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Fans of When Calls the
Heart or finally getting the backstory.
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And it's a pretty big one.
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Hope Valley 1874 is now streaming.
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Taking us
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to the very beginning of the town
and the people who pretty much built it.
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We're joined by Bethany Joy
Lenz and Jill Hennessy,
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who played two of the women
at the center of it all.
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And it's great to have you two here.
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How are you? Hi. It's so great to be here.
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All right.
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Thank you for having us. No worries. I'm.
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I've heard a lot about this.
A lot of my fans.
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A lot of the people watching
are fans of the show.
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And for people that do already
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or already fans of this world,
what's different about seeing Hope Valley?
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Kind of at the way beginning?
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Oh, man.
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I think it's it's
going to be so incredible.
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I think for people to be able to see
this town being built from the ground up.
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It's it's something it's
kind of like when you meet a new friend,
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00:00:50,250 --> 00:00:52,652
when the or fall in love.
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The more that you find out
about the person that you're in love with,
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you go to meet their family.
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You go and meet their siblings.
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You go sit there with their mom
and go through the family photo book.
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Like, that's what
we're giving you guys a chance to do.
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As fans of When Calls the Heart,
and we really hope to do it justice.
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And Bethany, your character
Rebecca is coming into the frontier life
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from pretty much Chicago life.
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What kind of adjustment
is she dealing with early on?
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Well, there are several adjustments.
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The first being,
that she's been recently widowed.
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So trying to figure out
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emotionally where to place her grief
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while also being in these sort
of emergency situation of needing
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to get her daughter to a safe place,
and we don't know exactly why yet.
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Well, we know,
but you're going to find out.
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And, she's got to get across the
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the frontier and get her daughter
into a safe place in Canada.
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So she doesn't have a lot of time
for emotional processing.
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And, and that's kind of where Hattie
Quinn comes in, Jill's character.
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It opens up once Rebecca lands,
Hattie becomes a source of stability
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and trust for Rebecca
to actually start to learn how to,
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soften and open up.
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And yeah, she was saying, Jill,
Hattie is already part of this community.
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How would you describe her role in shaping
what Hope Valley becomes?
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Wow. Well, she's, Hattie
Quinn runs the trading post, and
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she originally came out with her husband
and very small girl at the beginning.
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And now her daughter is a brown, 20 years
old, but she recently lost her husband.
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So now she's running this trading post
by herself with her daughter.
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And she is sort of the glue
that holds the community together.
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And I think she,
she runs it with a great sense of humor
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and incredible, direct,
no nonsense kind of spirit,
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and has has great connections
with the whole community.
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But then Rebecca starts walking into town
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with her daughter,
walking, riding in a covered wagon.
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And I think Hattie identifies,
a woman who's very
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courageous and intelligent
and has is kind of haunted by something
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00:03:01,447 --> 00:03:05,185
and had is not sure
what is haunting Rebecca, but I think she
60
00:03:05,185 --> 00:03:09,556
also identifies a kindred spirit
that she might have become friends with.
61
00:03:09,689 --> 00:03:12,792
And I think Rebecca sort of opens
Hattie up to
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how lonely she really feels and,
and a lot of feelings
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she's been trying to suppress
just so she can get through day to day.
64
00:03:18,765 --> 00:03:20,833
Because that's
what this whole show is about.
65
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It's just these characters
trying to survive every single day.
66
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Hey, horses, be walking
so it's not that big.
67
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You're not too far off.
68
00:03:28,141 --> 00:03:28,441
All right.
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When people start watching now,
70
00:03:29,542 --> 00:03:31,911
what do you think is going to be like
getting them hooked
71
00:03:31,911 --> 00:03:33,646
and keep them coming back
each and every week?
72
00:03:33,646 --> 00:03:35,281
The characters,
73
00:03:35,281 --> 00:03:37,650
I mean, the setting is amazing,
but it's also something
74
00:03:37,650 --> 00:03:40,386
that they've seen before,
maybe not as broken down,
75
00:03:40,386 --> 00:03:42,789
but we are using the
when calls the heart sets.
76
00:03:42,789 --> 00:03:46,426
There are a few locations
that will be new for when calls fans,
77
00:03:46,659 --> 00:03:49,762
and for people who haven't watched
when calls the heart, you don't need to.
78
00:03:49,796 --> 00:03:52,799
You can still jump right in
and you won't miss a beat.
79
00:03:53,666 --> 00:03:56,402
But I would say the the relationships
of the
80
00:03:56,402 --> 00:04:01,140
that who the characters are are
there's something for everyone.
81
00:04:01,574 --> 00:04:03,276
Hey, I want to thank you for joining me
today.
82
00:04:03,276 --> 00:04:07,080
Hope Valley 1874 is streaming now
on Hallmark Plus, with new episodes
83
00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,083
dropping every Thursday,
you can jump in anytime to catch up.
84
00:04:10,250 --> 00:04:11,718
Thank you two for joining me today.
85
00:04:11,718 --> 00:04:13,419
Thank you so much. Thank you.
00:00:00,100 --> 00:00:03,103
Fans of When Calls the
Heart or finally getting the backstory.
2
00:00:03,269 --> 00:00:05,305
And it's a pretty big one.
3
00:00:05,305 --> 00:00:07,741
Hope Valley 1874 is now streaming.
4
00:00:07,741 --> 00:00:08,441
Taking us
5
00:00:08,441 --> 00:00:12,245
to the very beginning of the town
and the people who pretty much built it.
6
00:00:12,512 --> 00:00:15,749
We're joined by Bethany Joy
Lenz and Jill Hennessy,
7
00:00:16,016 --> 00:00:18,918
who played two of the women
at the center of it all.
8
00:00:18,918 --> 00:00:20,253
And it's great to have you two here.
9
00:00:20,253 --> 00:00:22,989
How are you? Hi. It's so great to be here.
10
00:00:22,989 --> 00:00:23,323
All right.
11
00:00:23,323 --> 00:00:25,692
Thank you for having us. No worries. I'm.
12
00:00:25,692 --> 00:00:28,061
I've heard a lot about this.
A lot of my fans.
13
00:00:28,061 --> 00:00:30,764
A lot of the people watching
are fans of the show.
14
00:00:30,764 --> 00:00:33,633
And for people that do already
15
00:00:33,633 --> 00:00:37,203
or already fans of this world,
what's different about seeing Hope Valley?
16
00:00:37,203 --> 00:00:38,872
Kind of at the way beginning?
17
00:00:38,872 --> 00:00:39,539
Oh, man.
18
00:00:39,539 --> 00:00:41,641
I think it's it's
going to be so incredible.
19
00:00:41,641 --> 00:00:45,879
I think for people to be able to see
this town being built from the ground up.
20
00:00:46,279 --> 00:00:49,816
It's it's something it's
kind of like when you meet a new friend,
21
00:00:50,250 --> 00:00:52,652
when the or fall in love.
22
00:00:52,652 --> 00:00:56,456
The more that you find out
about the person that you're in love with,
23
00:00:56,456 --> 00:00:57,891
you go to meet their family.
24
00:00:57,891 --> 00:00:59,159
You go and meet their siblings.
25
00:00:59,159 --> 00:01:02,462
You go sit there with their mom
and go through the family photo book.
26
00:01:02,695 --> 00:01:05,298
Like, that's what
we're giving you guys a chance to do.
27
00:01:05,298 --> 00:01:09,569
As fans of When Calls the Heart,
and we really hope to do it justice.
28
00:01:09,602 --> 00:01:12,605
And Bethany, your character
Rebecca is coming into the frontier life
29
00:01:12,605 --> 00:01:14,474
from pretty much Chicago life.
30
00:01:14,474 --> 00:01:18,111
What kind of adjustment
is she dealing with early on?
31
00:01:18,511 --> 00:01:20,113
Well, there are several adjustments.
32
00:01:20,113 --> 00:01:23,116
The first being,
that she's been recently widowed.
33
00:01:23,416 --> 00:01:26,186
So trying to figure out
34
00:01:26,186 --> 00:01:29,189
emotionally where to place her grief
35
00:01:29,422 --> 00:01:32,859
while also being in these sort
of emergency situation of needing
36
00:01:32,859 --> 00:01:37,097
to get her daughter to a safe place,
and we don't know exactly why yet.
37
00:01:37,330 --> 00:01:39,933
Well, we know,
but you're going to find out.
38
00:01:39,933 --> 00:01:43,236
And, she's got to get across the
39
00:01:43,236 --> 00:01:46,806
the frontier and get her daughter
into a safe place in Canada.
40
00:01:46,806 --> 00:01:50,076
So she doesn't have a lot of time
for emotional processing.
41
00:01:50,076 --> 00:01:54,447
And, and that's kind of where Hattie
Quinn comes in, Jill's character.
42
00:01:55,014 --> 00:02:00,220
It opens up once Rebecca lands,
Hattie becomes a source of stability
43
00:02:00,220 --> 00:02:03,490
and trust for Rebecca
to actually start to learn how to,
44
00:02:03,890 --> 00:02:06,693
soften and open up.
45
00:02:06,693 --> 00:02:09,696
And yeah, she was saying, Jill,
Hattie is already part of this community.
46
00:02:09,863 --> 00:02:13,233
How would you describe her role in shaping
what Hope Valley becomes?
47
00:02:13,299 --> 00:02:17,403
Wow. Well, she's, Hattie
Quinn runs the trading post, and
48
00:02:17,403 --> 00:02:21,207
she originally came out with her husband
and very small girl at the beginning.
49
00:02:21,674 --> 00:02:27,647
And now her daughter is a brown, 20 years
old, but she recently lost her husband.
50
00:02:27,647 --> 00:02:31,084
So now she's running this trading post
by herself with her daughter.
51
00:02:31,584 --> 00:02:34,954
And she is sort of the glue
that holds the community together.
52
00:02:34,954 --> 00:02:37,957
And I think she,
she runs it with a great sense of humor
53
00:02:37,957 --> 00:02:41,828
and incredible, direct,
no nonsense kind of spirit,
54
00:02:41,828 --> 00:02:44,831
and has has great connections
with the whole community.
55
00:02:44,998 --> 00:02:47,567
But then Rebecca starts walking into town
56
00:02:47,567 --> 00:02:50,570
with her daughter,
walking, riding in a covered wagon.
57
00:02:50,737 --> 00:02:55,108
And I think Hattie identifies,
a woman who's very
58
00:02:55,608 --> 00:03:01,347
courageous and intelligent
and has is kind of haunted by something
59
00:03:01,447 --> 00:03:05,185
and had is not sure
what is haunting Rebecca, but I think she
60
00:03:05,185 --> 00:03:09,556
also identifies a kindred spirit
that she might have become friends with.
61
00:03:09,689 --> 00:03:12,792
And I think Rebecca sort of opens
Hattie up to
62
00:03:13,126 --> 00:03:16,029
how lonely she really feels and,
and a lot of feelings
63
00:03:16,029 --> 00:03:18,765
she's been trying to suppress
just so she can get through day to day.
64
00:03:18,765 --> 00:03:20,833
Because that's
what this whole show is about.
65
00:03:20,833 --> 00:03:23,937
It's just these characters
trying to survive every single day.
66
00:03:23,970 --> 00:03:26,239
Hey, horses, be walking
so it's not that big.
67
00:03:26,239 --> 00:03:26,973
You're not too far off.
68
00:03:28,141 --> 00:03:28,441
All right.
69
00:03:28,441 --> 00:03:29,542
When people start watching now,
70
00:03:29,542 --> 00:03:31,911
what do you think is going to be like
getting them hooked
71
00:03:31,911 --> 00:03:33,646
and keep them coming back
each and every week?
72
00:03:33,646 --> 00:03:35,281
The characters,
73
00:03:35,281 --> 00:03:37,650
I mean, the setting is amazing,
but it's also something
74
00:03:37,650 --> 00:03:40,386
that they've seen before,
maybe not as broken down,
75
00:03:40,386 --> 00:03:42,789
but we are using the
when calls the heart sets.
76
00:03:42,789 --> 00:03:46,426
There are a few locations
that will be new for when calls fans,
77
00:03:46,659 --> 00:03:49,762
and for people who haven't watched
when calls the heart, you don't need to.
78
00:03:49,796 --> 00:03:52,799
You can still jump right in
and you won't miss a beat.
79
00:03:53,666 --> 00:03:56,402
But I would say the the relationships
of the
80
00:03:56,402 --> 00:04:01,140
that who the characters are are
there's something for everyone.
81
00:04:01,574 --> 00:04:03,276
Hey, I want to thank you for joining me
today.
82
00:04:03,276 --> 00:04:07,080
Hope Valley 1874 is streaming now
on Hallmark Plus, with new episodes
83
00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,083
dropping every Thursday,
you can jump in anytime to catch up.
84
00:04:10,250 --> 00:04:11,718
Thank you two for joining me today.
85
00:04:11,718 --> 00:04:13,419
Thank you so much. Thank you.
