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

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?

January 7 2026 | Hallmark Channel

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

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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It’s a brand-new year on Hallmark, and we’re kicking off 2026 with a tropical twist. Today, we're diving into Lost in Paradise.

When the founder of a high-end fashion company gets marooned on a “deserted” island with a chef, romance blossoms as they work together to survive.

January 3 2026 | Hallmark Channel

• Lacey Chabert as Sophia
• Ian Harding as Max

Sophia runs a high-end fashion company and, surprisingly, doesn’t suck as a person. Unfortunately, her ex-husband — who is also an investor — wants out. He’s ready to cash in while the company is still hot.

Max is a talented chef who can’t seem to break out, despite being incredible at his job. He tried opening his own restaurant a few years ago, but it failed, and now he works for another chef who takes credit for everything Max creates.

There’s one ultra-wealthy person in all of Fiji that both Sophia and Max want to pitch for funding.

Max’s buddy happens to be a private jet pilot, so he offers to get Max to Fiji. What he doesn’t mention is that Max will have to work the flight as a flight attendant. The passenger? Sophia.

They actually hit it off on the flight — until they fly into a massive storm and crash-land. Honestly, they both handle it shockingly well. With nothing to do but survive, they start opening up about their lives. Things are going fine… until they wake up the next morning and realize all their belongings — including the snacks — have been washed out to sea.

The pilot and co-pilot head out to find civilization. They succeed, but can’t figure out how to get back to the original island.

Max catches a fish and cooks a delicious meal, because of course he does. Stranded life turns out to be kind of amazing. They grow even closer, and when Sophia injures her foot, Max gets the perfect excuse to carry her and take care of her.

While exploring more of the island, they spot smoke in the distance. Fire! Civilization! They investigate and discover a campsite — they’re saved! Except Max is convinced they’re pirates, so they panic and run.

There’s swinging. There’s heroic escaping. There’s a celebratory kiss.

Except… they didn’t actually escape. The “pirates” catch up to them and reveal they’re not pirates at all — they work for a resort. Yes. There is a fully operational resort on the island.

They’re taken to the resort, where Sophia’s team is waiting for her. She immediately dives back into work but promises Max they’ll stay in touch. Soon, she realizes she doesn’t want to live that way anymore. She takes a step back from work, tells Max how she feels, and they kiss. Big ones.

Cut to one year later: Max has opened his own restaurant, Sophia has found balance, and they’re happily together.

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