‘Once Upon a Time’ season 4 spoilers: Is series starting to think about the finish line?

We are currently in the fourth season of “Once Upon a Time,” and based for the most part on what we have heard, the show has been unofficially renewed already for a season 5. So what about looking beyond that? The show has hit a syndication threshold now, so with that in mind, there is not necessarily a reason to keep it around. However, you do still have at least two more seasons beyond this one without new salary negotiations, and the ratings are still decent for ABC standards. As you can tell here, there are a ton of different factors that need to be considered!

From the showrunning point of view, Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis are not approaching this in the same way as “Lost,” a series that had a potential end date set for it. Rather, Horowitz tells TVLine that they are taking a little more of a cautious approach to figuring this out:

“I don’t think we want to set out a particular end date for this show … I mean, we have in our mind how we would like to wrap up the stories of these characters. But without having the specifics of exactly how we get there, it’s really not possible to [set a series finale date]. It’s more about building everything towards what we think would be a satisfying conclusion.”

Personally, we feel like there are probably at least two or three more good seasons of the show left. We don’t want to see “Once Upon a Time” suddenly run for ten years (we don’t need to see grown-up Henry), but this seems like it would be the ideal lengthy to keep it around.

What do you think is going to lead to the end of “Once Upon a Time,” and how many seasons do you personally want to see? Let us know some of your quick thoughts on the subject right away with a comment, and head over here to get some other news related to the show! Also, be sure to sign up right away in the event you want some other TV news on everything we cover sent right to you, and courtesy of our official CarterMatt Newsletter. (Photo: ABC.)