Content & Trigger Warnings for Once Upon a Time (2011)

Obsessive pursuit and stalking behavior depicted by multiple antagonists

Children die in several storylines across the series

Multiple characters have deceased parents central to their stories; Snow White's parents, Emma's abandonment, and parental death in various fairy tales

Emma's parents face mortal danger; Rumplestiltskin's complicated paternal relationships involve death and sacrifice

Parental sacrifice and loss themes continue in the final arcs; Rumplestiltskin's story reaches its conclusion

Multiple parental deaths occur throughout the series, central to several character arcs

Emma processes being given up as a baby; characters grieve lost loved ones and stolen years under the curse

Characters face death and loss across realms; the journey to the Underworld involves confronting deceased loved ones

Characters face final goodbyes and losses as the series concludes; the weight of accumulated sacrifice and separation

Pregnancy loss is referenced in character backstories

Characters face dark temptation from the Dark One's power; the struggle against inner darkness carries themes of self-destruction and losing oneself

Arranged and forced marriages appear in fairy tale flashbacks; characters are pressured into unions against their will

Fairy tale flashbacks continue to feature arranged marriages and unions made under duress or magical compulsion

Fairy tale forced marriage tropes appear in new character backstories introduced in the soft reboot

Arranged and forced marriages feature in several fairy-tale-based storylines

The Evil Queen's curse erased everyone's memories and trapped them in false identities; the entire town of Storybrooke is built on mass manipulation

Memory manipulation continues with new curses; characters' identities are rewritten including the Frozen-era memory wipes and the Dark Swan transformation

The season 7 soft reboot involves another memory curse trapping characters in new false identities in Hyperion Heights

David/Charming's dual identity creates a love triangle between his cursed marriage and his true love Snow White

Romantic complications and betrayals continue across the expanding cast of fairy tale characters

Minor romantic complications in the final seasons; less emphasis on love triangles as the series wraps up

Children are taken and endangered including Henry's abduction; Rumplestiltskin takes children in fairy tale flashbacks

Characters are abducted to and from various realms; children and loved ones are taken as leverage in magical conflicts

Characters are trapped between realms and held captive by new antagonists; children continue to be endangered

Child abduction and kidnapping are recurring plot elements throughout the series

Magical transformations and curse effects create some unsettling visual moments; generally mild

Dark One transformations and the physical effects of dark magic create some unsettling imagery

Minimal body horror in the later seasons; the show maintains its family-friendly tone through the conclusion

Child abandonment, neglect, and emotional abuse feature in backstories of several characters

Abusive relationships between partners are depicted in multiple storylines

Fantasy violence including sword fights and magical combat; some blood but generally restrained for a family-oriented show

Sword combat and magical violence continue; some slightly more intense moments as the Dark One mythology deepens

Standard fantasy violence continues through the final season; magical combat and sword fights

Magical violence with some graphic depictions of hearts being ripped from chests

Minimal firearms use in the Storybrooke setting; most conflict is magical or melee-based

Characters make sacrificial choices that blur the line between heroism and self-destruction; journeys to the Underworld involve death

Heroic sacrificial choices continue; characters accept potential death for the greater good in the finale

Sexual assault is implied in certain character backstories

Characters are tortured using magic in various storylines