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When Calls the Heart (2014)

When Calls the Heart poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
United States, Canada
Length
13 seasons, 139 episodes
Rated
TV-G
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 158 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young teacher from a wealthy family moves to a small coal-mining town in the Canadian West. She adapts to life in a close-knit community while facing challenges and building relationships.

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What happens

When Calls the Heart is a Western drama television series inspired by Janette Oke's book of the same name from her Canadian West series and created by Michael Landon Jr. and Brian Bird. The series began airing on the Hallmark Channel in the United States on January 11, 2014, and on Super Channel in Canada on April 16, 2014. As of 2026, the show has aired 13 seasons and five specials. The show follows Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thatcher, a young teacher who moves to a small coal-mining town. In 2019, during the airing of season six, the show went on a hiatus following actress Lori Loughlin's involvement in the Varsity Blues scandal. The season resumed with Loughlin's scenes edited out. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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