Once Upon a Time American live-action television series of the fantasy genre. It was created by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis and began airing on ABC on October 23rd , 2011 . The premise of the show centers around a young woman named Emma Swan (played by Jennifer Morrison ), who discovers that her family is bound to the mystical heritage of a strange town called Storybrooke, Maine . The town is actually a displaced fairy kingdom populated by all of the infamous personages of children's literature. As ABC Studios is owned by the Walt Disney Company , many of the characters presented in the series are live-action renditions of famous Disney animated classics such as Snow White and the 7 Dwarves , Pinocchio , Beauty and the Beast , Mulan and even Frozen .
Episodes [ ] Season One [ ] Main article: Once Upon a Time/Season 1
Episode
Title
Airdate
1x1
Pilot October 23rd , 2011
1x2
The Thing You Love Most October 30th , 2011
1x3
Snow Falls November 6th , 2011
1x4
The Prince of Gold November 13th , 2011
1x5
The Still Small Voice November 27th , 2011
1x6
The Shepherd December 4th , 2011
1x7
The Heart of a Lonely Hunter December 11th , 2011
1x8
Desperate Souls January 8th , 2012
1x9
True North January 15th , 2012
1x10
7:15 A.M. January 22nd , 2012
1x11
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree January 29th , 2012
1x12
Skin Deep February 12th , 2012
1x13
What Happened to Frederick February 19th , 2012
1x14
Dreamy March 4th , 2012
1x15
Red-Handed March 11th , 2012
1x16
Heart of Darkness March 18th , 2012
1x17
Hat Trick March 25th , 2012
1x18
The Stable Boy April 1st , 2012
1x19
The Return April 22nd , 2012
1x20
The Stranger April 29th , 2012
1x21
An Apple Red as Blood May 6th , 2012
1x22
A Land Without Magic May 13th , 2012
Season Two [ ] Main article: Once Upon a Time/Season 2
Episode
Title
Airdate
2x1
Broken September 30th , 2012
2x2
We Are Both October 7th , 2012
2x3
Lady of the Lake October 14th , 2012
2x4
The Crocodile October 21st , 2012
2x5
The Doctor October 28th , 2012
2x6
Tallahassee November 4th , 2012
2x7
Child of the Moon November 11th , 2012
2x8
Into the Deep November 25th , 2012
2x9
Queen of Hearts December 2nd , 2012
2x10
The Cricket Game January 6th , 2013
2x11
The Outsider January 13th , 2013
2x12
In the Name of the Brother January 20th , 2013
2x13
Tiny February 10th , 2013
2x14
Manhattan February 17th , 2013
2x15
The Queen is Dead March 3rd , 2013
2x16
The Miller's Daughter March 10th , 2013
2x17
Welcome to Storybrooke March 17th , 2013
2x18
Selfless, Brave and True March 24th , 2013
2x19
Lacey April 21st , 2013
2x20
The Evil Queen April 28th , 2013
2x21
Second Star to the Right May 5th , 2013
2x22
And Straight on 'Til Morning May 12th , 2013
Season Three [ ] Main article: Once Upon a Time/Season 3
Episode
Title
Airdate
3x1
Heart of the Truest Believer September 29th , 2013
3x2
Lost Girl October 6th , 2013
3x3
Quite a Common Fairy October 13th , 2013
3x4
Nasty Habits October 20th , 2013
3x5
Good Form October 27th , 2013
3x6
Ariel November 3rd , 2013
3x7
Dark Hallow November 10th , 2013
3x8
Think Lovely Thoughts November 17th , 2013
3x9
Save Henry December 1st , 2013
3x10
The New Neverland December 8th , 2013
3x11
Going Home December 15th , 2013
3x12
New York City Serenade March 9th , 2014
3x13
Witch Hunt March 16th , 2014
3x14
The Tower March 23rd , 2014
3x15
Quiet Minds March 30th , 2014
3x16
It's Not Easy Being Green April 6th , 2014
3x17
The Jolly Roger April 13th , 2014
3x18
Bleeding Through April 20th , 2014
3x19
A Curious Thing April 27th , 2014
3x20
Kansas May 4th , 2014
3x21
Snow Drifts May 11th , 2014
3x22
There's No Place Like Home May 11th , 2014
Season Four [ ] Main article: Once Upon a Time/Season 4
Episode
Title
Airdate
4x1
A Tale of Two Sisters
September 28th , 2014
4x2
White Out
October 5th , 2014
4x3
Rocky Road
October 12th , 2014
4x4
The Apprentice
October 19th , 2014
4x5
Breaking Glass
October 26th , 2014
4x6
Family Business
November 2nd , 2014
4x7
The Snow Queen
November 9th , 2014
4x8
Smash the Mirror
November 16th , 2014
4x9
Fall
November 30th , 2014
4x10
Shattered Sight
December 7th , 2014
4x11
Heroes and Villains
December 14th , 2014
4x12
Darkness on the Edge of Town
March 1st , 2015
4x13
Unforgiven
March 8th , 2015
4x14
Enter the Dragon
March 15th , 2015
4x15
Poor Unfortunate Soul
March 22nd , 2015
4x16
Best Laid Plans
March 29th , 2015
4x17
Heart of Gold
April 12th , 2015
4x18
Sympathy for the De Vil April 19th , 2015
4x19
Lily April 26th , 2015
4x20
Mother May 3rd , 2015
4x21
Operation Mongoose (Part 1) May 10th , 2015
4x22
Operation Mongoose (Part 2) May 10th , 2015
Season Five [ ] Main article: Once Upon a Time/Season 5
Episode
Title
Airdate
5x1
The Dark Swan September 27th , 2015
5x2
The Price October 4th , 2015
5x3
Siege Perilous October 11th , 2015
5x4
The Broken Kingdom October 18th , 2015
5x5
Dreamcatcher October 25th , 2015
5x6
The Bear and the Bow November 1st , 2015
5x7
Nimue November 8th , 2015
5x8
Birth November 15th , 2015
5x9
The Bear King November 15th , 2015
5x10
Broken Heart November 29th , 2015
5x11
Swan Song December 6th , 2015
5x12
Souls of the Departed March 6th , 2016
5x13
Labor of Love March 13th , 2016
5x14
Devil's Due March 20th , 2016
5x15
The Brothers Jones March 27th , 2016
5x16
Our Decay April 3rd , 2016
5x17
Her Handsome Hero April 10th , 2016
5x18
Ruby Slippers April 17th , 2016
5x19
Sisters April 24th , 2016
5x20
Firebird May 1st , 2016
5x21
Last Rites May 8th , 2016
5x22
Only You May 15th , 2016
5x23
An Untold Story May 15th , 2016
Season Six [ ] Main article: Once Upon a Time/Season 6
Episode
Title
Airdate
6x1
The Savior September 25th , 2016
6x2
A Bitter Draught October 2nd , 2016
6x3
The Other Shoe October 9th , 2016
6x4
Strange Case October 16th , 2016
6x5
Street Rats October 23rd , 2016
6x6
Dark Waters October 30th , 2016
6x7
Heartless November 6th , 2016
6x8
I'll Be Your Mirror November 13th , 2016
6x9
Changelings November 27th , 2016
6x10
Wish You Were Here December 4th , 2016
6x11
Tougher Than the Rest March 5th , 2017
6x12
Murder Most Foul March 12th , 2017
6x13
III-Boding Patterns March 19th , 2017
6x14
Page 23 March 26th , 2017
6x15
A Wondrous Place April 2nd , 2017
6x16
Mother's Little Helper April 9th , 2017
6x17
Awake April 16th , 2017
6x18
Where Bluebirds Fly April 23rd , 2017
6x19
The Black Fairy April 30th , 2017
6x20
The Song in Your Heart May 7th , 2017
6x21
The Final Battle (Part 1) May 14th , 2017
6x22
The Final Battle (Part 2) May 14th , 2017
Season Seven [ ] Main article: Once Upon a Time/Season 7
Episode
Title
Airdate
7x1
"Hyperion Heights" October 6th , 2017
7x2
"A Pirate's Life" October 13th , 2017
7x3
"The Garden of Forking Paths" October 20th , 2017
7x4
"Beauty" October 27th , 2017
7x5
"Breenbacks" November 3rd , 2017
7x6
"Wake Up Call" November 10th , 2017
7x7
"Eloise Gardener" November 17th , 2017
7x8
"Pretty in Blue" November 17th , 2017
7x9
"One Little Tear" December 8th , 2017
7x10
"The Eighth Witch" December 15th , 2017
7x11
"Secret Garden" March 2nd , 2018
7x12
"A Taste of the Heights" March 9th , 2018
7x13
"Knightfall" March 16th , 2018
7x14
"The Girl in the Tower" March 23rd , 2018
7x15
"Sisterhood" March 30th , 2018
7x16
"Breadcrumbs" April 6th , 2018
7x17
"Chosen" April 13th , 2018
7x18
"The Guardian" April 20th , 2018
7x19
"Flower Child" April 27th , 2018
7x20
"Is This Henry Mills?" May 4th , 2018
7x21
"Homecoming" May 11th , 2018
7x22
"Leaving Storybrooke" May 18th , 2018
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