Overview
- The network confirmed Loughlin will reprise Abigail Stanton in six of Season 14’s 12 episodes, with filming set for 2026 and a 2027 premiere.
- Production will take place in and around Vancouver, with Erin Krakow, Kevin McGarry, Jack Wagner, Chris McNally, Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith returning.
- Season 13 debuts January 4, 2026, on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark+, and Loughlin does not appear in that season.
- Hallmark programming chief Michelle Vicary called Abigail a fan favorite and said Season 14 is the right moment to continue the character’s story.
- Loughlin exited the series in 2019 following the college admissions case, later revisiting Abigail in a 2021 When Hope Calls cameo as the franchise also welcomes other alums such as Brooke Shields in Season 13.