Zelena (Once Upon a Time)
In December 2013, Rebecca Mader was cast as the Wicked Witch of the West. She made multiple appearances during the second half of season three and was promoted to a series regular for the show's fifth season. The role of the Wicked Witch of the West was written specifically for Rebecca Mader. It was announced that the writers had chosen not to continue with Zelena's storyline and Mader would not be returning for the seventh season of the show. However, Mader later revealed that she would be returning for multiple season seven episodes.
Will Scarlet
In 2013, "Once Upon a Time" spinoff "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland", mostly based on "Alice in Wonderland" and its sequel "Through the Looking-Glass", revealed in its third episode, "Forget Me Not", that one of its main characters was not only The Knave of Hearts from the popular children's tale, "Alice in Wonderland", but also Will Scarlet. In the series finale it was revealed that Will became The White King from "Through the Looking-Glass". He is played by English actor Michael Socha. In 2014, Michael Socha returned to the role as a main cast member in "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland"s parent series, "Once Upon a Time". His appearance in the show's fourth season takes place after "Wonderland", with him ending up in Storybrooke, Maine due to Snow White's curse. Here, he begrudgingly reunites with Robin Hood, until Robin is forced to leave Storybrooke with Maid Marian to save her from the Snow Queen's curse. He later engages in a short-lived dating relationship with Belle.