Sweet Magnolias just dropped the first look at the upcoming fifth season, with the trio of besties swapping Serenity for NYC! 

“With wedding bells on the horizon, the Magnolias chase a shared dream, explore the world beyond Serenity, and lift each other up amid a summer of change,” the nearly 2-minute-long trailer teases. 

Helen is gearing up to get married, as she shops for a dress, questioning, “I’ve waited a long time, could the dream be in my grasp?” Will something stand in the way again?

Maddie is balancing a new career, living far away from the people she loves and the place she calls home, while trouble seems to be on the horizon for Dana Sue and Ronnie, who apparently “keeps mixing business and family” to the point where something’s gotta give.

Maddie delivers a key piece of advice, however: “Trust the way forward, it’s no use going back to yesterday,” which is a motto we could all probably apply in our daily lives. 

And at the end of the day, the most important thing is embracing the change, supported by friends and family.

We can’t wait to pour it out with our Sweet Magnolias.

Watch the Sweet Magnolias Official Season 5 Trailer below:

When Does Sweet Magnolias Season 5 Premiere?

Sweet Magnolias Season 5 hits Netflix on June 11, 2026. What a perfect summer treat.

Sweet Magnolias Season 5 Cast

• JoAnna Garcia Swisher as Maddie Townsend
• Brooke Elliott as Dana Sue Sullivan
• Heather Headley as Helen Decatur
• Logan Allen as Kyle Townsend
• Anneliese Judge as Annie Sullivan
• Carson Rowland as Ty Townsend
• Justin Bruening as Cal Maddox
• Jamie Lynn Spears as Noreen Fitzgibbons
• Brandon Quinn as Ronnie Sullivan
• Dion Johnstone as Erik Whitman

The Way Home fans are patiently waiting for the fourth season of the hit Hallmark series, and sadly, the final one. 

The upcoming season will reunite audiences with leading ladies Chyler Leigh, Sadie Laflamme-Snow and Andie MacDowell, who star as the women of the Landry family, Kat, Alice, and Del, respectively. 

And it will be the last time, as Hallmark Channel has officially canceled the series—with much uproar from the dedicated fandom, including many who fell in love with the show when it began streaming on Netflix. 

Here’s everything we know about the final season—including when it premieres—and the unexpected (and frankly, unhinged) cancellation! 

The Way Home Fourth Final Season Premiere Date

The hit Hallmark Channel drama The Way Home is returning for its fourth season, and fans won’t have to wait much longer. Hallmark has set the Season 4 premiere for Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 9/8c, with episodes available to stream the following day on Hallmark+.

This season brings back the beloved Landry family — including Del, Kat, Alice and Elliot — as they continue to untangle the emotional mysteries, relationships and time‑bending twists that have defined the show.

How Will The Way Home Season 4 Episodes Be Released?

The Way Home Season 4 is expected to air its episodes weekly on the Hallmark Channel, similar to how past seasons were released, with one episode per week on Sundays.

When Will The Way Home Season 4 Premiere on Netflix?

Currently, The Way Home seasons 1 through 3 are streaming on Netflix, though there’s no official timing for when the fourth and final season will be available on the streamer. It won’t be available on Netflix until it airs on Hallmark, that’s for sure, so it’s likely going to be on Netflix several months after it wraps up on Hallmark! 

Brief Refresher: What The Way Home Is About

The Way Home blends family drama with fantasy and time travel, following three generations of Landry women who are navigating heartbreak, estrangement and unexpected journeys through time.

Since its debut in January 2023, the series has charmed fans with its mix of emotion, mystery and heartfelt storytelling across its first three seasons.

The Way Home Season 4 Plot

While much of season 4 is being held tightly under wraps, here’s the description of the new season.

 “New journeys and revelations await the Landry family across generations. At the beginning of Season 4, Alice (Laflamme-Snow) is about to graduate high school, Kat (Leigh) and Elliot (Williams) dream of the next steps for their relationship while Del (MacDowell) realizes she will soon be an empty-nester again. But Del, Kat, Alice and Elliot should know by now that no matter how hard they try to focus on the future, the past is never gone. As more mysteries are unearthed, the Port Haven of the past and the Landry family of generations before might just contain the answers they seek.”

The Way Home Season 4 Cast

MacDowell, Leigh, and Laflamme-Snow will be back for the fourth season.

Spencer MacPherson, Evan Williams, Julia Tomasone, Jordan Doww, and Devin Cecchetto will also return.

How Did The Way Home Season 3 End?

Spoilers ahead.

The finale of The Way Home Season 3 wrapped up with several major time-traveling revelations and emotional moments. It was confirmed that Elliot—the baby left on Del and Colton’s doorstep earlier in the season—was indeed that child in the basket, and his mother had jumped into the magical pond with a Landry at some point, leaving him behind, though it’s unclear who she jumped with, though there’s theories that it was Colton’s brother, since the pond (currently) only allows Landry’s to travel.

Alice discovered more about her time‑traveling experiences and realized she had met Elliot’s mom in the 1970s, tying together past trips through time with present consequences. She also had an extremely emotional moment with her grandfather, Colton, in 1999, where he revealed he knew she was his granddaughter, allowing them to break through that barrier. They exchanged “I love you’s” before he died, with Alice seemingly hinting to him about his demise without revealing when, where, or how. 

Del also time‑traveled in the finale, returning to be a bystander at her own wedding, helping her come to terms with the fact that Colton kept this big secret from her and reaffirming his love for her. 

The finale left plenty of questions unanswered, getting fans excited for what’s to come, including who wrote the mystery letters to Del about Jacob, Jacob’s future uncertain after his disappearance once again, and Casey’s identity, as they confirmed they are not Alice’s child from the future but still connected to the time-travel plot in some way. There’s also the mysterious letter from Elliot’s mother that will be explored further in season 4.

Why This Season Is Also the Final One

In a twist that took many fans by surprise, Hallmark confirmed that Season 4 will be the last for The Way Home — meaning there will be no Season 5.

The announcement came after the show had already been renewed earlier in 2025, and production had already been underway, leading to mixed reactions in the fandom. Some viewers were excited for closure, while others felt the decision came too quickly and late in the process, especially with how many devoted fans the show has.

It’s also a strange decision considering that Netflix amplified the show’s success, with many fans hoping that maybe there’s potential for Netflix to swoop in to the rescue and be the hero, though that possibility remains uncertain (as there’s a lot that goes into ownership and rights to the show!). 

Hallmark executives have emphasized that the final season will provide a “satisfying close” to the drama, promising emotional payoffs and revelations for long‑running plotlines.

How to Watch The Way Home—Including Season 4

You can watch The Way Home Season 4 live on the Hallmark Channel when it premieres on April 19, 2026, and stream it on Hallmark+ the next day. 

Previous seasons are currently available to catch up on Hallmark+ if you missed them, along with Netflix, which has seasons one through three. 

Paris is the City of Love—Emily (Lily Collins) learned that early on after moving to the French city and finding chemistry with not one but two very attractive men: Alfie (Lucien Laviscount) and Gabriel (Lucas Bravo). 

But, as we’ve learned over the course of seasons, it’s also the City of Love Triangles—messy ones at that. 

Before Alfie entered the picture, the love triangle involved Emily, Gabriel, and his on-again-off-again girlfriend, Camille. 

She’s still in the picture in the upcoming season, but their dynamic is slightly different as she revealed at the end of season 3 that she’s pregnant with Gabriel’s baby. Oh, and she began a love affair with a woman named Sofia Sideris, whom only Emily seems to know about.

Yes, love is messy, but does it have to keep being this messy? When there’s a sea of good-looking men—as Emily rediscovered early on in the season 4 trailer—does she have to keep bouncing back and forth between these two?

Love triangles aren’t a new thing—they’re a popular, cliche trope on many TV shows, oftentimes pitting two characters against one another and encouraging the fandoms to “ship” one of the couples. I’m unclear on the science—or if there even is anything backing it up—but love triangles increase engagement and suspense amongst audiences of all ages, providing a thrilling feeling of being caught up in the minutia of young, intoxicating love. 

There’s a healthy balance there for fandoms to tap into, but the problem begins when a love triangle overstays its welcome. 

It’s fun to go back and forth between suitors, but eventually, there comes a point where one stands out as the better choice—or both end up presenting themselves as a bad option, for various reasons and shared experiences. 

Gabriel and Alfie both come with a ton of baggage at this point—and I’m not even talking physical, but emotional as well, but they’ve both also served their purpose throughout Emily’s journey through Paris, which included a heavy period of self-discovery. 

When your significant other is no longer contributing to your growth, but simply tackling on drama, maybe it’s time to let go and see what else is out there, even if it means choosing yourself for a bit.

“I have the feeling she’s choosing herself at the end. No Alfie, No Gabriel,” one fan wrote under the Emily in Paris trailer, while someone else expressed anger if that ends up being the outcome, but isn’t it better to stay single than to end up in the wrong relationship, especially when you don’t know what you want? She’s been stringing them both along as options, but now, it’s time to make a commitment and choose an “endgame” so that the other can move on. 

Emily is in her prime, so she doesn’t need to settle down just yet, however, if she does—if she finally knows which of the men—Alfie or Gabriel—she can’t live without (and I’m Team Alfie, by the way, though, I agree, sometimes, I feel he deserves better than someone who picks him as a second option as she’s been drawn to Gabriel since day one)—then she needs to stick by her choice once and for all. 

The verdict on which man it will be remains split; for every “Team Alfie” comment follows a “Team Gabriel” comment, and both sides make compelling arguments, ranging from “everything is easier with Alfie” to “Gabriel has my heart.”

Once they resolve the matters of the heart, I’m here for all the frothy content that Emily in Paris always provides as we live vicariously through the lens of her experiences; a reprieve from the heaviness that is the real world.  A place where Paris continues to remain a magical escape, the croissants don’t make a dent in your weight, and the outfits far exceed expectations with their glitz and glamor—at seemingly no cost (or closet space) for the protagonist. 

Emily in Paris will debut on August 15 on Netflix, though, in controversial form, the 10 episodes will be broken up into two parts, with the second half of the season arriving a month later on September 12.