"Pilot" is the series premiere of the American Fairy Tale/Drama television series Once Upon a Time. It introduces each of the main characters, as well as establishes the basic premises of the series, which details the beginnings of a curse placed upon the Enchanted Forest and the start of a destiny for its only survivor, a present-day woman who can break the curse. The episode was co-written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, and was directed by Mark Mylod.