When Hope Calls

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, 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. The series was renewed for a second season and premiered on Great American Family on December 18, 2021. The series is likely canceled, after having no aired an episode since December 2021. Premise The series follows Lillian and Grace, originally introduced in When Calls the Heart: The Greatest Christmas Blessing, as two orphaned sisters, who were separated when Lillian was seven and Grace was five. The two reunite as adults and open an orphanage in a small northwest town. The period piece is set in 1916 in the western Canadian town of Brookfield. Mountie Gabriel has a romantic interest in Lillian. Chuck, a rancher turned veterinarian, is the object of Grace's flirtations, much to the dismay of his dubious mother, Tess Stewart. Cast and characters Main Morgan Kohan as Lillian Walsh, Grace's older sister who was adopted at a young age and separated from Grace Jocelyn Hudon as Grace Bennett (season 1), Lillian's younger sister who grew up in an orphanage; Grace departs for London at the end of the first season, and is revealed to have stayed and married there in "A Country Christmas". RJ Hatanaka as Constable Gabriel "Gabe" Kinslow, the local Mountie in town Greg Hovanessian as Charlie "Chuck" Stewart (season 1), Tess' son, and a rancher and the town veterinarian; it is revealed he left town after Grace did in "A Country Christmas". Wendy Crewson as Tess Stewart, Chuck's mother, who owns the big local ranch Hanneke Talbot as Maggie Parsons (recurring, season 1; main, season 2), the town nurse who is newly arrived to Brookfield Marshall Williams as Sam Tremblay (recurring, season 1; main, season 2), a drifter into town who works as a handyman for Lillian at the orphanage Neil Crone as Ronnie Stewart (recurring, season 1; main, season 2), Chuck's uncle and Tess's brother-in-law who runs the local hotel Lori Loughlin as Abigail Stanton (season 2), an acquaintance of Lillian's, she is a kind woman from Hope Valley