This Canadian television series sets out to refute negative stereotypes of orphans. Set in 1916 in the small Canadian town of Brookfield, two sets - orphans themselves - run an orphanage for 6 children. Lillian and Grace were separated as girls; Lillian was adopted as a child but Grace was left in orphanages. When Hope Calls is a spin-ff from the Hallmark Channel's When Calls the Heart, which is based on a series by Janette Oke.