‘Once Upon A Time’ Season 6 Updates: New Plot Arcs Delve Deeper into Each Character’s Backstory; Emma Discovers a “Life-Altering Secret”

‘Once Upon A Time’ season 6 is set to feature new plot arcs that will delve deeper into each character’s back story. The incoming season’s logline also revealed that Emma will be confronted by a “life-altering secret”.

Season 6’s logline posted on Entertainment Weekly teased that the incoming season will explore the back stories of some of the series’ characters. One interesting detail of note is that Emma (Jennifer Morrison) will learn of a “life-altering secret” that may have drastic consequences for her family and loved ones.

An excerpt from the log read, “Emma learns a life-altering secret that could have serious consequences for her family and loved ones. While the heroes grapple with what Emma is confronting, Henry welcomes the new arrivals from the Land of Untold Stories by pledging to help them complete their tales. But when Snow White, Prince Charming, Regina, Captain Hook and Zelena become entwined in these untold tales, they find themselves haunted by their own unfinished pasts.”

The incoming season will feature the introduction of brand new characters as well including Aladdin (Deniz Akdeniz), Jafar (Oded Fehr), and Princess Jasmine (Karin David). During an interview at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con, creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis teased how the new characters will fit into the plot’s storyline.

According to Popsugar, Kitsis said, “We left a lot of threads dangling last year, Jekyll and Hyde, the Evil Queen, so that we're not in a rush to get to Aladdin and Jafar because we have other things to take care of. This year we're not doing like, "These ten are in Camelot, these ten are over here." We're going to be much more of a season one/season two stay-in-Storybrooke kind of vibe.”

Horowitz added, “In our conception of the Aladdin story, because like anything we try to do our own twist on it… you'll see that he was a savior. There's clearly some sort of connection between him and Emma, as a savior, and that kind of tie is what made it feel appropriate to bring our Aladdin spin into the show now. We're going to deal with some very strong and emotional things.”

Season 6’s log also revealed that the Evil Queen will be returning to Storybrooke with a vengeance after her split from Regina Mills. Regina (Lana Parilla), in turn, will be coming to terms with the consequences of having her dark side run amok and must work to defeat her once and for all.

According to TV Over Mind, Parilla teased that the Evil Queen’s split from Regina will alter the character significantly. She explained that the Evil Queen used to have a conscience when she was still attached to Regina.

Parilla said, “[The Evil Queen]’s different than what she used to be.” She explained that the Evil Queen will continue to hunt down Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) for her heart. She added, “I think that Regina is still really trying to be that hero still. She looks to Snow. Snow is probably her biggest confidant… She’s not just going to let the Evil Queen win… She’s really going to fight for her redemption.”

Meanwhile, Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) continues on his personal quest to wake Belle (Emilie de Ravin) from her self-induced sleep and reunited with her and their unborn child. Horowitz and Kitsis also teased some of their plans for Mr. Gold a.k.a. Rumplestiltskin for the incoming season.

Kitsis said, “As he reminded us in season one, he's a difficult man to love, and we often forget that because we want to forget that, because he seems so loving and he so much loves Belle. But he was honest last year! He loves the life . . . he also loves Belle more than anything, and I think that is genuine.”

He continued, “I think the idea of having another child is really something he's looking forward to, because it's another chance to do it right. I think what we love about the relationship is the messiness of it. That's what's so much fun to write, because he can't help himself. What we have in store for them is a lot of chaos.”

‘Once Upon A Time’ is a fairytale-drama television series that borrows elements from popular Western folklore and literature as well as Disney’s fairytale franchise. Season 6 is scheduled to premiere on ABC on September 25, 2016.