When Hope Calls is an American drama television series. The series is a spin-off of Hallmark Channel's When Calls the Heart, which is based on the Canadian West book series by Janette Oke. It premiered on August 30, 2019 as the inaugural original programming on Hallmark Movies Now (now known as Hallmark+), the Hallmark Channel's digital streaming service, with new episodes being released through October 25, 2019. The series was subsequently aired on Hallmark Channel in early 2020. After the first season ended, the series was picked up by Great American Family. A Christmas special premiered on Great American Family on December 18, 2021.
On September 19, 2024, Great American Family announced production on eight episodes for Season 2. The season will premiere on Pure Flix on April 3, 2025 and on Great American Family April 6, 2025. Cindy Busby will star as Nora, and other new characters will be added to the series.[1]
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Morgan Kohan as Lillian Walsh
- Ryan-James Hatanaka as Gabriel Kinslow
- Wendy Crewson as Tess Stewart
- Jocelyn Hudon as Grace Bennett (Season 1)
- Greg Hovanessian as Dr. Chuck Stewart (Season 1)
Recurring Cast[]
- Neil Crone as Ronnie Stewart
- Ava Weiss as Mary Louise
- Jefferson Brown as Joe Moody
- Liam McDonald as Vincent
- Hanneke Talbot as Maggie Parsons
- Elizabeth Saunders as Eleanor Winters
- Riley O'Donnell as Helen MacNeil
- Kate Moye as Sophia
- Simon Webster as Fred
- Marshall Williams as Sam Tremblay
- Michael Copeman as Ken Newsome
- Isaak Bailey as Christian
- Kim Roberts as Pearl Mayfair
- Kelly Martin as Ruth
- Jonathan Potts as Ben Mendelson
- Kalinka Petrie as Lucie Clay
- Morgan David Jones as Hank
Guest Cast[]
- Kevin McGarry as Nathan Grant
- Pascale Hutton as Rosemary Coulter
- Kavan Smith as Leland Coulter
- Daniel Lissing as Jack Thornton
List of Episodes[]
No. Overall | No. in Season | Episode Title | Written by | Directed by | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "New Hope" | Alfonso H. Moreno | Mike Rohl | August 30, 2019 |
2 | 2 | "From the Ashes" | Larry Bambrick | Mike Rohl | August 30, 2019 |
3 | 3 | "Out of the Past" | Derek Thompson | Bradley Walsh | September 6, 2019 |
4 | 4 | "Lost and Found" | Sara Snow | Bradley Walsh | September 13, 2019 |
5 | 5 | "A House United" | David Barlow | Don McBrearty | September 20, 2019 |
6 | 6 | "The Search" | Sara Snow and Larry Bambrick | Don McBrearty | September 27, 2019 |
7 | 7 | "Surprise" | David Barlow and Sara Snow | T.W. Peacocke | October 4, 2019 |
8 | 8 | "About a Girl" | Alfonso H. Moreno | T.W. Peacocke | October 11, 2019 |
9 | 9 | "House in Order" | David Barlow and Larry Bambrick | Megan Follows | October 18, 2019 |
10 | 10 | "Where Hope Goes" | Alfonso H. Moreno and Sara Snow | Megan Follows | October 25, 2019 |
No. Overall | No. in Season | Episode Title | Written by | Directed by | Original Airdate |
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11-12 | Special | "When Hope Calls Christmas" | Alfonso H. Moreno | Bradley Walsh | December 18, 2021 |
No. Overall | No. in Season | Episode Title | Written by | Directed by | Original Airdate |
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13 | 1 | April 3, 2025 | |||
14 | 2 | ||||
15 | 3 | ||||
16 | 4 | ||||
17 | 5 | ||||
18 | 6 | ||||
19 | 7 | ||||
20 | 8 |