TV Series That Continued On After They Lost Their Star

Once Upon a Time launched with a buzzy first season, but, by the end of season six, it was pulling in just an average of 3.2 million. To try to get the show back on track, producers decided to take a big risk, writing out most of their original stars in favor of a soft reboot of the series.

This included losing Ginnifer Goodwin's Snow White and Jennifer Morrison's Emma Swan, plus other characters, incuding Prince Charming, Belle, the Wicked Witch of the West, and Henry Mills. Lana Parrilla's Evil Queen, Robert Carlyle's Rumplestiltskin, and Colin O'Donoghue's Hook stuck around for the most part. 

The show brought on quite a few new stars for the reboot, including Dania Ramirez as Cinderella, Gabrielle Anwar as Rapunzel, and Mekia Cox as Tiana. While the show's season eight fate has not been announced as of the time of this writing, it isn't looking good—the series' ratings have continued to drop, and the new season was not a favorite with critics, earning just a 40 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.