It’s good to be home. — Abigail Stanton.
Lori Loughlin’s fan favourite character Abigail Stanton returned to Hope Valley — after a seven year absence — in the final moments of last night’s When Calls the Heart season 13 finale.
Set in the early 1900s, When Calls the Heart follows Elizabeth, a cultured schoolteacher, who leaves her comfortable world in the city for a new life in a frontier town and blossoms as the community becomes her true home.
Loughlin rejoins the cast for season 14 when production starts this summer in Langley, British Columbia.
Loughlin was written off the long-running period drama in 2019 because of her $500,000 bribe to get her daughters into the University of Southern California in the Operation Varsity Blues college admissions scam. She was indicted for the crime and served 2 months in jail.
She later appeared as Abigail Staunton on two episodes of Great American Family’s spinoff When Hope Calls in 2021
Hallmark felt it was time to bring her back to When Calls the Heart.
Since the series’ debut in 2014, the character of Abigail Stanton was a fan favorite and beloved by the Hearties. At its core the Hallmark brand is about hope, positivity and connection, which is also the central theme of When Calls the Heart. We felt that season 14 was the right time to continue Abigail’s story with her return to this beloved series. — Hallmark Media’s head of programming Michelle Vicary in a statement.
When Calls the Heart season 14:
Episodes: 12
Langley filming dates: Summer & Fall 2026.
Showrunner: Lindsay Sturman from Supergirl.
Cast: Erin Krakow, Kevin McGarry, Chris McNally, Jack Wagner, Pascale Hutton, Kavan Smith, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks, Martin Cummins, Lori Loughlin.
When Calls the Heart is filmed mainly on the Jamestown set at Macinnes Farms in Langley.
Hope Valley set.
Season 14 of When Calls the Heart will debut in 2027.