Heart to Hearties

Actor Lachlan Quarmby joins Heart to Hearties to share Mountie & spoiler scoop from the Season 1 finale of Hope Valley: 1874. Be it waltz signs, arrests, or mineral hunts, Alexander Vaughn is at the center of the drama!

With the season finale upon us, Lachlan Quarmby joins Heart to Hearties to hype an action-filled episode with his character front and center! He shares his acting journey, his love of riding horses Robin and R2, and ponders his compatibility with Olivia. Enjoy this talk with the actor playing a grad from the first RCMP class!     

Roan Curtis talks about her Hallmark debut on the Hope Valley prequel—and Olivia’s relatable indecision about her future and the two attractive bachelors in town. She talks about her friends on and off set and what’s coming up in the season finale of Hope Valley: 1874.

Actors Neil Crone and Jon McLaren tell us all about Ronnie Stewart and Sam Tremblay—the dynamic duo we didn’t know we needed! In this episode of Heart to Hearties, we chat about the delightful comedy that makes the Ronnie-Sam partnership so fun to watch, consider Ronnie’s and Sam’s back stories, and tease what they’ll be up to the rest of season 3. So much laughter in this episode! You can catch When Hope Calls: Brookfield Thursdays on Great American Pureflix, Sundays at 8/7 pm C on Great American Family, and Sunday evenings on SuperChannel Heart and Home (Canada).

Baker of sour dough, frontier prospector family, and Ned Yost’s bloodline, the actress who portrays Rachel on Hope Valley: 1874 joins us to dish her first season story arc. Matreya Scarrwener shares her existing and emerging friendships with cast mates and her respect for her scene partner and onscreen husband Grayson Gurnsey. And the privilege of bringing a postpartum mama storyline to the screen.    

Actor Grayson Gurnsey talks about giving life to Lars Yost & establishing a permanent lore on Hope Valley: 1874 that crosses over to When Calls the Heart. Grayson takes us behind the scenes including weather and baby for the young Yost family (Lars, Rachel and baby Ned) as they are figuring out their next move.

Actors Sarah Fisher and Nick Bateman are bringing us more of Hannah Lawrence and Wyatt Parker’s story in season 3 of When Hope Calls: Brookfield. In this episode of Heart to Hearties, they share some behind the scenes tidbits, talk about their characters’ journeys so far, and tease Hannah and Wyatt’s adventures this season — will there be a triangle?! When Hope Calls new episodes drop on Thursdays on Great American Pureflix and then airs on Great American Family channel on Sundays at 8/7c. For Canada it will premiere on SuperChannel Heart & Home on Sunday, April 26th at 8/7c.

Playing Clayton on Hallmark+'s series Hope Valley:1874, actor Jedidiah Goodacre shares his take on life as a smitten blacksmith. He suggests Clayton's back story, loyalties, and the reasons he's fallen so hard for Olivia, the artist he continually seeks out at the trading post. Hear where the season is headed and what might lie in store in the finale for Clayton!  

Production Manager Mike Magnusson walks us through some of our filled-with-wonder moments from Season 13 of When Calls the Heart — and makes our jaws drop revealing the challenges they overcame to film Hope Valley: 1874. He gives us updates on some of our treasured Hope Valley animals and lends us insights on the scenes and the stars we adore.

Actress Chelsea Hobbs, whose Hallmark Christmas movies have graced our screens for years, makes her debut on Hope Valley: 1874 as Peggy McCabe. Enjoy Chelsea taking the Hearties behind the scenes to the barnyard fun of their rustic shoots, the rapport she built with costars playing her husband and children, and the friendships and fulfillment Peggy is forging on the frontier.

Actor Brad Abramenko, who has been riding since childhood, shares why the role of Nash McCabe is a dream come true—and what unfolds as Nash gets hurt this season on Hallmark+'s new show, Hope Valley: 1874. Brad gives us the scoop on his home in what Hearties will recongize is a row house, the horses he rides, and the tone he sets as the ranch foreman, husband, and father of two. 

Longtime WCTH writer Elizabeth Stewart returns to Heart to Hearties, sharing what attracted her to the Hallmark+ prequel. She details the mother-daughters dynamics Jill Hennerssy and Roan Curtis are depicting—and the story of Rebecca’s best we can expect to uncover. She shares more Easter eggs to look for & the history on the frontier that drives the dilemmas the ranchers, prospectors, and businesswomen will face.

Co-Creator & Executive Producer waxes poetic about the Season 13 finale—and the fan community that he helped foster. He answers tough fan questions and welcomes Hope Valley: 1874 to the world on its Hallmark+ premiere week. He talks about upcoming projects and the Hearties Family Reunion to come! 

Veteran Hallmark movie actor Benjamin Ayres joins Heart to Hearties to dish about his time working at the Jamestown Movie Set and with the production team from When Calls the Heart. He reveals the casting process, the cowboy schooling, the weather perils, the headtrip of a lawless frontier, working with Bethany Joy Lenz, and Tom's "medium rare steak" persona.   

Former When Calls the Heart Showrunner reveals the inspiration behind the prequel that launched this week on Hallmark+. He talks Easter eggs, shared locations and so much new ground to cover as we travel back in time to the years before Coal Valley—-and the town we would come to love as Hope Valley—was settled. Hear the back story and anticipate the unfolding mystery with episodes dropping every Thursday.     

Heart to Hearties welcomes three of our storytellers as we celebrate the triumph of Season 13 and look forward to Season 14. Co-creator Brian Bird, Showrunner Joy Gregory, and #2 Writer David Grae answer your questions, address dangling threads, and reveal the discussions and thought that went into the epic water tower proposal, the ring, LJ's climb, Lucas' stepping down as governor, the brail plaque, Edie and Lucas' first kiss, and so much more. We ask them to muse about S14 and reveal the results of our poll of the fans' favorite scenes!

Actresses Andrea Brooks and Johannah Newmarch anticipate the series finale of When Calls the Heart’s Season 13 with their stories and romantic hints. They answer Hearties’ questions and talk about their “work wife” relationship as well as 20s glam they dove into this season. The Hallmark series ends its Season 13 run this week.

Showrunner Joy Gregory talks about her time on set—and reflects on the conception of Episode 11, as we near the end of Season 13 of When Calls the Heart. She answers Hearties’ questions about Henry and Christopher; Bill and Georgie; Joseph’s spurning of the handshake; Lucas’ career considerations; LJ’s untimely tree climbing and thwarted proposal attempts. Enjoy delving into the back stories and turning to the balm of community as the backdrop for the big moments to come in the season finale.   

Actor James Drew Dean joins Heart to Hearties, answering fan questions and reveals his experiences working with Martin Cummins, who plays his father on the Hallmark show When Calls the Heart. He talks stunts, troubled lives, duplicity, redemption, and silent scenes. Enjoy this big talent — and hold your breath that Christopher emerges as the fire investigation trial wraps up.   

Reprising their role on Hallmark’s Nelly Loves Mysteries, actors Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith star in Saturday night’s All Manners of Murder. They investigate a murder that takes place at a bougie dinner party at a stunning manor estate, featuring a host of suspicious estranged family members competing for an inheritance. Hear Pascale & Kavan banter about filming—and about the remaining episodes of Season 13 of When Calls the Heart.     

Writer and Executive Producer David Grae answers Hearties’ questions about the blessings of Episode 10 and the stirring scenes with Charlotte Thornton and Nathan at the grave site. We try our best to pry info out of David! Thanks to a host of Hearties who submitted questions and have stayed engaged in comments this season.   

Hearties Sarah Fiely, Jeremy Samples, and Janay Tate reflect on 9 episodes of Season 13 of When Calls the Heart, sharing their favorite storylines and scenes as well as their wish list for remaining episodes. They give the storytellers props and make suggestions, while looking ahead to what’s to come with Hope Valley:1847 and other Hallmark projects. 

Actor Kavan Smith muses—and amuses us—on Lee Coulter’s storyline on the Hallmark series When Calls the Heart. He talks bits of anger, his friendships with Lucas and Joseph, his girl dad arc, and his abiding affection for Pascale Hutton. 

Actors Ben Rosenbaum and Amanda Wong dish on physicality, makeup, berry stomping, baby prospects, and leaning into newlywed love. They answer Hearties’ questions and hilariously retell big S13 scenes and regale us with scene partner details. They play the Hickams on the Hallmark hit series When Calls the Heart. 

Hallmark series Writer and Consulting Producer Allie Devereaux describes the daunting task of penning "Lost and Found, Again" which delves into creating memories of Jack Thornton for the son he never met. She answers Hearties' questions about how she chose which memories to honor—and how it contributed to LJ's development as well as to Nathan and Allie's involvement in LJ's life. She teases what's to come with the ring sizing and Edie and Lucas' bumpy path to romance.

Playing Hope Valley classmates and going to school together in real life, Billy Christos Jr. and Alex MacIssac share their acting insights and instincts with us. As Toby and Gwen respectively, Billy and Alex have had intense storylines and answer fan questions about creating these roles. They tease what they hope is coming in Season 14 of this Hallmark Channel hit series. 

Actors Viv and Elias Leacock play Joseph and Cooper Canfield on the Hallmark hit series When Calls the Heart. Here, they talk about Elias’ increased screentime this year and bringing the harrowing fire & investigation story to our TVs. They answer Hearties’ questions and dish on screen partners and filming flubs. 

Rosemary Coulter is Hope Valley's biggest personality on the long-running Hallmark hit series When Calls the Heart. Pascale Hutton shares artistic choices she made and special relationships she enjoyed in Season 13. She tells us what she hopes for Gwen's future with the Coulters and speculates with Hearties about the return of Abigail in Season 14.

The writer of Season 13's Episode 9, Liam Fearnley joins Heart to Hearties to answer fan questions and to detail the fun of writing a show within a show. The admins delve into big laugh lines, subtle moments begging for a rewatch, the direction and set dec, as well as the emerging storylines for Edie and Lucas, Nathan and Elizabeth, Bill and Georgie, and more

Actress Loretta Walsh portrays Florence Yost on Hallmark's hit series, When Calls the Heart. She joins Heart to Hearties to dish about the fire drama and the jam highjinx, answering Hearties' questions and submitting to the Polygraph Hot Seat.

When Calls the Heart actress Natasha Burnett loves the way Minnie was written in S13–no notes! She answers Hearties’ questions and takes us behind the scenes to film this long-running Hallmark series with Elias and Viv Leavock, Erin Krakow, and more. She muses about a friendship with Abigail in S14 and tells all in our Polygraph Hot Seat.

Actor Juan Riedinger talks about arriving in Hope Valley and appearing on the long-running hit Hallmark series, When Calls the Heart. From moment one in casting and chemistry reads to colliding with Chris McNally and singing to Bucky the horse, Juan delves into Fernando's motives—and the joys of appearing on a show his mom and kids can watch.

Detailing the fun, suspended reality, and personal experiences that shaped Season 13’s “In a Jam,” writers Gina Gold & Aurorae Khoo answer fans’ questions. They unpack — or in-jar — inspiration and discussions that went into the storytelling for this episode of When Calls the Heart on the Hallmark Channel.

Description: Halfway through Season 13 of the Hallmark series When Calls the Heart, the admins check in with Showrunner Joy Gregory with pressing questions. Joy talks about Henry, writing male friendships, allotting screen time, getting Nathan in gear, and we have good fun with the Polygraph Hot Seat.

Austin Landon, son of Michael Landon Jr., makes his debut on When Calls the Heart in Season 13, Episode 6—and talks to Heart to Hearties about the experience. He also shares a bit about growing up as a Landon, his reaction to the fans of his dad's show, and what it was like to share the screen with Melissa Gilbert, a dear family friend and the actress who co-starred with his grandfather on Little House on the Prairie.

With “Ludie” becoming the latest “ship” in Hope Valley, actress Miranda MacDougall answers Hearties’ questions about this Hallmark hit series When Calls the Heart.  She covers the law, the ranch, broken engagements, Fernando, and all the Lucas romance and intrigue. Enjoy her in the Polygraph Hotseat as we peer into the rest of S13.

On Hallmark’s hit series When Calls the Heart, Jacob Shoemay spends his second season playing a Mountie trainee who falls for the constable’s daughter. We pose the fans’ questions and put him on the spot with a Polygraph Hotseat game. 

Executive Producer & Writer David Grae joins Writer Liam Fearnley for a SuperBowl Sunday talk back about our favorite show, When Calls the Heart. Hearties pose questions and we gain insights into Henry, Lee, Gwen, the polygraph, triangles, and silence in a scene. We glean a few clues in Heartieship about the rest of Season 13.

Showrunner Joy Gregory and Writer/Story Editor Max Rosenblum answer Hearties’ questions about Season 13 Episode 5 of the Hallmark hit series When Calls the Heart. They dive into the double meaning of Nathan’s Oliver rebuke and redemption; they detail the way ash pits, forest life, and tree planting entered into the story; and they tease where Henry and his son’s relationship will go in next week’s episode. We even score a little with Heartieship at the end. 

Hearties have watched Jaeda Lily Miller grow up before our eyes—and she treats us to her on-set memories and sweet insights from her time in Hallmark movies and in the hit series When Calls the Heart. With Allie Grant now a senior in high school, Jaeda answers the Hearties' questions, reassures fans, and indulges us with stories about her costars and her acting process. Catch the rapid fire game at the end, too.

Allie Devereaux, veteran writer and a consulting producer of When Calls the Heart, delves into “sitting with the unknown” in Hope Valley. She takes us into the writers’ room, details how Dr. Socks was cast, conveys how her life experiences shaped the dialogue, and relays the hilarity of putting Mei, Mike and Maisie under one roof. She takes Hearties’ questions about an episode that truly was comfort food for the soul — and played another round of Heartieship.

Actress Samantha Ferris, a Supernatural series star and recurring guest on When Calls the Heart, answers your questions. She muses about her role, the fire and her costars on this long running Hallmark series.

Working as a writing team, Gina Gold and Aurorae Khoo disclose their process and many of the insights that formed their penning of Season 13, Episode 13 of the Hallmark hit series When Calls the Heart. They walk us through the research that forms the fire investigation and answer Hearties questions, lending us clues in Heartieship.

Actor Chris McNally talks about season 13 and Lucas' journey including some of the magic on and off the screen. The hilarity continues with some soap conflict! Thank you Edify for the HFR clip. See more at Hearties.com

Executive producer and writer David Grae brings writing chops from Madam Secretary, Gilmore Girls, and Joan of Arcadia. He joined the writing team in Season 13 of Hallmark’s hit series When Calls the Heart and wrote the action-packed Episode 2. Hear Hearties react to the show and quiz him on how the fire will impact the season as it goes forward.

Hearties share about what impacted them in the Season 13 premier. Pull up a chair, Hearties and join our discussion!

Heart to Hearties is ready for take off with the premiere of Season 13 of Hallmark Channel’s hit series When Calls the Heart. We ask Showrunner Joy Gregory about the stunning opener and its many implications for episodes to come.

Erin Krakow, star of Hallmark’s long-running hit series When Calls the Heart, teases the highs, lows, hilarity and romance coming Hearties’ way Jan. 4. She dishes about Brooke Shields, Little Jack, Elizabeth’s readiness to marry, and the moments that feel uniquely Hope Valley.

Fresh from the mad and merry surprises of Weekend 3, we recap the way our cast sleighed us with goodies. Hear the hints for S13 that were dropped!

Daniel Lissing, our beloved former Mountie, is as gallant in modern-day Chicago as he was in Hope Valley, as his character and his also-single neighbor help each other make the best of being single at Christmas. A strong script and unpredictable twists and turns make every minute a gift for viewers!