Heart to Hearties
The Official Hearties Aftershow brings the fans’ questions directly to our cast and crew of the Hallmark Channel hit series WHEN CALLS THE HEART. More than 500k views. Produced by the volunteer admins of the Official Hearties social media channels and the Hearties Family Reunion. Forbes Magazine has hailed the Hearties not once but twice, calling us “one of the most vibrant grassroots ‘fandoms’ in media today.” Together, the official Hearties social media channels have more than 347k followers. We love giving you a voice and bringing your questions and comments to our artists and storytellers. We solicit questions from Hearties each week during the season via our Official Facebook group and via email at officialhearties@gmail.com. One question per Heartie and include your hometown. Enjoy!
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Episodes
Thursday Apr 16, 2026
Thursday Apr 16, 2026
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!
Saturday Apr 11, 2026
Saturday Apr 11, 2026
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.
Wednesday Apr 08, 2026
Wednesday Apr 08, 2026
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.
Thursday Apr 02, 2026
Thursday Apr 02, 2026
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.
Monday Mar 30, 2026
Monday Mar 30, 2026
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.
Saturday Mar 28, 2026
Saturday Mar 28, 2026
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!
Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
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.
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
Tuesday Mar 24, 2026
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.
Monday Mar 23, 2026
Monday Mar 23, 2026
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!
Friday Mar 20, 2026
Friday Mar 20, 2026
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.