The Way Home wrapped up its fourth and final season this summer, on June 21, 2026, on the Hallmark Channel. 

Now, three months later, fans who first heard of the show when it was added to Netflix will be able to stream the final season. 

When Is The Way Home Season 4 Coming to Netflix?

The Way Home Season 4 is officially available on Netflix starting today, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. 

Fans can stream all 10 episodes in the final installment to find out how it all ends for the three generations of Landry women! 

If you want to read our review, you can find it right here—but be warned, it contains plenty of spoilers!

Will There Be a The Way Home Season 5?

Sadly, there is no news about a fifth season of The Way Home. 

Many hoped that after Hallmark prematurely cancelled the series, which was intended to run five seasons, Netflix would swoop in and save it, especially after it got such a huge boost following its addition to the streamer. 

Unfortunately, there hasn’t been any confirmation that Netflix is interested in another season—though the cast has expressed interest if the opportunity presented itself.

Maybe following the success of season 4 on Netflix, the streamer will have a change of heart?

You can see what the creators had in mind for a fifth season right here.  

Main Cast of The Way Home

What Is The Way Home About?

Per the official description, The Way Home follows “three generations of Landry women who discover a magical pond that lets them travel through time to heal past family tragedies.” 

It’s been a brutal week for fans of two TV shows across Netflix and Prime Video. 

Netflix cancelled Sweet Magnolias, ending the show’s five-season run, while Prime Video hit its newest action-drama Ride or Die with an abrupt and unexpected end. 

Sweet Magnolias series creator and showrunner Sheryl J. Anderson paid tribute to the show on Instagram, writing: “Living in Serenity for five seasons has been a privilege and a blessing. The people I’ve met and worked with — our incredible writers, cast, crew, executives, and producers — have touched my heart and changed my life. And our fans have been amazing in their passion for our characters. Thank you all. Though our journey has sadly come to an end, I hope Serenity will always have a place in your heart. Keep pouring it out!”

The series, a feel-good romantic drama set in a small Southern town called Serenity, based on the book series by Sherryl Woods, followed three best friends—Maddie (JoAnna Garcia Swisher), Dana Sue (Brooke Elliot) and Helen (Heather Headley), as they navigated romance, family dynamics, careers, personal goals and dreams, and more with grace. It was a comfy, small-town series that felt like home more and more with each passing season, which is what makes the cancellation sting so much. 

There’s not enough pouring it out to make it make sense, though; the dip in traffic each season is likely the reason behind Netflix’s decision, as viewership dropped 30% in the last season, per Deadline. It marked a much more severe drop-off than the one seen in Seasons 3 and 4, with only a 13% dip, as many fans complained there wasn’t enough advertising to make fans aware there even was a new season available in the first place. 

Meanwhile, Prime Video pulled the plug on the Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham thriller after just one season, shocking fans, especially as the series had plenty of potential.

Both shows, though quite different in nature and premise, featured strong female leads and underscored the power of friendship. 

Ride or Die’s lack of season 2 renewal was a big shock, particularly because it was so well received, as Deadline reports it immediately shot to No. 1 in the US and logged 927 views in just 2 days of its release.

Spencer, who played Debbie Claybourne, the best friend to Waddingham’s Judith Barton, who was a secret international assasin, took to Instagram, writing, in part, “Projects like this shouldn’t be the exception, they should be the rule! For all the women out there who felt seen, laughed out loud, lived out loud with Debbie and Judith, thank you. This was a fun one! Thank you Tessa Coates! Massive thank you to you, Jen Salke! You’ve always had exquisite taste!”

Parent Trap and Abbott Elementary actress Lisa Ann Walter commented what we’re all thinking, “They’re insane. Biggest hit prime has had in a minute,” while Ruby Rose added, “This is in the top 10 CRAZIEST cancellations of all time. This PROVES WE ARE NOT ON A REAL TIMELINE!”

And this, of course, follows the cancellation of Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly’s western rom-com Ransom Canyon after its second season, proving that absolutely nothing and no one is safe.

With so many shows across a plethora of streaming platforms—maybe we’ve just spread viewership too thin? I can’t be the only one who is fed up with paying $10+ for every single service, forced to pick and choose who I support and what I watch. But in the case of Ride or Die, even promising numbers didn’t sway the powers that be. With everything growing more expensive with each passing day in this economy, maybe this is a sign of the times? Will more shows that fans love and pour their heart and soul into suffer the same fate? Should we stop getting invested altogether?

My Life With the Walter Boys Season 3 deepened a lot of friendships and relationships. 

Jackie finally chose between Cole and Alex, squashing the two-season love triangle between the Walter brothers. 

SPOILERS AHEAD – This post contains spoilers from My Life With the Walter Boys Season 3, including the finale, so stop reading if you haven’t watched. 

However, choosing Cole came with its own set of romantic complications, while letting Alex go allowed him to realize that he had deeply buried feelings for his longtime best friend, Kiley, naturally, after she started dating football QB, Dylan. 

But the most wholesome couple on the show that doesn’t get nearly enough screentime or attention? Danny and Erin. 

Danny and Erin have been going strong for a while, despite Erin previously dating Danny’s twin, Cole. 

The difference is that Danny treats Erin like a queen, though the times we spend with them are few and far between. 

But even though they don’t have our full attention the way that they should—and don’t get me wrong, they are still high schoolers who are figuring things out and making some poor choices along the way—they also kind of remind me of Nathan and Haley on One Tree Hill.

During a drunken moment on MLWTWB Season 3, after revealing that he did not get into Juilliard, Danny proposes to Erin, who drunkenly accepts.

Drunken minds speak sober thoughts, they always say, and this couldn’t be truer, but then the next day, regret began to settle in the following morning. 

After Danny realizes what happened, he’s worried that Erin might feel forced into saying “yes,” even though she may feel differently with a clear and sober mind. 

My Life with the Walter Boys. (L to R) Connor Stanhope as Danny Walter, Alisha Newton as Erin in episode 306 of My Life with the Walter Boys. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026

When she asks him if he remembers anything about the night prior, he pretends that he was too drunk, which is understandably not the response that she’s looking for.

Clocking her disappointment, Danny immediately realizes that Erin does remember what happened, and when they go out for dinner that evening, he confesses that he does remember proposing. 

Erin informs him that she would still say yes, even if they weren’t to get married until years in the future. 

Danny then proves he’s a true romantic by proposing to her under the gazebo’s twinkling lights, promising to get her a real ring when they are ready to tell people, while she gives him her necklace in exchange. 

If Jackie and Cole can’t get it together, and Kiley and Alex aren’t ready to face the truth, at least one couple is proving to be solid.

Danny eventually gets accepted to Carnegie Mellon, which Erin is ecstatic about, but he’s worried about the distance, even though they previously said they would and could make long-distance work. 

Erin tells him that he can’t give up on his dream, as he assures her that being with her is the dream.

While the season doesn’t reveal Danny’s decision, Erin’s reaction is further proof to me that they are a solid couple that has what it takes to go the distance.

Erin is willing to make sacrifices for Danny’s happiness, just as he would, knowing that they’ll always be here for each other, no matter what happens and where life takes them.

Neither person should want to keep the other from pursuing their dreams, as that eventually leads to resentment, especially when you have the whole world at your doorstep. 

Thankfully, My Life With the Walter Boys Season 4 is already in production, so we’ll have a chance to find out where life will take Danny and Erin.

And my request? Let’s see more of their relationship!