Hallmark Slates When Calls the Heart Prequel Release Date

Hallmark’s When Calls the Heart prequel series, Hope Valley: 1874, will premiere on March 22 on W Network and STACKTV.

The eight-episode series was filmed in Vancouver and takes place in 1874, exploring the early days of the settlement that later becomes Hope Valley. The cast includes Bethany Joy Lenz, Benjamin Ayres, Jill Hennessy, Roan Curtis, Jedidiah Goodacr, Chelsea Hobbs and Lachlan Quarmby.

Executive producers of the series include Brad Krevoy, Brian Bird, Michael Landon Jr., Amy Hartwick, Olivia Krevoy, Vicki Sotheran, Greg Malcolm, Alfonso Moreno and Susie Belzberg. Mike Rohl and Elizabeth Stewart are co-executive producers, and Jennifer Siddle and Melody Fox serve as consulting producers.

Joining the ensemble cast are Jedidiah Goodacre, Chelsea Hobbs and Brad Abramenko