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The hit Hallmark drama When Calls the Heart will return for season 13 on January 4, 2026. <\/p>\n
Hallmark announced on December 2 that When Calls the Heart had been renewed for season 14.<\/p>\n
The network also announced actress Lori Loughlin will return to the show as Abigail Stanton after a seven-year hiatus.<\/p>\n
When Calls the Heart<\/a> will return for season 13<\/a> this winter, and it turns out, we’ll get reacquainted with one of our oldest friends from Hope Valley.<\/p>\n In a shocking announcement on December 2, People reported that When Calls the Heart had been renewed for season 14, ahead of its January 4, 2026, premiere<\/a> on Hallmark. Fans were ecstatic\u2014and that’s not all they discovered that day. In a post on Instagram<\/a> the same day, WCTH revealed that Lori Loughlin would reprise her beloved role as Abigail Stanton that season, after a seven-year hiatus from the show.<\/p>\n “BREAKING NEWS, #Hearties!” the caption read alongside an old promotional photo of Lori, Erin Krakow<\/a> (who portrays Elizabeth Thornton), and Pascale Hutton (who plays Rosemary Coulter). “People reveals exclusively that Lori Loughlin will return and that When Calls the Heart is renewed for season FOURTEEN!”<\/p>\n Fans were ecstatic to learn Lori was returning for WCTH’s already confirmed next season.<\/p>\n “Finally! I am so happy \ud83d\ude0d. Abigail is my favorite character on the show,” one person wrote in the comments. “Omggggg I’m sooooo excited and happy!!! I loveee Abigail!!! She was so so missed! \ud83d\ude0d\u2665\ufe0f let’s go!!” another exclaimed. “YES. YES YES YES!! And also, YESSSSSSS!!!” a different follower added.<\/p>\n Now, fans may remember that Lori was a prominent cast member on When Calls the Heart from seasons 1 through 6. She eventually stepped away<\/a> from the show for personal reasons, and viewers have been hoping she’d return. In fact, Abigail was referenced as recently as season 11 when Henry Gowen (Martin Cummins) left Hope Valley to go visit her.<\/p>\n People noted Lori will return for six of the season’s projected 12 episodes. Meaning, we have a lot more to see of Abigail when she makes her grand return to Hope Valley!<\/p>\n So, how do other cast members of When Calls the Heart feel about a season 14 renewal and Lori’s return? Erin is thrilled for her friend’s incredible comeback.<\/p>\n “The very best news: Abigail\u2019s returning to @wcth_tv and Season 14 has been greenlit!” she wrote on Instagram<\/a>. “Tears of joy (not hormones, I think)! Swipe through to see the 1st photo Lori and I ever took together.”<\/p>\n Congrats\u2014we can’t wait to see what’s next!<\/p>\n You Might Also Like<\/p>\n