When Calls the Heart - S13E01 - Up in the Air

Jacks joins us this week to kick off the newest season of the hit Hallmark Channel show, When Calls the Heart.

ABOUT: WHEN CALLS THE SEASON (SEASON 13 EPISODE 1)

Hope Valley prepares for the opening of Goldie National Park. Elizabeth, Nathan, Allie, and Little Jack return home, but is it for just the weekend?

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: WHEN CALLS THE SEASON (SEASON 13 EPISODE 1)

January 7 2026 | Hallmark Channel

CAST & CREW OF: WHEN CALLS THE SEASON (SEASON 13 EPISODE 1)

• Erin Krakow as Elizabeth Thornton
• Kevin McGarry as Nathan Grant
• Chris McNally as Lucas Bouchard

BRAN’S WHEN CALLS THE SEASON (SEASON 13 EPISODE 1) SYNOPSIS

The national park is opening in two days, and Lee is freaking out. Rosemary, however, is not — because Elizabeth is finally coming home from Cape Fullerton, where she’s been with Nathan and baby Jack while he received diabetes treatment. Nathan has spent the entire summer growing a beard.

Lucas calls Elizabeth with bad news: the inspector who’s supposed to approve the new diabetes center in Hope Valley is stuck in Toronto due to the strike and might not make it until spring. So they decide to return to Hope Valley, but only for the weekend. Before they leave, Jack’s mom tells Nathan that she approves. Nathan is like, “I haven’t even proposed,” and she’s like, “You will.”

When they get back to Hope Valley, they share the bad news with everyone. Oliver is also there — and he has a mustache. Apparently, he’s been writing letters to Allie all summer.

We learn that Gowen’s son, Christopher, has been a huge help in getting the new playhouse up and running, including installing electricity.

The whole town comes together for the lighting of the first traffic light in Hope Valley.

Mr. McGinty shows up — presumably because he heard Bill is back in his red serge. Bill basically tells him, “Your land is ours now, scram.” McGinty responds with a threatening “We’ll see about that.”

Lucas returns to town and immediately gets a ticket for running a red light. He catches up with Edie, and the sparks are flying, though neither of them is quite sure what comes next.

Elizabeth stops by the school to drop off lesson plans for Minnie and ends up having a very serious conversation with Toby about rocks. We are so back.

Allie tells Elizabeth how happy she is to be back in Hope Valley, but admits things feel a little weird with Oliver. Elizabeth encourages her to talk to him.

She does — he shaves his mustache, she helps him with a map for the new trails, and somehow the sparks start flying again.

Elizabeth tells Nathan that he and Allie need to stay in Hope Valley. It’s Allie’s last year of school — no more sacrifices. Nathan makes a few calls and manages to get the inspector flown to Hope Valley.

They’re approved. They’re staying!!!

Bill tells Oliver he’s moving in with him — no questions asked — but also makes him stay at work and miss a hike with Allie. Classic Bill.

The episode ends with smoke billowing from the park. The kids are out there.

Uh oh.

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