'When Calls The Heart Christmas': Release date, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about Hallmark's Christmas film

A group of orphans gets stranded in Hope Valley for Christmas. Their caretakers lead Bill to investigate the circumstances of their arrival. Will they make it through and be just in time for Christmas?
PUBLISHED NOV 18, 2019

'When Calls The Heart Christmas', is back for Christmas with its epic season 6. Inspired by Janette Oke's bestselling book series about the Canadian West, the series takes us on a trip through the town of Hope Valley. The series consists of 10 episodes, all coming out on the same day!  

Here's everything you need to know about the Christmas series ahead of its release: 

Release date

The series will air on December 25, 2019. 

Plot

A group of orphans gets stranded in Hope Valley for Christmas. Their caretakers lead Bill to investigate the circumstances of their arrival. Will they make it through and be just in time for Christmas? 

Cast

Erin Krakow

Erin Krakow plays Elizabeth Thornton (Getty Images) 

Erin is an American actress and producer. She is mostly seen in Christmas films and a few roles here and there in popular TV shows like 'NCIS: Los Angeles', 'A Cookie Cutter Christmas', 'Enraged Father Christmas', 'Marrying Father Christmas' and 'Army Wives' and the previous seasons of 'When Calls the Heart'. She will be playing Elizabeth Thornton this season.

Pascale Hutton plays Rosemary Coulter
(Getty Images)

Pascale is a Canadian actress who rose to fame with 'Sanctuary'. She has also appeared in films like 'Fantastic Four', 'Chaos', 'Intelligence' and 'Wedding of Dreams'. She is also known for her soundtrack debut in 'Sanctuary' where she performed 'Why Can't I Understand You?' and 'Have I Become A Monster'. She will be seen in 'When Calls The Heart' as Rosemary Coulter. 

Lori Loughlin

Lori Loughlin plays Abigail Stanton (Getty Images)

Lori is an actress, producer, and writer. She is an American actress known for her role in films and TV shows like 'Summerland', 'Secret Admirers', 'Full House', 'Old Dogs' and 'Northpole: Open for Christmas'. She kickstarted her career in 1971 with a TV series 'The Smith Family'. We will see Lori in 'When Calls The Heart ' playing  Abigail Stanton. 

Director

Neill Fearnley

Neill Fearnley is a producer and a director known for RL Stine's 'The Haunting Hour', 'Look Who's Talking Now' and 'Stargate Atlantis'. He is the director of this Christmas series 'When Calls The Heart'. He is also an actor and a writer for films like 'The Wedding March', 'Autumn Dreams' and 'A Gift of Christmas'. 

Trailer

No official trailer has come out for this series so far. Please come back later for more updates. 

Where to watch

Tune into Hallmark Channel on Wednesday, December 25, at 8pm ET/ 7pm CT. 

If you like this, you will love these

'Christmas Made to Order' 

'Homegrown Christmas'

'My Christmas Love'

'A Majestic Christmas'

'Christmas At Grand Valley'

GET THE BIGGEST ENTERTAINMENT STORIES
STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX.

MORE STORIES

The unfortunate production delay could have an impact on the 2027 release window of ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Season 2.
3 hours ago
After addition of Brian Cox of 'Succession' fame, 'Dexter: Ressurrection' Season 2 has now roped in a former 'Downton Abbey' and 'Zero Day' star.
5 hours ago
'Euphoria' Season 3 marks a marked shift in tone from the sophomore season, putting an end to the high school bubble.
5 hours ago
Season 3 of 'Euphoria' picks up five years after the events of the sophomore installment, thus putting an end to the high-school years.
8 hours ago
The documentary charts Jerry West's sacrifices in his pursuit of excellence, and his unflinching work ethic that came at great personal cost
9 hours ago
'The Rookie's' latest episode finds 'Supernatural' actors playing themselves, not their demon-hunting characters from the hit show.
9 hours ago
'The Rookie' is now close to legendary status as ABC renewed it for another season, three weeks ahead of the season 8 finale
12 hours ago
Vance’s death came during the show’s milestone 500th episode after Dolan Thompson, a compromised Army CID officer, shot him
14 hours ago
Bill Lawrence says the nine-episode return was meant to test the waters as the team hopes to expand the series
16 hours ago
Starring Ramón Rodríguez, 'Will Trent' has been one of ABC's top-tier series and was ranked as the most-watched scripted series.
1 day ago