Once Upon a Time Casts Tiger Lily, to Serve as Blast From Hook's Dark Past 

As reported earlier this month by TVLine, ABC’s

character of Tiger Lily — and Native American actress Sara Tomko has landed the role.

Once Upon a Time Is Casting Tiger Lily, Princess From Peter Pan’s Neverland

In fairy tale lore, Tiger Lily is the princess of the Native American tribe living on the island of Neverland. In assorted incarnations, she has crushed on Peter Pan and been tormented by Captain Hook — the latter of whom will figure into her

Because of his nefarious past, Captain Hook (played by Colin O’Donoghue) has “left a long line of adversaries,”

cocreators Eddy Kitis and Adam Horowitz tell EW.com, which broke the casting. “Tiger Lily is the latest to return and complicate his efforts to leave that past behind,” thus impeding the pirate’s redemption arc.

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resumes Season 6 on Sunday, March 5, with Episode 11; Tomko will appear in Episodes 17 and 18.

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A friend of Hook’s in this version huh Val? Guess again. Just like in the real stories, they were enemies somehow.

Good casting firstly, cant wait to see it on-screen.

Also Tiger Lily and Hook know each other, will be good to how and when, and how they meet again.

I like Hook, and seeing his past, as get to see how he was before due to circumastances and what path he took to now where he has love, light and love in his life, I like his redemption

How about ‘indigenous’ instead of Native American since Neverland isn’t in America, last I checked.

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