The town of Brookfield (where When Hope Calls takes place) was built from scratch in the middle of a field on Powassan, Ontario (just 30 minutes south of North Bay, Ontario). Construction took 11 weeks starting in the middle of winter and went into the first week of filming.
Filmed in Powassan, Ontario, Canada
GAC Family network acquired season 2 to save the series when Hallmark dropped plans beyond season 1. GAC Family cast Lori Loughlin in the season 2 two-part premiere as Abigail Stanton as she returned to her acting career after the college admissions bribery scandal.