After a years-long hiatus, season two of When Hope Calls—a spinoff of Hallmark’s treasured series When Calls the Heart—premieres on Great American Family Sunday, April 6 at 8/7c.

Though season two of the spinoff series technically started with the back-to-back Christmas specials in 2021, the upcoming April 6 episode brings the show out of its extended break with new storylines.

This week’s episode titled “A New Beginning,” follows Nora, an out-of-town lawyer who arrives in Brookfield led by an unexpected family connection. Luckily for Nora, the town welcomes her along with new Mountie, Michael Fletcher. Meanwhile, Sam returns from prospecting for gold and meets Maggie’s parents who have come to visit.

What is When Hope Calls about?

The returning series is a spinoff of the legendary book series, When Calls the Heart, and follows sisters Lillian Walsh (Morgan Kohan) and Grace Bennett (Jocelyn Hudon) living in the town of Brookfield, circa 1916.

Key storylines center on the town’s orphanage and its residents who meet tremendous challenges while creating a hopeful community on the cusp of change.

Where can I watch When Hope Calls?

Those interested in catching the return of this family drama can stream the series for free through Philo or DirecTV Stream. Out of the two, Philo remains the cheapest option at just $28 a month after its free trial concludes.

The new season of When Hope Calls is also available for streaming through Sling. Although there is no free trial set up for new subscribers, those who do commit to a paid plan receive half off their first month.

What is Philo?

Philo is considered one of the cheapest traditional cable alternatives on the streaming service market at just $28 a month after its 7-day free trial. With a Philo subscription, users can enjoy more than 70 top-rated live TV channels and get access to the AMC+ library of groundbreaking originals, blockbuster movies and more.

Top channels available through Philo include A&E, CMT, Discovery, HGTV, MTV, Lifetime, Hallmark Channel, Investigation Discovery, TLC and much more. Users can stream these popular channels or explore Philo’s extensive collection of movies and TV shows available for streaming on-demand.

Philo subscribers can also take advantage of useful features such as the unlimited DVR option, which makes recording favorite content easy.

What is DirecTV Stream?

DirecTV Stream is similar to Fubo as it offers many of the same channels and features. The base package, also known as the Entertainment package, starts at just $86.99 a month after its 5-day free trial and includes popular TV channels such as HGTV, ESPN, Bravo, CMT, CNBC, BET, CNN and more.

DirecTV Stream also has the Choice package and the Ultimate package, both of which are part of an ongoing promotion offering new subscribers $25 off the original price for the first three months of their subscription.

Those interested in comparing all DirecTV Stream’s channel packages can check them out here.

What is Sling?

Sling is another top-notch traditional cable alternative. Through Sling, subscribers can enjoy today’s most popular shows and access top live TV channels such as Bravo, Freeform, TLC, Investigation Discovery, TBS, TNT and more.

Though no free trial is available, Sling is offering new subscribers half off their first month after committing to a paid subscription.

Both the Sling Orange plan and the Sling Blue plan are normally $45.99 a month, but with the current promotion, Sling users will pay just $23 a month for the first month.

For those who wish to access channels from both the Sling Blue and Sling Orange plans can do so by signing up for the Orange + Blue plan, which combines the best of both plans for just $60.99 a month ($30.50 for the first month).