Road	8.0	1,715
4	The Apprentice	8.1	1,699
5	Breaking Glass	8.1	1,657
6	Family Business	7.8	1,546
7	The Snow Queen	8.1	1,600
8	Smash the Mirror: Part 1	8.4	1,695
9	Smash the Mirror: Part 2	8.3	1,219
10	Fall	8.6	1,712
11	Shattered Sight	8.6	1,742
12	Heroes and Villains	8.5	1,711
13	Darkness on the Edge of Town	8.0	1,563
14	Unforgiven	7.7	1,469
15	Enter the Dragon	7.9	1,433
16	Poor Unfortunate Soul	8.1	1,569
17	Best Laid Plans	7.9	1,438
18	Heart of Gold	7.9	1,478
19	Sympathy for the De Vil	8.1	1,554
20	Lily	8.0	1,465
21	Mother	7.9	1,375
22	Operation Mongoose: Part 1	8.7	1,745
23	Operation Mongoose: Part 2	9.0	2,097

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	1,921
2	The Price	8.1	1,536
3	Siege Perilous	7.8	1,381
4	The Broken Kingdom	7.7	1,379
5	Dreamcatcher	8.1	1,411
6	The Bear and the Bow	7.7	1,458
7	Nimue	8.2	1,425
8	Birth	8.6	1,618
9	The Bear King	7.6	1,442
10	Broken Heart	8.1	1,387
11	Swan Song	8.2	1,579
12	Souls of the Departed	8.1	1,397
13	Labor of Love	7.9	1,276
14	Devil's Due	8.0	1,212
15	The Brothers Jones	7.5	1,221
16	Our Decay	7.7	1,193
17	Her Handsome Hero	7.5	1,155
18	Ruby Slippers	6.9	1,654
19	Sisters	8.0	1,222
20	Firebird	8.1	1,232
21	Last Rites	8.3	1,273
22	Only You	7.9	1,174
23	An Untold Story	8.0	1,250

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	1,259
2	A Bitter Draught	7.5	1,148
3	The Other Shoe	7.7	1,133
4	Strange Case	7.8	1,071
5	Street Rats	7.4	1,075
6	Dark Waters	7.3	1,079
7	Heartless	7.8	1,060
8	I'll Be Your Mirror	7.7	1,038
9	Changelings	7.6	1,002
10	Wish You Were Here	8.4	1,197
11	Tougher Than the Rest	8.0	1,047
12	Murder Most Foul	7.8	977
13	Ill-Boding Patterns	7.4	927
14	Page 23	8.0	992
15	A Wondrous Place	7.4	922
16	Mother's Little Helper	7.8	914
17	Awake	8.1	1,004
18	Where Bluebirds Fly	7.8	920
19	The Black Fairy	8.1	994
20	The Song in Your Heart	8.1	1,909
21	The Final Battle: Part 1	8.3	1,082
22	The Final Battle: Part 2	8.7	1,322

Season 7 (2017)

7.45 avg 22 episodes 6.4 → 8.9 43 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hyperion Heights	6.4	1,656
2	A Pirate's Life	7.3	1,335
3	The Garden of Forking Paths	6.6	1,223
4	Beauty	8.3	1,458
5	Greenbacks	6.9	1,148
6	Wake Up Call	7.6	1,150
7	Eloise Gardener	7.4	1,115
8	Pretty in Blue	7.2	1,078
9	One Little Tear	7.7	1,126
10	The Eighth Witch	7.8	1,104
11	Secret Garden	7.2	706
12	A Taste of the Heights	6.8	676
13	Knightfall	7.1	673
14	The Girl in the Tower	7.4	708
15	Sisterhood	7.4	650
16	Breadcrumbs	7.2	647
17	Chosen	7.5	690
18	The Guardian	7.5	670
19	Flower Child	7.4	665
20	Is This Henry Mills?	8.6	862
21	Homecoming	7.7	695
22	Leaving Storybrooke	8.9	1,258

Once Upon a Time (2011)

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