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Once Upon a Time: Season 1: Episode 1

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ABC | Air Date: October 23, 2011
Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Rebecca Mader, Eion Bailey, Lana Parrilla, Emilie de Ravin, Robert Carlyle, Sean Maguire, Jennifer Morrison, Meghan Ory, Jared Gilmore, Michael Raymond-James, Raphael Sbarge, Josh Dallas, Jamie Dornan, Colin O'Donoghue, Michael Socha
Summary: Bail bondsman Emma Swan is confronted by Henry, the child that was given up for closed adoption 10 years ago. He asks her to come to his home of Storybrooke with him and explains that the people there are fairy tale characters who don't remember who they are. The boy insists that his adoptive mother, Mayor Regina, doesn't love him, and thatBail bondsman Emma Swan is confronted by Henry, the child that was given up for closed adoption 10 years ago. He asks her to come to his home of Storybrooke with him and explains that the people there are fairy tale characters who don't remember who they are. The boy insists that his adoptive mother, Mayor Regina, doesn't love him, and that Emma has a destiny to fight in a final balance and help good win once and for all.… Expand
Creator: Edward Kitsis and Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz
Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy
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