Hope Valley's Benjamin Ayres Teases ‘Slow Burn’ Romance With Bethany Joy Lenz

Bethany Joy Lenz's Daughter Costars in Her New Show, “Hope Valley: 1874”: 'I Made Her Audition'

"I'm really proud of her," the 'One Tree Hill' alum says of her teenBethany Joy Lenz and her daughter, Maria March, at a Hope Valley: 1874 CelebrationCredit: Rodin Eckenroth/GettyNEED TO KNOWBethany Joy Lenz stars in Hallmark+'s period drama Hope Valley: 1874 alongside her 15-year-old daughterLenz wasn't looking for a series and initially turned down the role in the When Calls the Heart prequel seriesLenz says her brave character's resilience in…

Hope Valley's Benjamin Ayres Teases ‘Slow Burn’ Romance With Bethany Joy Lenz

Hallmark is expanding the When Calls the Heart universe with Hope Valley: 1874, and at its center will be a romance between Benjamin Ayres and Bethany Joy Lenz’s characters — just don’t expect a hot and heavy one. “What’s so beautiful about it being a TV series, is it has to be a slow burn,” Ayres, who plays rancher Tom Moore, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, March 18. “If they kissed at the end of the first episode. Now, what?” He tease…

Stream It Or Skip It: 'Hope Valley: 1874' on Hallmark+, a 'When Calls The Heart' prequel about a city woman and a rancher building a town in the Canadian northwest

Bethany Joy Lenz, Benjamin Ayers and Jill Hennessey star in the prequel series.

WHEN CALLS THE HEART Prequel Series HOPE VALLEY 1874 Premieres

When Calls the Heart prequel series Hope Valley 1874, starring Bethany Joy Lenz, Benjamin Ayres and more, takes us back in time to the early days of the settlement that will become the frontier town of Hope Vally. Hope Valley 1874 gets a special premiere tonight on Hallmark+.. IHope Valley’s Origin Story: Rebecca Clarke (Bethany Joy Lenz) travels from her home city of Chicago to the Western Canadian frontier with her 11-year-old-daughter. But wh…