Lori Loughlin in 'When Calls the Heart.' The Hallmark Channel/Photofest Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Former When Calls The Heart star Lori Loughlin is returning to the Hallmark Channel drama for season 14 after ties with the series were cut in 2019 following her arrest in a college admissions bribery scandal. Loughlin, an original cast member, will reprise her role as Abigail Stanton and will appear in six of the 12 episodes set for the upcoming season, which was officially confirmed on Tuesday. The 14th season will shoot next year in and around Vancouver ahead of a 2027 premiere. Based on the novel When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke, the next cycle for the period-set series will also star Erin Krakow, Kevin McGarry, Jack Wagner, Chris McNally, Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith. Related Stories Lifestyle Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli Split After Nearly 28 Years of Marriage Business Hallmark Media Inks Expanded Output Deal With Netflix (Exclusive) The drama follows school teacher Elizabeth Thornton, played by Krakow, as she leaves her comfortable world in the city for a new life in a frontier town of Hope Valley, and blossoms as the community becomes her true home. "Since the series' debut in 2014, the character of Abigail Stanton was a fan favorite and beloved by the Hearties," Michelle Vicary, head of programming at Hallmark Media, said in a statement about continuing the character's story with the Full House star in the role. Nearly seven years ago, Hallmark Channel severed ties with Loughlin after she and her husband, designer Mossimo Giannulli, were indicted in a nationwide college admissions scandal. That led to a two-month imprisonment for Loughlin for her conviction in a scheme to pay bribes to college officials to gain admissions into top schools. When Calls the Heart is an All Canadian Entertainment Production, in association with Brad Krevoy Television and Believe Pictures. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Live Feed Regé-Jean Page to Star in and Executive Produce "Erotic" Thriller Series in Development at Netflix noads How to Stream 'Dancing With the Holidays,' the First-Ever 'DWTS' Holiday Special Live Feed 'Sesame Street' Delivers the 'Knives Out' Muppet Mystery the Internet Has Demanded Mad Men The 'Mad Men' 4K Stream on HBO Max Had So Many Problems (Not All of Which Involved a Barf Machine) Heat Vision 'Ahsoka' Actress Claudia Black Details Why She Exited Season 2 Over Pay: "Something Needs to Change" Live Feed Matthew Macfadyen, Charlie Hunnam, Daniel Brühl Set for BBC-MGM+ John Le Carré Series Live Feed Regé-Jean Page to Star in and Executive Produce "Erotic" Thriller Series in Development at Netflix noads How to Stream 'Dancing With the Holidays,' the First-Ever 'DWTS' Holiday Special Live Feed 'Sesame Street' Delivers the 'Knives Out' Muppet Mystery the Internet Has Demanded Mad Men The 'Mad Men' 4K Stream on HBO Max Had So Many Problems (Not All of Which Involved a Barf Machine) Heat Vision 'Ahsoka' Actress Claudia Black Details Why She Exited Season 2 Over Pay: "Something Needs to Change" Live Feed Matthew Macfadyen, Charlie Hunnam, Daniel Brühl Set for BBC-MGM+ John Le Carré Series