When Calls the Heart is coming back in May, as Deadline exclusively reported yesterday.
Off the air since March 17 because of now ex-series regular Lori Loughlins ever growing indictment in the elite school scandal, the long running Hallmark Channel show will return on May 5 revealed lead Erin Krakow today.
“We cant wait to welcome you back to Hope Valley and share all new stories with you,” Krakow exclaimed in a three-minute video at 11 AM PST – as you can watch above.
#Hearties, were excited to announce When Calls the Heart returns with a special 2-night back-to-back premiere event beginning May 5 at 8pm/7c and continuing May 6 at 8pm/7c!
Tune in during the premiere of #BottledWithLove Saturday at 8pm/7c for another BIG WCTH announcement! pic.twitter.com/5IWNqk3kT0
— Hallmark Channel (@hallmarkchannel) April 10, 2019
Tune in during the premiere of Popping up just before an airing of Eat, Play, Love and on the TVs of WCTH fans who DVR the Michael Landon Jr. produced Western dram based on Janette Oakes writings, the message from the actor who plays Elizabeth Thatcher Thornton was the first concrete news of the end of the hiatus of sorts. The video also featured a “sneak peak” at the new episodes, with no sign of Loughlin.
The still UTA-repped Loughlin and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli were arrested last month part of a yearlong investigation that also involved American Crime star Felicity Huffman and more than 30 other parents. Expressing “shame” in her actions, Huffman announced on April 8 that she would enter a guilty plea in the matter in an attempt to cut down probable jail time. Lawyered up, Loughlin and Giannulli have not entered a plea or indicate that they are preparing too, yet.
Coming off her first court appearance in DTLA in the sprawling admissions scheme, Loughlin was terminated from all her Hallmark projects like WCTH and the now canceled Garage Sale Mysteries on March 14.
Hours later, the Crown Media-owned outlet hit the pause button on Season 6 of WCTH as producers dove into finding “creative solutions” to revamping already completed episodes and others still to be filmed or edited. While Hallmark has insisted repeatedly since that the show was wasnt canceled, among the challenges they faced were how to sideline Loughlins Abigail Station character and do crash re-writes for the reason of the season.
With prosectors determined to see Huffman, Loughlin and other deep pocketed parents serve some jail time, the Full House actor and Giannulli were accused of paying “bribes toRead More – Source
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