Rueben's Ramblings

The Hallmark Channel movie When Calls the Heart will debut on October 19 at 9 PM.

Based on the book series by Janette Oke, the movie tells the story of Elizabeth Thatcher (newcomer Poppy Drayton), a young teacher accustomed to her high society life, who receives her first classroom post in a small prairie town in the Western Frontier in Canada led by two strong coal miner widows, Abigail Stanton (Lori Loughlin) and Frances Tunnecliffe (Jean Smart).

The cast also includes Daniel Sharman (Teen Wolf), Stephen Amell (Arrow) and Maggie Grace (Lost).

NOTE: This movie has been picked up to series by the Hallmark Channel and will have its TV series debut sometime in 2014 with Erin Krakow (Army Wives) taking over the lead role and Daniel Lissing (Last Resort) joining the cast.

Here is a trailer for When Calls the Heart.