The Way Home is a fantasy drama television series created by Heather Conkie, Alexandra Clarke, and Marly Reed. The series stars Chyler Leigh, Evan Williams, Sadie Laflamme-Snow, and Andie MacDowell and it premiered on January 15, 2023."Hallmark's The Way Home, Starring Andie MacDowell and Chyler Leigh, Sets Premiere Date — Watch the Trailer". Yahoo! News.
On March 6, 2025, Hallmark renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on April 19, 2026. On November 20, 2025, People reported that the fourth season of The Way Home would be its last.
Premise The series is a time travel drama about the lives of three generations of strong, willful and independent Landry women who embark on a journey to find their way back to each other while learning important lessons about their family's past.
Cast and characters Main Chyler Leigh as Katherine "Kat" Landry, Alice's mother and Del's daughter with Colton Alex Hook as teenage and young adult Kat Landry Evan Williams as mature Elliot "El" Augustine, a close friend of the Landry family, Alice's physics teacher and Katherine's love interest in the present David Webster as teenage and young adult Elliot "El" Augustine Sadie Laflamme-Snow as Alice "Ali" Dhawan, Katherine's daughter and Del's granddaughter Andie MacDowell as Delilah "Del" Watson Landry, Katherine's mother and Alice's maternal grandmother Julia Tomasone as teenage and young adult Del Watson in 1974-1983 (seasons 3–4)
Recurring Remy Smith as child Jacob "Jake" Landry, Delilah's son and Katherine's younger brother, who went missing in 1999 and was eventually presumed dead. It was revealed in the season 1 finale that he followed a stray dog to the pond, fell in, and was sent back in time to 1790. Spencer MacPherson as mature Jacob "Jake" Landry (seasons 2–4) in 1814 and the present Jefferson Brown as mature Colton "Cole" Landry, Delilah's late husband and Katherine and Jacob's father who died in a mysterious accident in 2000 and could also time travel Jordan Doww as teenage Colton "Cole" Landry in 1974–1983 (seasons 3–4) Lincoln Reign McCaffrey as Colton "Cole" Landry as a child (seasons 2–3) Al Mukadam as mature Brady Dhawan, Katherine's ex-husband and Alice's father, a rich lawyer who lives in Minneapolis with his new girlfriend Rachel, who is never shown on screen Siddharth Sharma as teenage and young adult Brady Dhawan Nigel Whitmey as Byron Groff (season 1), the former owner of the Port Haven, New Brunswick newspaper Samora Smallwood as mature Monica Hill, a frenemy of Katherine's in high school and a resident of Port Haven who runs a diner Monique Jasmine Paul as teenage Monica Hill Kataem O'Connor as Spencer Hill, a student at Alice's new high school and Monica's son Ali Prijono as Zoey (season 1), a student at Alice's new high school and Spencer's girlfriend Marnie McPhail-Diamond as Rita Richards, a close friend of Delilah's Baeyen Hoffman as child Danny Sawyer, Jacob's best friend in 1999 Peyson Rock as mature Danny Sawyer Samuel Braun as teenage Nick Oates, Alice's boyfriend in 1999 and Elliot's other best friend Kerry James as mature Nick Oates Alex Mallari Jr. as Andy Stafford (season 1): a veterinarian in Port Haven who Monica introduces to Katherine Laura de Carteret as Joyce (season 1), Nick's mother and co-owner, with Jude, of the Roxy movie theater Megan Fahlenbock as Jude (season 1), Nick's mother and Joyce's same-sex partner Kris Holden-Ried as Thomas Coyle (seasons 2–4), a citizen of Port Haven, Jacob's friend and Katherine's love interest in 1814/1816 Stuart Hughes as Elijah Landry (seasons 2–4), Jacob's adoptive father in 1814 and ancestor of the Landrys in the present Watson Rose as Susanna Augustine (seasons 2–4), Elliot's ancestor and later a friend of Katherine's in 1814/1816 Vaughan Murrae as KC Goodwin (seasons 2–4), Katherine Landry's new summer intern at The Herald newspaper, the nonbinary teenage grandchild of recently deceased town matriarch Evelyn Goodwin. KC Goodwin is revealed to be a time traveler in season 3. Alexander Eling as Noah LeBlanc (seasons 2–4), a high school graduate who works for Fish & Chips Truck and Alice's love interest in the present Rob Stewart as Sam Bishop (seasons 2–4), the new owner of the land adjacent to the Landry farm and Delilah's love interest in the present Devin Cecchetto as teenage Evelyn "Evie" Goodwin (seasons 3–4) Susan Hamann as mature Evelyn "Evie" Goodwin (guest seasons 2–3) River Price-Maenpaa as Evelyn "Evie" Goodwin as a child (season 3) James Gallanders as mature Vic Augustine, Elliot's estranged father who has a longstanding grudge against the "high and mighty" Landry family Grayson Gallanders as child Vic Augustine in 1974 (season 3) Léo Pady as young Vic Augustine (season 4) Mark Ballantyn as Rick Augustine, Victor's teenage elder brother who died in a car accident in 1974 (season 3) Hawthorne Wilde Fowler as Rick Augustine as a child (season 3) Jill Frappier as Fern Landry, Colton's paternal grandmother in 1974–1983 (seasons 3–4) Bianca Melchior as young Fern Landry, Colton's paternal grandmother in 1925 and 1926 (season 4) Dale Whibley as Max Goodwin (seasons 3–4) Hannah Storey as teenage Tessa Cooper, Elliot's mother, in 1974 (season 3) Kelsey Falconer as Tessa Cooper, Elliot's mother (season 4) Megan Follows as mature Tessa Cooper, Elliot's mother in 1925 (season 4) Miranda Millar as Emma Baker, Elliot's ex-wife (season 3) Blair Kincaid as Morris "Little Mo" Augustine, Elliot's great-grandfather (season 4) Erik Knudsen as Percival Augustine (season 4) Dan Jeannotte as Cliff Kane (season 4) Gabriel Hogan as Grayson Goodwin, Evelyn's grandfather (season 4)
Episodes Season Episodes Originally shown First shown Last shown 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 10
Season 1 (2023)
Season 2 (2024)
Season 3 (2025)
Season 4 (2026)
Critical reception The first season of The Way Home holds an 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 5 reviews, with an average score of 7.5/10.
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