From Hope Valley to the Precinct: Lori Loughlin Officially Joins Dick Wolf Universe After WCTH Firing
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Lori Loughlin is back in a new TV role, joining the cast of an upcoming Dick Wolf police drama. Get the details about what’s next for the When Calls the Heart star.
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According to an October 30 report from The Hollywood Reporter, Loughlin will star in the Prime Video series On Call, alongside Troian Bellisario and Brandon Larracuente. This is Wolf Entertainment’s first scripted streaming offering.
All eight episodes of On Call will be released on January 9, 2024. The series joins the Dick Wolf universe, which includes popular series like the Law & Order franchise, the FBI franchise, and the One Chicago franchise.
The Hollywood Reporter describes the half-hour series as an “adrenalized and visceral police drama.” Loughlin joins the On Call cast that includes Troian Bellisario (best known for Pretty Little Liars), Brandon Larracuente (from The Good Doctor), Eriq La Salle (of ER fame) and Rich Ting (Tulsa King).
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The Hollywood Reported shared the first images from On Call. Loughlin plays Lieutenant Bishop, while Bellisario plays “hard-charging but protective veteran officer Traci Harmon, who struggles to find her place in the department while training the next generation of officers.”
Larracuente plays Alex Diaz, described as “an ambitious rookie who grapples with holding on to his optimistic outlook as he realizes the challenges he’ll face in today’s climate.” La Salle stars as Sergeant Lasman and Ting plays Sergeant Koyama.
Loughlin is best known for playing Rebecca Donaldson Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House and the Netflix sequel Fuller House. She also played Debbie Wilson in 90210, Abigail Stanton in When Calls the Heart, and was a co-creator, producer, and star of Summerland.
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Hallmark Channel terminated their relationship with Loughlin following the 2019 college admissions scandal and Netflix dropped her from Fuller House. She served two months in prison for her role in the scandal.
Loughlin reprised her role as Abigail Stanton on the GAC Family series When Hope Calls, the WCTH spinoff series. It was her first TV appearance since her arrest. The actor has also been seen in the GAC Family 2023 holiday movies Fall Into Winter and Blessings of Christmas. She also made a guest appearance in Curb Your Enthusiasm’s final season episode “The Gettysburg Address,” playing herself.
In March 2024, Curb executive producer Jeff Schaffer told THR, “It’s great to be able to laugh at yourself. It’s a great way to put the past behind you. I hope it helps her career. She was great, and she should work. She was really funny and wonderful to work with. People should see, ‘Oh, she’s really funny. She’s great in this stuff.’ So yeah, I hope she does get to work because she deserves to.”
In a 2024 interview with THR, Loughlin explained her approach to getting back to work again after the scandal. “Every day, we’re met with different obstacles. But, for me, it’s like that song says, ‘I get knocked down, but I get up again.’ Nobody said life was going to be a breeze; we all make mistakes, but the important thing is to persevere,” she explained.
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