"A link soon followed for When Calls the Heart - a Hallmark period drama set in the early 1900s about a wealthy young teacher who leaves her comfortable city life to lead a school in a coal-mining town called Hope Valley. If you'd asked me a decade ago whether I'd still be invested in the show today, I would not have guessed yes. But my sister obviously sensed there was something inside of this wholesome Hallmark series that would hook me, and she was right."
"Over the years, I've come to think of it as the modern-day answer to Little House on the Prairie: the same kind of simple, comforting TV probably on in the background when we were growing up. Is the allure of When Calls the Heart driven by nostalgia? A lingering fascination with the rugged West? Or could it be the increasing desire to sink into something slower and a little more analog?"
An initial 2014 recommendation led to sustained fandom for When Calls the Heart, a Hallmark period drama about a wealthy young teacher who leaves city life to teach in the coal-mining town of Hope Valley. The show evokes simple, comforting television similar to Little House on the Prairie and taps into nostalgia, fascination with the rugged West, and a desire for slower, analog storytelling. Season 12 attracted 6.1 million viewers, and anticipation builds for Season 13. Erin Krakow has played Elizabeth Thornton for more than a decade and is expecting her first child with costar-turned-husband Ben Rosenbaum. Krakow is exploring Elizabeth’s journey into protective motherhood.
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