Photo:Jack Rowandl/ABC/GettyMore than five years after theOnce Upon a Timeseries finale,Josh Dallasstill has a lot of love for the show.As the actor closes the book on another hit series, Netflix’sManifest, Dallas spoke with PEOPLE about the incredible legacy ofOnce Upon a Timeand its passionate fanbase, who call themselves Oncers.In fact, many fans have drawnsimilarities between hisOnce Upon a Timecharacter Prince CharmingandManifestcharacter Ben Stone over the years, as both are fathers who are involved in a time jump where they don’t age.While Dallas, 44, says he noted the similarities early on, he adds that he really started leaning into it asManifestprogressed.Jack Rowand/ABC/Getty“I really started leaning into it and thinking, ‘Oh, my god. Am I inThe Truman Show? Is this some sort of warped sequel to Prince Charming?’” he jokes. “There were definitely some overlapping ideas and themes, which I wholly welcomed because they’re great ideas and they’re great themes. I fully embraced it. The Oncers and the Manifesters became one.”In many ways, he says that being onOnce Upon a Timeprepared him forManifest. “Both shows are big ideas grounded in something very real, and that’s family. Being on a show likeOnce Upon a Timefor as long as I was, somehow primed for that kind of storytelling. It’s something that I really love because I think when you’re dealing with fantasy, sci-fi, whatever you want to call it, you’re able to get across ideas in ways that you can’t in other genres."“I really love that and I love the type of audience that those kinds of shows bring because the fans of these shows are amazing,” he says. “They’re so involved and they’re so smart and they’re so invested that it just makes it all worth it.”Jack Rowand/ABC/GettyJust asManifestestablished a brand-new fanbase when it hit Netflix,Once Upon a Timehas continued to draw in new fans through Disney+, which Dallas says is “super humbling.”“It’s still finding an audience,” he notes. “People come up to me all the time talking aboutOnceand saying they just started watching it and they’re loving it. Or I’ve had people come up to me — which makes me feel old, but that’s okay — they’ll say, ‘You were my childhood. You got me through college, all through high school’ and that show changed their life and it’s super humbling. It’s just nothing but gratitude to be part of a show that was such a big part of some people’s fabric of their lives.”Ethan Miller/GettyDallas adds that he and his wifeGinnifer Goodwin, whoplayed his onscreen wife Snow WhiteonOnce Upon a Time, are now trying to gettheir sonsto watch the show.“We keep trying to shoveOnce Upon a Timedown our boys' throats and they just don’t want to watch it,” he laughs. “I think that’s probably a healthy reaction that they could care less about mom and dad on screen. But we’ve tried, we’ve tried several times to get them to watchOnce Upon a Timebecause they’re at the right age and I think they would really enjoy it. But they’re just not interested at all.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Once Upon a Timeis now streaming on Disney+, andManifestcan be streamed in full on Netflix.
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More than five years after theOnce Upon a Timeseries finale,Josh Dallasstill has a lot of love for the show.As the actor closes the book on another hit series, Netflix’sManifest, Dallas spoke with PEOPLE about the incredible legacy ofOnce Upon a Timeand its passionate fanbase, who call themselves Oncers.In fact, many fans have drawnsimilarities between hisOnce Upon a Timecharacter Prince CharmingandManifestcharacter Ben Stone over the years, as both are fathers who are involved in a time jump where they don’t age.While Dallas, 44, says he noted the similarities early on, he adds that he really started leaning into it asManifestprogressed.Jack Rowand/ABC/Getty“I really started leaning into it and thinking, ‘Oh, my god. Am I inThe Truman Show? Is this some sort of warped sequel to Prince Charming?’” he jokes. “There were definitely some overlapping ideas and themes, which I wholly welcomed because they’re great ideas and they’re great themes. I fully embraced it. The Oncers and the Manifesters became one.”In many ways, he says that being onOnce Upon a Timeprepared him forManifest. “Both shows are big ideas grounded in something very real, and that’s family. Being on a show likeOnce Upon a Timefor as long as I was, somehow primed for that kind of storytelling. It’s something that I really love because I think when you’re dealing with fantasy, sci-fi, whatever you want to call it, you’re able to get across ideas in ways that you can’t in other genres."“I really love that and I love the type of audience that those kinds of shows bring because the fans of these shows are amazing,” he says. “They’re so involved and they’re so smart and they’re so invested that it just makes it all worth it.”Jack Rowand/ABC/GettyJust asManifestestablished a brand-new fanbase when it hit Netflix,Once Upon a Timehas continued to draw in new fans through Disney+, which Dallas says is “super humbling.”“It’s still finding an audience,” he notes. “People come up to me all the time talking aboutOnceand saying they just started watching it and they’re loving it. Or I’ve had people come up to me — which makes me feel old, but that’s okay — they’ll say, ‘You were my childhood. You got me through college, all through high school’ and that show changed their life and it’s super humbling. It’s just nothing but gratitude to be part of a show that was such a big part of some people’s fabric of their lives.”Ethan Miller/GettyDallas adds that he and his wifeGinnifer Goodwin, whoplayed his onscreen wife Snow WhiteonOnce Upon a Time, are now trying to gettheir sonsto watch the show.“We keep trying to shoveOnce Upon a Timedown our boys' throats and they just don’t want to watch it,” he laughs. “I think that’s probably a healthy reaction that they could care less about mom and dad on screen. But we’ve tried, we’ve tried several times to get them to watchOnce Upon a Timebecause they’re at the right age and I think they would really enjoy it. But they’re just not interested at all.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Once Upon a Timeis now streaming on Disney+, andManifestcan be streamed in full on Netflix.
More than five years after theOnce Upon a Timeseries finale,Josh Dallasstill has a lot of love for the show.
As the actor closes the book on another hit series, Netflix’sManifest, Dallas spoke with PEOPLE about the incredible legacy ofOnce Upon a Timeand its passionate fanbase, who call themselves Oncers.
In fact, many fans have drawnsimilarities between hisOnce Upon a Timecharacter Prince CharmingandManifestcharacter Ben Stone over the years, as both are fathers who are involved in a time jump where they don’t age.
While Dallas, 44, says he noted the similarities early on, he adds that he really started leaning into it asManifestprogressed.
Jack Rowand/ABC/Getty
“I really started leaning into it and thinking, ‘Oh, my god. Am I inThe Truman Show? Is this some sort of warped sequel to Prince Charming?’” he jokes. “There were definitely some overlapping ideas and themes, which I wholly welcomed because they’re great ideas and they’re great themes. I fully embraced it. The Oncers and the Manifesters became one.”
In many ways, he says that being onOnce Upon a Timeprepared him forManifest. “Both shows are big ideas grounded in something very real, and that’s family. Being on a show likeOnce Upon a Timefor as long as I was, somehow primed for that kind of storytelling. It’s something that I really love because I think when you’re dealing with fantasy, sci-fi, whatever you want to call it, you’re able to get across ideas in ways that you can’t in other genres.”
“I really love that and I love the type of audience that those kinds of shows bring because the fans of these shows are amazing,” he says. “They’re so involved and they’re so smart and they’re so invested that it just makes it all worth it.”
Just asManifestestablished a brand-new fanbase when it hit Netflix,Once Upon a Timehas continued to draw in new fans through Disney+, which Dallas says is “super humbling.”
“It’s still finding an audience,” he notes. “People come up to me all the time talking aboutOnceand saying they just started watching it and they’re loving it. Or I’ve had people come up to me — which makes me feel old, but that’s okay — they’ll say, ‘You were my childhood. You got me through college, all through high school’ and that show changed their life and it’s super humbling. It’s just nothing but gratitude to be part of a show that was such a big part of some people’s fabric of their lives.”
Ethan Miller/Getty
Dallas adds that he and his wifeGinnifer Goodwin, whoplayed his onscreen wife Snow WhiteonOnce Upon a Time, are now trying to gettheir sonsto watch the show.
“We keep trying to shoveOnce Upon a Timedown our boys' throats and they just don’t want to watch it,” he laughs. “I think that’s probably a healthy reaction that they could care less about mom and dad on screen. But we’ve tried, we’ve tried several times to get them to watchOnce Upon a Timebecause they’re at the right age and I think they would really enjoy it. But they’re just not interested at all.”
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Once Upon a Timeis now streaming on Disney+, andManifestcan be streamed in full on Netflix.
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