Hopefuls! The town of Brookfield is in full swing again! Production has begun on Season 4 of When Hope Calls and Parade has an exclusive behind-the-scenes first look at what Nora, Mountie Fletcher, and the rest of the town is up to as the series begins filming over the next few months. Cindy Busby, Christopher Russell, Nick Bateman, Sarah Fisher, and the rest of the cast have made their way back to the sleepy town of Powassan, where the sets for the Brookfield are located, some three-and-a-half hours north of Toronto, Canada.
Here’s everything we know so far about Season 4 of When Hope Calls.
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What is When Hope Calls?
When Hope Calls originally followed the lives of two sisters, Lillian (Morgan Kohan) and Grace (Jocelyn Hudon), who were reunited as adults after they were separated as children when their parents tragically died. Both went into orphanages, but only Lillian was adopted. When Lillian finds her sister after years of searching, the two move back to Lillian’s adopted family’s home in Brookfield to start their own orphanage.
In the second season of When Hope Calls, a relative of Lillian’s takes over the orphanage while Lillian heads to England to care for her sister, Grace, after she experiences complications from her first pregnancy. We are also introduced to a new Mountie, who takes over for Mountie Gabriel Kinslow (Ryan-James Hatanaka) who is away on assignment.
Is When Hope Calls based on other material?
When Hope Calls is a spinoff series of When Calls the Heart, the popular period drama that airs on Hallmark Channel. When Calls the Heart is currently filming its 14th season. The original series is based on books by Janette Oke about a teacher who takes a position in a small Canadian town and eventually falls in love with the town’s Mountie.
Related: Everything We Know About When Calls the Heart Season 13
When does production begin on the new season of When Hope Calls?
Season 4 of When Hope Calls began production in late September 2026.
What is the release date for Season 4 of When Hope Calls?
As production has just begun on Season 4, no official release date has been announced though it will be sometime in 2027.
How can I watch Season 1-3 of When Hope Calls?
Beginning Oct. 25, fans can stream all three seasons of When Hope Calls on Great American Pure Flix. The first two seasons of the series is also on Netflix. You can rent/purchase episodes on iTunes, Amazon or other online services. You can also purchase Season 1 on DVD at Amazon.
Season 3 of When Hope Calls is available to stream exclusively on Great American Pure Flix.
What happened in Season 2 of When Hope Calls?
While the opening episodes pay homage to the romance of Lillian (Kohan) and Mountie Gabriel (Hatanaka), new characters are introduced that are seminal to the orphanage and children, the sprawling farms and ranchlands, and to the town of Brookfield. The townfolk welcomes a new Constable from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Mountie Michael Fletcher (Christopher Russell) while Mountie Gabriel is away on assignment. As Lillian (Kohan) prepares to leave for London to help her sister Grace (Hudon) through a difficult pregnancy, a lawyer (Cindy Busby) shows up at the orphanage with a surprising secret.
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What happened in When Hope Calls Season 3?
Throughout Season 3, Nora (Cindy Busby) balanced her role as a lawyer and orphanage matriarch as she navigated the beginnings of a romance with Mountie Fletcher (Christopher Russell). Tensions rose with cattle rustlers and a dangerous hostage situation with Tess (Wendy Crewson). Hannah (Sarah FIsher) dealt with balancing ranch life with her fashion business while Mountie Fletcher dealt with possibly leaving Brookfield forever as he was up for reassignment.
Will Lori Loughlin return for season 3 of When Hope Calls?
While she appeared in the Christmas episodes of When Hope Calls, Loughlin did not return for the remainder of Season 2. There’s certainly an opening for her character to return to Brookfield but for now, it doesn’t appear that Abigail Stanton will be venturing a visit any time soon. Loughlin is returning to When Calls the Heart for a limited run in Season 14.
Who’s in the cast of When Hope Calls?
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Cindy Busby as Nora Anderson
Busby has been acting since childhood with a notable role as Ashley Stanton on Canada’s longest running series, Heartland. She has starred in several popular movies for the Hallmark Channel including Unleashing Mr. Darcy, Royal Hearts, and more recently, A Whitewater Romance.
Fun fact: Busby and Christopher Russell have appeared together in several movies including Love in the Forecast and Chasing Waterfalls
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Christopher Russell as Mountie Michael “Fearless” Fletcher
Russell is popular among viewers having starred in dozens of rom-coms over the years. His most recent credits include A Costa Rican Wedding and Operation Nutcracker. He also starred in the Great American Christmas movie, A Vintage Christmas.
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Nick Bateman as Wyatt
Nick Bateman joins the cast as Wyatt, a foreman who oversees the daily operations on a ranch recently inherited by Hannah Lawrence (Sarah Fisher) Bateman previously starred in the UPtv movie, A Winter Wedding, and has also appeared in A Christmas Miracle for Daisy, A Brush with Love, and Airplane Mode.
Fun fact: Bateman started karate when he was 4 because he wanted to be a Ninja Turtle, but has since gone on to nab four world titles in the sport! Cowabunga!
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Sarah Fisher as Hannah Lawrence
Sarah Fisher plays Hannah Lawrence, a woman who has inherited a sprawling ranch from her late uncle Ray. Wyatt (Bateman) oversees the day-to-day on the ranch. Fisher is best known for playing Becy Baker on Degrassi: The Next Generation. Her other credits include Heartland, A Harvest Homecoming, and Someone Like You.
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Trevor Donovan as Constable Jim Reynolds
Donovan guest starred in Season 2 as Constable Jim Reynolds, but will have a more prominent role in Season 3. Reynolds is an experienced Mountie who is known for his strong presence and skills in the field.
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Jon McLaren as Sam Tremblay
Jon McLaren takes over the role of Sam Tremblay, originally played by Marshall Williams. McLaren has starred in several holiday movies including Holiday Mismatch for Hallmark Channel and both Christmas on Windmill Way and A Novel Christmas for GAF. Other credits include Frankie Drake Mysteries, Titans, and Picture Perfect Romance. He also stars in another Great American Family series, Crossroad Springs.
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Jesse Hutch as Jerry Huntsman
Hutch guest starred in a couple episodes in Season 2 as Jerry Huntsman, a Land Man for a Chicago company looking to buy up land in Brookfield. He has a checkered past leaving Tess and the other farmers wary of his business dealings.
Wendy CrewsonWendy Crewson as Tess Stewart
Tess owns the biggest ranch in town, a business she built with her late husband. She believes Lillian’s adoptive father caused the accident that killed her husband and their relationship has been strained ever since.
Crewson has had a four-decade-long career acting in television and film. Her recent roles include recurring spots on Titans, Tracker, and Irish Blood.
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Hanneke TalbotHanneke Talbot as Maggie Parsons
A world traveler, Maggie hails from England and begins to work as a nurse when she finds herself in Brookfield.
Hanneke Talbot reprises her role as Maggie. Born in the Netherlands, the British-Canadian Talbot has guest-starred on Star Trek: Discovery, iZombie, Supernatural and Titans.
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Neil CroneNeil Crone as Ronnie Stewart
Ronnie owns the local hotel in Brookfield and always seems to have some get-rich-quick scheme up his sleeve. He’s the brother-in-law to Tess.
Crone, a voice and character actor, has over 160 credits to his name. He is the voice of Gordon on Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go! series, Mayor Montagu on Corn & Peg and Ashton on Luna Petunia.
Pictured (L to R): Jocelyn Hudon, Elizabeth Saunders, Morgan KohanElizabeth Saunders as Eleanor Winters
Eleanor looks over the orphanage and helps Lillian with the day-to-day of running of it. She has known Lillian since she was a child and was in her care.
Saunders has over 80 shows to her credit including roles on From, Orphan Black, Transplant, and Clarice. Like Crone, she has voiced many animated characters including Mrs. Turtle on Franklin and Dr. Caroline on Rescue Heroes.
Kalinka PetrieKalinka Petrie as Lucie Clay
Lucie is Tess’ foreman and grew up with Chuck (Greg Hovanessian). She had hoped to spark a romance with him, but once she realized he only had eyes for Grace, she bowed out gracefully and the two remained friends.
Jefferson Brown, Hanneke TalbotJefferson Brown as Joe Moody
Joe owns the local mercantile and back in Season 1, it looked like Maggie and Joe would be the town’s next couple, but they do explain why the two haven’t pursued a relationship in one of the early episodes of Season 2.
Brown currently stars in Great American Family’s Crossroad Springs.
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Rob Stewart as Tom Clay
Tom Clay is Lucie’s father and fellow rancher. Lucie grew up learning the ranching business from him and is peeved when he hands over the reins to the family business to her brother. As an act of rebellion (and independence), she convinces Tess to hire her as her new foreman.
Stewart is best known for playing beach bum/private detective Nick Slaughter in Sweating Bullets. He was worked steadily over the years with roles in Mayor of Kingstown, The Way Home, and Zooey’s Extraordinary Playlist.
Who’s joining the cast of When Hope Calls: Brookfield in Season 3?
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Jillian Murray as Justine Marcel
Murray joins the cast as Justine Marcel, a talented investor and entrepreneur who arrives in Brookfield to meet with Hannah Lawrence (Fisher) about her latest fashion designs. But when her stagecoach is caught up in a robbery, Constable Jim Reynolds (Donovan) comes to her aid — igniting a spark neither of them could have anticipated.
Murray starred opposite Daniel Lissing in Christmas Keepsake for Great American Family. Her other credits include Code Black, An Unlikely Angel, and The Night Shift.
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Kyana Terese as Debbie Mayfair
Kyana Terese has guest starred on the series as Debbie Mayfair, the niece of Pearl Mayfair (Kim Roberts), who takes over the bakery from her aunt. Terese previously played firefight Zoey on Good Witch.
How many episodes will there be in season 4 of When Hope Calls?
Season 1 of When Hope Calls had ten episodes. There were a total of eight episodes in season 2 of When Hope Calls. Two episodes comprised the Christmas movie back in 2021 with six episodes comprising the rest of season 2. Season 3 had a total of six episodes. Season 4 will have eight episodes.
Will there be a season 5 of When Hope Calls?
No word yet if Great American Family has picked up a fifth season of When Hope Calls.
Where is When Hope Calls filmed?
The fictional town of Brookfield in When Hope Calls is filmed near the town of Powassan, Ontario, Canada—about a three-and-a-half-hour drive north of Toronto. The entire town of Brookfield and all its buildings were built from the ground up specifically for the show.
Does Parade have any images from the new season of When Hope Calls?
In an exclusive to Parade, check out these Behind-the-Scenes images from the Season 4 production of When Hope Calls in the gallery below.
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Cindy Busby, Christopher Russell
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Christopher Russell, Cindy Busby
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All About the Janette Oke When Hope Calls Book Series
The show also has its own series of books. Written by When Calls the Heart author Janette Oke and her daughter, Laurel Oke Logan, the When Hope Calls book series delves deeper into the sisters’ backstory.
In Unyielding Hope , the first of three books in the series, we learn more about Lillian Walsh (played by Morgan Kohan in the TV series) and her search for her sister, Grace (Jocelyn Hudon), who Lillian had presumed to be dead all these years.
Unyielding Hope is on sale now.
In Sustaining Faith , the second book in the series, an official complaint is lodged against the sisters and their orphanage causing their license to be revoked. You can purchase Sustaining Faith here .
The final book in the series, Unfailing Love , finds the sisters dealing with the aftermath when three children run away from the orphanage. Unfailing Love is available for purchase here .
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