When Hope Calls When Hope Calls is a Canadian drama television series. It premiered on August 30, 2019 as the inaugural original programming on Hallmark Movies Now, the Hallmark Channel's digital streaming service. The series is a spin-off of the network's When Calls the Heart, which is based on the Canadian West book series by Janette Oke. Plot summary The series follows Lillian and Grace, originally introduced in When Calls the Heart: The Greatest Christmas Blessing, as two orphaned sisters, who were separated when Lillian was seven and Grace was five. The two reunite as adults and open an orphanage in a small northwest town. The period piece is set in 1916 in the western Canadian town of Brookfield. Mountie Gabriel has a romantic interest in Lillian. Chuck, a rancher turned veterinarian, is the object of Grace's flirtations. Cast and characters Main Morgan Kohan as Lillian "Lily" Walsh, Grace's older sister who was adopted at a young age and separated from Grace Jocelyn Hudon as Grace Bennett, Lillian's younger sister who grew up in an orphanage RJ Hatanaka as Mountie Constable Gabriel "Gabe" Kinslow, who is Lillian's love interest Greg Hovanessian as Charlie "Chuck" Stewart, a rancher and veterinarian and Grace's love interest Wendy Crewson as Tess Stewart, Chuck's mother Recurring Isaak Bailey as Christian Michael Copeman as Kenneth "Ken" Newsome, a miserly old man Neil Crone as Ronnie Stewart, Chuck's uncle and Tess's brother-in-law Liam MacDonald as Vincent Kate Moyer as Sophia Riley O'Donnell as Helen Kalinka Petrie as Lucille "Lucie" Clay Kim Roberts as Pearl Mayfair Elizabeth Saunders as Eleanor Winters Simon Webster as Fred Ava Weiss as Mary Louise Hanneke Talbot as Margaret "Maggie" Parsons, town nurse Annastasia Boton as town resident Jefferson Brown as Joseph "Joe" Moody Drew Nelson as Daniel Olsen Jonathan Potts as Benjamin "Ben" Mendelson Josh Reich as Ben's son Naomi Sagbien as Alice Mayfair Tom Bishop Sr. as stagecoach driver Carrie Schiffler as Ben's wife Kelly Boegel as Ruth Marshall Williams as Samuel “Sam” Tremblay Guest stars Pascale Hutton as Rosemary "Rosie" LeVeaux Coulter Kavan Smith as Leland "Lee" Coulter Kevin McGarry as Nathan Grant Episodes Production When Hope Calls is a spin-off of the long running prime time series When Calls the Heart. Primary filming is at Powassan, Ontario, Canada. It is executive produced by Alfonso Moreno, Brian Bird, Brad Krevoy, Susie Belzberg Krevoy, Michael Landon Jr., Amanda Phillips Atkins, Jimmy Townsend, and Eric Jarboe. Confirmation of the project, the Hallmark Network's inaugural streaming series, was announced February 9, 2019 as part of Crown Media Family Networks' bi-annual Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour. When Hope Calls premiered in back-to-back double episodes on August 30, 2019 on the Hallmark Movies Now network digital streaming service. References External links Preview: When Hope Calls; Hallmark Channel. Category:Hallmark Channel original programming Category:Period family drama television series Category:Television series produced in Vancouver