--- description: The feisty, red-headed princess will appear in the fifth season of the television series this fall title: 'Brave' Heroine Coming to the Small Screen in ABC's 'Once Upon a Time' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f193f459802e26c/69885a890a4a224cd29c51c0/brave.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Brave_ Heroine Coming to the Small Screen in ABC's _Once Upon a Time_  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 11, 2015 8:17 PM CUT  Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 11, 2015 8:17 PM CUT ABC’s fantasy series, _Once Upon a Time,_ [will reprise the main character from Disney’s hit movie _Brave_ ](http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/once-upon-a-time-merida-brave-season-5-comic-con-1201538302/ "undefined")for a star turn on the small screen, the network announced on Saturday. Merida, the feisty, rebellious young princess with a tremendous shock of red hair, will debut in the fifth season of ABC’s series this fall, _Variety_ reports. The move comes as the series taps into a growing roster of wildly popular Disney characters, introducing several characters from _Frozen_ in season 4. \[[_Variety_](http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/once-upon-a-time-merida-brave-season-5-comic-con-1201538302/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3954681/abc-once-upon-a-time-brave/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3954681/abc-once-upon-a-time-brave/"},"headline":"Brave Heroine Coming to the Small Screen in ABC's Once Upon a Time","datePublished":"2015-07-11T20:17:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:10:16.831Z","description":"The feisty, red-headed princess will appear in the fifth season of the television series this fall","url":"https://time.com/3954681/abc-once-upon-a-time-brave/","keywords":["Television","movies","Disney"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f193f459802e26c/69885a890a4a224cd29c51c0/brave.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9f193f459802e26c/69885a890a4a224cd29c51c0/brave.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"brave","caption":"brave","creditText":"Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3954681/abc-once-upon-a-time-brave/","name":"Brave Heroine Coming to the Small Screen in ABC's Once Upon a Time"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The 14 Best Television Intros","description":"The best 30 seconds on TV come before the feature. Here are the best opening credits television has to offer.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/43fbt7yd/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-07-10T18:51:21.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/43fbt7yd.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3954681/abc-once-upon-a-time-brave/","duration":"PT1M30S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3954681/abc-once-upon-a-time-brave/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```