When Calls the Heart’s Kayla Wallace Written Out in Season 11 Premiere — Find Out Why (And Will She Be Back?)

One of Hope Valley’s most beloved residents was nowhere to be found as When Calls the Heart returned this Sunday.

In the Season 11 premiere of Hallmark Channel’s long-running period drama, we learned via telegram that Fiona Miller, played by Kayla Wallace, will be working with her sister to fight for women’s suffrage and won’t be back home anytime soon. As a result, Wallace won’t be back on the show as Fiona for the foreseeable future, TVLine has confirmed.

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Wallace’s exit “just came down to scheduling conflicts,” a Hallmark representative tells TVLine. While “we would love to have her in as many episodes as possible, Kayla had another exciting career opportunity while filming of” Season 1, the rep adds. (Wallace is set to be a series regular on Paramount+’s upcoming oil rig drama Landman, from Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan and starring Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore.)

When Calls the Heart star and executive producer Erin Krakow (aka Elizabeth) tells TV Insider, though, that “we are hoping that we’ll be able to have Fiona back for some episodes” at some point down the road.

Did you miss seeing Fiona in the season premiere, Hearties? Hit the comments to share your reaction to her absence.

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