Jennifer Morrison (TV's HOUSE) has been hired to play the lead in ABC's ONCE UPON A TIME pilot, reports Deadline.com. Additionally, Josh Dallas, Jamie Dornan and Jared Gilmore have been cast in the potential series. It was previously announced that Ginnifer Goodwin and Lana Parrilla would be involved.

The fantasy drama is set in the small Maine town of Storybrook where fairy tales might be real. Morrison will play Anna, a troubled woman whose son Henry (Gilmore, TV's MAD MEN) is convinced of the town's magical qualities. He believes the Evil Queen (Parrilla) has put the entire town under a spell and that Sister Mary Margaret, aka Snow White (Goodwin), needs to find her Prince Charming (Dallas) in order to break the curse. Dornan will play the town's sheriff.