Heartland Season 18: The popular Canadian dramedy is expected to be back for another season on CBC. Here’s everything you need to know!
- Heartland Season 17 debuted on CBC on Oct 1, 2023, and concluded its 10-episode run on Dec 3, 2023.
- Heartland is currently the longest-running scripted show in Canadian television history. The show recently aired its 250th episode.
Heartland is a popular Canadian family comedy-drama television series based on Lauren Brooke’s Heartland book series. The show focuses on Amy Fleming and her older sister Louise “Lou” Fleming, as they live on the Heartland family ranch in Alberta with their father, Tim Fleming, their widowed grandfather Jack Bartlett, and hired farmhand Ty Borden. While experiencing the highs and lows of life on the ranch, the family bonds and grows closer.
The series premiered in Canada on CBC on October 14, 2007. With more than 250 episodes already aired across seventeen seasons, Heartland is the longest-running one-hour scripted drama in Canadian television history. With Heartland Season 17 recently concluded, many fans are wondering if there be Heartland Season 18.
Heartland has a remarkable history of touching viewers’ hearts with its heartwarming tales of the Fleming sisters and their ranch. Thus, if you’re a fan and are wondering if it returns for more episodes, you’ve arrived at the right spot. Here’s everything you need to know about Heartland Season 18!
Will There Be Heartland Season 18?
Heartland Season 17 debuted on Oct 1, 2023, and will conclude its 10-episode run on December 3, 2023.
As of Jan 24, 2024, CBC hasn’t renewed Heartland for its 18th season. It is worth noting that the show’s 17th season wasn’t confirmed until May 2023.
While we can’t assure you that Heartland will get renewed for season 18, there are no reasons that it will get canceled. Heartland was the fifth most-streamed series on its main streaming platform outside Canada, Up Faith & Family. It is the only Canadian-made series to make the overall top 15 series watched by Americans across all streaming platforms. (Source: Nielsen 2023)
One of the prime reasons for this huge growth in viewership is that Heartland is a family show. You can enjoy it with the whole family without the worry of vulgar language, nudity, or violence.
The show has maintained its success, and there’s no apparent reason to suggest that it will go off-air after the recently concluded 17th season. So, we are expecting CBC to announce Heartland Season 18 anytime in 2024.
When will Heartland Season 18 premiere?
Heartland Season 18 premiere date is yet unknown as it hasn’t been officially renewed yet. It is still early on for a renewal, as the show did not get picked up for a 17th season until May 2023. However, based on previous seasons’ release patterns, it is most likely going to premiere on CBC in October 2024.
How many episodes will be there in Heartland Season 18?
Except for Season 16 (15 episodes), the last five seasons of Heartland all contained 10 episodes. Therefore, season 18 will most likely feature 10 episodes.
What will Heartland Season 18 be about?
Heartland Season 18’s plot is yet unknown, however, we can get some ideas from the official Season 17 synopsis.
Check it out:
“Season 17 of Heartland is all about embracing the unexpected. It’s about new experiences and taking the path less traveled. In season 17 the Bartlett-Fleming family will find themselves excited for the future and ready to embrace new adventures, challenges, and relationships. But no matter how much things may change, Amy, Lou, Jack, and Tim will continue to fight for what they believe in while staying rooted in the land that has been in the Bartlett-Fleming family for generations.”
Furthermore, Lyndy, Amy’s assistant, may play a bigger role in Heartland season 18 depending on how well she performed in the previous season. Amy may discover a new love in the current season as well, which might lead to romantic storylines in the upcoming season either with her partner that hasn’t been revealed yet or with more seeking if she doesn’t find love by then.
Predicting the story for Season 18 of Heartland is purely speculative until the current batch of episodes concludes. The only certainty is that if renewed, the CBC family comedy-drama will continue to deliver heartwarming moments to its fans.
Who is in the cast?
Heartland season 18’s cast has not yet been formally revealed, but the following stars will likely return for this much-awaited season. Have a look:
- Amber Marshall as Amy Fleming
- Michelle Morgan as Lou Fleming Morris
- Ruby and Emanuella Spencer as Lyndy Fleming
- Chris Potter as Tim Fleming
- Gabriel Hogan as Peter Morris
- Michelle Nolden as Jessica Cook
- Kerry James as Caleb Odell
- Shaun Johnston as Jack Bartlett
- Baye McPherson as Katie Fleming Morris
- Ava Tran as Parker Yang
- Jessica Steen as Lisa Stillman
Is there any trailer?
No, currently there is no trailer.
Where to watch Heartland?
All the episodes of Heartland air exclusively on CBC and CBC Gem in Canada. Heartland is also available to stream on Netflix in the United States and in other countries as well. Here’s when Heartland Season 17 be on Netflix.
