Even Chyler Leigh Was Worried About The Way Home Getting Season 4. But The Season 3 Finale Left Enough Threads Open

It’s been a long few weeks for fans of The Way Home. Hallmark’s critical darling time travel show just wrapped on its third season with some good news from the cabler. In the weeks leading up to the finale, the time travel show was more hectic than ever (Del time traveling, am I right?), and there had been some indication the show might be canceled on the 2025 TV schedule. Instead, The Way Home is officially coming back for Season 4, but it wasn't always super clear this would be the outcome.

Why The Way Home Season 4’s Renewal Is A Bit Of A Surprise

There was some indication from Hallmark that The Way Home could be ending in Season 4. Rumors abounded the show might be getting canceled and a petition to renew The Way Home even made the rounds. At one point series lead Chyler Leigh even took to social media to ask fans to stick with her and "hold space" for a potential renewal, with the actress writing on Twitter (X) last month:

Plus, there was the whole brouhaha pre-season when the cabler had planned to shift the show to Hallmark+ and only re-added the series to the Hallmark schedule when TWH fans complained vocally. Then, instead of airing in the network’s popular Sunday night slot, fans got a Friday release instead. To cap all that off, Season 3 had earned an early renewal at the network that reassured fans last season; in this case, it was only until the night of the Season 3 finale we got a verdict on Season 4.

It didn’t help me from stressing out as a fan that until recently it felt like The Way Home Season 3 was tying off loose threads and getting to end game. Some spoilers here! Kat ended things with Thomas. Alice seemed to make peace with seemingly knowing her romantic future. We saw Del and Colton get together in the seventies, and all seemed to be well.

Then, in an explosive episode, Jacob acted out and there was another mysterious time traveler teased in the preview for the finale. So, at that point I got a little more bullish Hallmark was planning a future for this series, but it’s great to hear the network confirm The Way Home is officially not on the list of canceled 2025 shows. It’ll be back, baby!

The cast even shared a sweet nod after the Hallmark show officially got renewed, with Chyler Leigh also teasing on her story, "Woo, so many more stories to tell. Thank you to the powers that be."

The Way Home Season 3 Finale Left Enough Threads Open

Spoilers can be found through the rest of this article.

The news came down the pipeline at just the opportune moment. During the Season 3 finale, Kat and Eliot made amends and Kat realized the family heirloom belonging to Eliot actually used to belong to Susannah.

Del got to time travel back to the '70s to witness her wedding and relive one more moment with her husband. KC confirmed she's not Alice's daughter, though we do not know who she is in the family tree. However, I truly believe this plotline with the ring above will tie into the theory of who KC actually is on the series. But that's for sure a theory for Season 4.

Meanwhile, Jacob's dumb arson storyline got resolved (thankfully), though he's burnt a lot of bridges along the way and will have work to do next season. However, I'm most thankful for Alice getting to be her true self around her grandfather for the one and only time.

I get the feeling we got that little nugget of a plotline in case the show was canceled, and I'm glad it played out in full in Season 3. But there are plenty of questions and timeline threads still left unraveled.

Sadie Laflamme-Snow and Chyler Leigh said filming the Season 3 finale left them in a mess. They said as much in an interview with SheKnows this week, with the Alice actress recalling:

Honestly, when I initially read her comments I kind of thought they might have to do with the show ending. But probably the women didn't know at the time they were filming whether or not more would be ordered. And to be fair, it was an emotional episode.

We'll keep you updated as more news about The Way Home Season 4 comes down the pipeline.