The early announcement of the show’s renewal comes barely two weeks after ABC shook up its upper management, replacing entertainment chief Paul Lee with Channing Dungey.
“Once Upon a Time” is averaging five million viewers per episode and a 1.6 demo rating, which was down by 25% from its Season 4 figures. However, counting the Live+7 DVR playback, the number grew to 7.3 million viewers and 2.6 demo rating, making it the sixth and fifth, in those categories respectively among ABC TV dramas.
While Regina, also known as the Evil Queen, played by Lana Parilla, has turned from bad to good in “Once Upon a Time,” latest reports have it that she will turn to her dark side again in the back half of Season 5.
In fact, there is a possibility that she will be more determined than ever to kill Snow White, played by Ginnifer Goodwin.
However, the good news is that her being back to evil is only part of the flashbacks which Regina will face and so are her friends when they reach the Underworld.
Regina and the team of heroes from Storybrooke quickly found out that the Underworld is a twisted version of their town and it is populated by people with unfinished business, most of it with the core group that showed up.