Hearties have been waiting anxiously for news about the Season 10 premiere date for When Calls the Heart. The show, which is Hallmark’s longest-running original series, has thousands of fans on social media, and right now they all have the same question: When do we get to return to Hope Valley?
Season 10 premiere date
During a press event over the summer, Lisa Hamilton Daly, executive vice president of programming for Hallmark Media, said Hearties can expect a premiere date “in the middle of 2023.” Not exactly helpful, as “the middle of 2023” encompasses a pretty vague (and lengthy) chunk of time.
Last season, When Calls the Heart premiered on Sunday, March 6. This was disappointing to fans, who had become accustomed to the season starting in February. (Season 8 kicked off on Sunday, February 21.)
Filming on the series takes place in the summer months. Hallmark has constructed a set on MacInnes Farms in Langley, British Columbia, about an hour south of Vancouver. (The farm’s Facebook page can be seen here). The actors live in accommodations nearby and shoot for several months before beginning post-production work.
Here’s what we know
The actors have been posting cute photos and videos from the set, including several TikTok challenges.
They have also been giving shout-outs to Jaiven Natt, who plays Robert on the show and has pretty much grown up onscreen.
Hutton also shared a video revealing her baby bump for the series. In Season 9, Hutton’s character, Rosemary Coulter, found out she was pregnant. It came as a surprise as she and her husband, Lee (played by Kavan Smith) didn’t think they would be able to have children.
In an adorable scene, she shared the news with Lee, who ran outside in his pajamas yelling with joy.
Is the Way Home in the way?
Some fans have speculated that Hallmark has been holding off on an announcement about When Calls the Heart in order to promote its new series, The Way Home. The show, which you can read about here, had its premiere on January 15, which means there shouldn’t be anything standing in the way of Hallmark making an announcement about When Calls the Heart.
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A behind-the-scenes look at Season 10 of When Calls the Heart
Cast members of Hallmark Channel’s longest-running original series When Calls the Heart have been sharing hilarious photos and videos from the set of Season 10.
“When you leave your phone unattended on set…” wrote Ben Rosenbaum, who plays Mike Hickam on the series, in an Instagram post featuring a group selfie of his co-stars Erin Krakow, Kavan Smith, and Pascale Hutton.
“I just don’t know how you could have thought this WOULDN’T happen ??!!” Hutton wrote in response.
Season 10
Filming has finished for Season 10 of the show and cast and crew are currently doing post-production work. Cast members have been posting hilarious photos and videos from the set. In addition to a TikTok dance-off (which can be seen here) that pitted Ben Rosenbaum and co-star Kayla Wallace against Pascale Hutton and Erin Krakow, Rosenbaum shared a selfie doctored with editing tools that made him look 30 years older.
“Hello from the set of WCTH Season 40!” he wrote. “@hallmarkchannel give us 30 more years and let’s see how accurate this turns out to be #hearties @wcth_tv. p.s. any other WCTH cast members wanting to look into the season 40 … send me a character selfie. You have my number.”
Chris McNally, who plays businessman Lucas Bouchard on the show, sent Rosenbaum a selfie, which he promptly altered.
“@ben_rosenbaum fixed me up for WCTH season 40,” McNally wrote in an Instagram post featuring the photo.
When Calls the Heart
When Calls the Heart premiered on Hallmark Channel in 2014. Based on a series of books by Canadian author Janette Oke, the show centers on a small Canadian mining town at the turn of the 20th century.
Hallmark had not given a date for the Season 10 premiere. In 2022, the season premiered in March.
Pascale Hutton shares first look at baby bump in Season 10 teaser for When Calls the Heart
When Calls the Heart’s Pascale Hutton shared a look at her (faux) baby bump in a Season 10 teaser. In a video posted to Instagram, Hutton and her co-star Kavan Smith held hands and walked into a field while the song “Baby Love” by The Supremes plays. Hutton then turned to reveal a baby bump.
“A very special Christmas present to all those #Hearties out there!” Hutton wrote in the caption.
“Season 10 is going to be a very special delivery!!!” co-star Erin Krakow wrote in the comments section.
Baby bump
Fans were thrilled when Hutton’s When Calls the Heart character, Rosemary Coulter, discovered late in Season 9 that she was pregnant. In a hilarious scene, she shared the news with her husband, Leland (played by Smith), who was so excited he ran outside in his pajamas shouting with excitement.
The Coulters married in Season 3 and have been hoping to become parents ever since. In a devastating scene, a tearful Rosemary apologized to Lee for not giving him a child. Lee replied, “No matter how much I want to be a father the only thing in the whole world I really need is you.”
When Calls the Heart Season 10
In interviews, both Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith said they have been lobbying writers to make Rosemary and Leland parents for years. But they figured producers waited to write a pregnancy into the script because there was already a baby on the show. (Little Jack Thornton was played by Gunnar and Lincoln Taylor from Season 6 to Season 8 before being replaced by Hyland Goodrich in Season 9).
Since twins are needed to play babies on TV shows and movies because of labor laws, Hutton and Smith reckoned producers didn’t want another set of twins on the set.
“It’s logistics,” Smith said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
In the same interview, both actors said it would be great for the Coulters to become parents.
“I think it would be hilarious to see Rosemary pregnant,” Hutton said.
“For Lee and Rosemary, with the two quirky characters that they are to go through [a pregnancy] together?” Smith said. “It’s just a gold mine of fun to be had.”
Season 10 of When Calls the Heart is set to premiere in 2023. As of publication, Hallmark has not yet given a premiere date.
Season 10 of When Calls the Heart will be ‘electrifying’
Erin Krakow and Pascale Hutton promised fans that Season 10 of When Calls the Heart will be one of the best.
“It’s going to be one of the most engaging and electrifying seasons yet,” Krakow wrote in an Instagram post.
“That’s a wrap on the Coulters (all three of them),” wrote Hutton, alluding to her character’s pregnancy on the show. “Oh Hearties — do we have a season for you!!!!!!”
Season 10 of When Calls the Heart
Filming has finished on Season 10 of the hit Hallmark series. The show’s stars have been sharing photos and videos from the set on MacInnes Farms in Langley, British Columbia. (The farm has a great Facebook page, which can be found here.)
“That’s a wrap!” called Jack Wagner in a short video with co-star Kevin McGarry.
In the post that accompanied the video, Wagner wrote, “S10 in the Books!! Incredible to be a part of such a magical show. I hope you all enjoy S10….”
Sadness, wonderment, hope, and joy
In another post, Krakow quoted her onscreen character.
“Elizabeth Thatcher once said ‘For what is life but a bittersweet mixture of sadness, wonderment, hope, and joy.’ As we wrap our 10th season of @wcth_tv, I’m feeling all of those things and more! 10 seasons of stories & memories, friendship & love, and laughter & tears. I’m overwhelmed with gratitude and pride!”
She also thanked Hallmark for continuing to produce the show.
“Thank you @hallmarkchannel for continuing to be such champions of WCTH; we still have lots more stories to tell! Thank you to our crew & cast for your friendship and for all of your hard work this season! And of course thank you to our #Hearties for your unwavering support and passion – we wouldn’t be here without you!”
Season 11?
Andrea Brooks, who is pregnant with her second child, hinted at the possibility of Season 11.
“Bumping my way across the finish line! Last day of shooting for season 10,” she wrote. “Could not have done it without all the support from this incredible cast and crew. Love you guys to pieces. Thank you @hallmarkchannel for continuing to allow us to tell stories from Hope Valley. Season 11 would be… heaven?”
When Calls the Heart premiered on Hallmark Channel in 2014. Based on a series of books by Canadian author Janette Oke, the show followed a wealthy woman, Elizabeth Thatcher (played by Erin Krakow), who moved to a small Canadian mining town to work as a teacher. She fell in love with and eventually married a mountie — short for Royal Canadian Mounted Police —named Jack Thornton (played by Daniel Lissing).
The series has had its share of controversy. At the end of Season 5, Jack Thornton was killed shortly after his wedding to Elizabeth. In Season 6, two men were brought in to replace him, and they vied for Elizabeth’s hand until she chose between them in the Season 8 finale.
Many fans were upset when Elizabeth chose businessman Lucas Bouchard (Chris McNally) over Mountie Nathan Grant (Kevin McGarry). Some vowed never to watch the show again.
In August, Hallmark Media Exec VP President of Programming Lisa Hamilton Daly told reporters at a press event that Season 10 of When Calls the Heart would premiere in the middle of 2023.