JoAnna Garcia enters the Once Upon a Time universe as iconic Disney ... familiar enemy and the Little Mermaid’s romance with Prince Eric. Executive producers Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz ...

Hook and Ariel Fight For Love While they celebrate their victory, Ariel puts a knife to Hook's throat and says he will pay for kidnapping Prince Eric ... with her prince once again.

Gil McKinney has been cast as Prince Eric on Once Upon a Time. Eric is the love interest of mermaid Ariel, who - it was announced at Comic Con - will debut in the fantasy drama's third season.

The "Once Upon a Time" interpretation of Ariel was mainly based upon the 1989 Disney film "The Little Mermaid," in which a mermaid named Ariel falls in love with a human, Prince Eric, and vows to ...