Hope Valley 874

Hope Valley: 1874 is a prequel series set in the When Calls the Heart universe, exploring the founding era of the frontier settlement that eventually becomes the beloved community seen in Hallmark's longest-running scripted series. The eight-episode first season premieres March 21, 2026, exclusively on Hallmark+, marking the streamer's push into original dramatic programming. Bethany Joy Lenz stars as Rebecca Clarke, a woman who travels from Chicago to the Western Canadian frontier with her 11-year-old daughter. When her wagon breaks down in the untamed wilderness, she accepts help from local rancher Tom Moore (Benjamin Ayres), setting the stage for a story of resilience, community-building, and frontier romance. Jill Hennessy (Crossing Jordan, Law & Order) plays Hattie Quinn, a tenacious pioneer woman who becomes a key figure in the settlement's early days. Filming takes place in Vancouver, British Columbia, continuing the When Calls the Heart production's longstanding use of the Greater Vancouver area to portray the Canadian frontier. The series expands Hallmark's scripted universe model -- similar to what networks like NBC (Chicago franchise) and CBS (NCIS franchise) have done -- by deepening the mythology of a world that fans have followed since 2014. For Vancouver-area location-spotters, the production adds another Hallmark series to the city's robust slate of family-friendly productions.