Overview
- Bethany Joy Lenz, Benjamin Ayres and Jill Hennessy lead the cast, joined by Roan Curtis and Lachlan Quarmby.
- Lenz plays Rebecca Clarke, a mother from Chicago whose journey on the Western Canadian frontier sets the stage for the town that becomes Hope Valley.
- Ayres portrays rancher Tom Moore, Hennessy plays pioneer Hattie Quinn, Curtis is Hattie's daughter Olivia and Quarmby appears as Constable Alexander Vaughn of the early RCMP.
- The series will run for eight episodes and will premiere exclusively on Hallmark+ beginning in March 2026.
- Hallmark positions the prequel as a franchise expansion under programming chief Michelle Vicary, alongside the main show's Season 13 launch on January 4 and a Season 14 renewal.