Hallmark Channel renews fan favorite one day after the final episode of season 4. When Calls the Heart tells the story of schoolteacher Elizabeth Thatcher, and how she leaves her socialite lifestyle behind to go live in the coal mining community of Hope Valley in the Canadian outback. She meets and falls in love with Canadian Mountie Jack Thornton. The TV series comes from a series of books written by author Janet Oke.

When Calls the Heart renewed for season 5