With The Way Home season 3 draws to a close, there is only one thing on fans’ minds — The Way Home season 4.
The finale episode for season 3 hit Hallmark show is airing on Friday, March 7 and while fans will no doubt have answers to some of this season’s biggest questions, the stories of the show’s leads are in no way complete.
Del (Andie MacDowell), Kat (Chyler Leigh), Alice (Sadie Laflamme-Snow), and Elliot (Evan Williams), have oped up a lot of mysteries, both in the present and the past. So, as we get ready for the show’s gripping season 3 finale, we’re asking an oh-so-important question: will there be a season 4?
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Has The Way Home Been Renewed for Season 4?
Long story short, The Way Home has not yet been renewed on Hallmark.
On Instagram, the show is just looking back at some season highlights and teasing what’s to come in the finale. There is sign of a renewal just yet.
When Will The Way Home Be Renewed for Season 4?
While the news above might be a little worrying, season 3 of the show wasn’t confirmed until shortly before the penultimate episode of season 2, aka not that much earlier than where we’re at now.
Season 2 was confirmed a little earlier after only six episodes of the first season, but there’s still plenty of time.
The Way Home Cast & Creators Have Teased That There’s More To Come
While Chyler Leigh and Sadie Laflamme-Snow didn’t talk about a renewal in their SheKnows cover story last month, they did tease an explosive season finale for season 3.
“We were a blubbering mess,” Laflamme-Snow said of her initial reaction to reading the finale’s script. “Everyone was at the table throwing Kleenex boxes at me and I was inconsolable.”
For Leigh, however, her reaction was a bit more tamed – partly because she didn’t fully understand what happened. “It makes so much more sense after I had Evan Williams explain it to me,” she said of her onscreen love interest. “I’m telling you, if you’ve ever been affected by an episode up until now, you have not like you will be.”
Additionally, while showrunners Alexandra Clarke and Heather Conkie avoided renewal talk in a February 28 interview with TV Line, they did say the show’s story is not over.
“It’s a weird situation we’re in this year versus any other season, where the audience knows more than our characters do… There’s still more story to be told and still more answers to be given,” Clarke told TV Line.
As for the finale, Conkie said it’ll surely live up to the hype. “[The finale] is probably one of the most emotional [episodes] in the entire history of the show,” she told the outlet. “We’re very proud of it… We can honestly say it answers a lot of questions.”
How Are The Way Home Season 3 Ratings?
According to Collider, while The Way Home continues to have a dedicated fan base, viewership of the third season has been the lowest compared to other seasons, and it has been declining since episode 1.
Per the outlet, 860,000 viewers tuned into to watched the season 3 premiere. By episode 7, viewership had dropped by over a quarter to 610,000. As a point of comparison, the season 2 finale viewership surpassed a million viewers at 1.74 million.
Do Fans Think The Way Home Will Be Renewed?
Now that speculation over the renewal is at an all-time high, fans were eagle-eyed watching the episode 10 preview. In the video, the narrator says, “All your questions will be answered.”
On Reddit, some fans are speculating that the language is hinting at the end of the series. “Sad to say I’m pretty sure this is it 😭,” wrote one user. “I’ve started panicking about this but I’m trying to calm back down,” wrote another. “I just can’t imagine it. But I’m worried about it all of a sudden.”
Luckily, not all fans are agreeing with the theory. “I mean, that’s very common phrasing when it comes to teasing a season finale,” wrote one fan. “They want to draw viewers in, so they say something enticing to make sure people watch. I really don’t think that specific phrase is an indication of anything other than the finale next week.”
Fans of the show are so scared of a cancelation that they’ve started a petition too. On Change.Org, over 7,000 fans have pleaded for a season 4.
“According to Nielsen ratings, The Way Home has consistently delivered strong viewership since its inception, which only illustrates its potential for success and cultural impact,” the petition description says. “By renewing The Way Home for season 4, Hallmark would not only be satisfying its loyal fan base, but also perpetuating quality TV. Let’s show Hallmark Channel the fervent support for this show.”
What Else Did the Finale Teaser Have?
Sure, the finale teaser included the ambiguous messaging, but it included so much more.
In one short snippet, Jacob (Spencer MacPherson) is seen confronting Casey (Vaughan Murrae). “Who are you?” he asks.
In another moment, Andie MacDowell’s Del makes an intriguing request to Kat (Chyler Leigh) and Alice (Sadie Laflamme-Snow). “Take me to see him,” she says. Knowing how conflicted Del has been about Colton’s (Jefferson Brown) experience with time travel, we’re guessing that “him” is indeed her late husband.
Before you go, click here to see a full recap of ‘The Way Home’ season 3.
