A few months ago, Hallmark invited me to brave the grey and rain of winter to check out its 2026 TV series Hope Valley: 1874. At the time, the cast spoke with us about filming during its sister series When Calls The Heart’s off months, and how the colder, grittier environment was a good thing for the newcomer series. The frontier environment certainly makes this spinoff different from the original, and I wanted to know what the cast would like to see from Season 2.
Hope Valley: 1874 stars Hallmark regulars Bethany Joy Lenz and Benjamin Ayres, plus TV vet Jill Hennessy and younger actors Roan Curtis and Lachlan Quarmby. It’s a big deal to land a series that returns for a second season these days. (See: why streaming shows often get canceled after Season 1.) With that in mind, what’s next to come on the frontier? While the cast doesn’t know, they do have some ideas.
