Heart to Hearties

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!

Our team watches the missing and edited Season 6 scenes and chats about the dramatic and narrative differences. The Elite Boxset available from Edify and Walmart features previously unseen episodes. In this part, we cover the four final episodes of the Abigail edition.

Casting directors Candice Elzinga & Martina Smyth drop mics at HFR in our first ever LIVE Heart to Hearties. Hear their first impressions of so many actors and the process by which they audition and slate actors for roles, from villains to love interests.

Co-creater and executive producer Brian Bird joins us to applaud the fantastic news this week that Lori Loughlin will appear in Season 14, the renewal ahead of Season 13, the new air time 8p ET/7p CT all the riches of When Calls the Heart. Don't miss the big news at the end!