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

Tuesday Feb 24, 2026

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.

Monday Feb 23, 2026

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

Sunday Feb 22, 2026

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.

Friday Feb 20, 2026

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.

Tuesday Feb 17, 2026

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.

Monday Feb 16, 2026

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.

Friday Feb 13, 2026

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.

Thursday Feb 12, 2026

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.

Wednesday Feb 11, 2026

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.

Monday Feb 09, 2026

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. 

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