Missing ‘The Way Home’ Already? 9 Similar TV Shows to Watch

Dan Clarendon
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'The Way Home,' 'This Is Us,' 'Outlander,' 'Being Erica'
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Chyler Leigh told TV Insider that Kleenex, wine, and “really, really good company” are requisites for the upcoming series finale of The Way Home, airing on Sunday, June 21, at 9/8c on the Hallmark Channel.

We’d also recommend a game plan for what you’re going to watch next — after you say goodbye to the Landry family members and their romantic, time-hopping adventures. In fact, for your perusal below are nine contenders for your watchlist, all of which either tell stories similar to The Way Home’s or have cast members or writers in common. (Who says you can never go home again?)

The Way Home, Series Finale, Sunday, June 21, 9/8c, Hallmark Channel

Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth Pearson and Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson in 'This Is Us'
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This Is Us

Memories and visions are the only modes of time travel in this family drama, but viewers still get an emotional family drama spanning decades. Lead actor Sterling K. Brown and guest stars Gerald McRaney and Ron Cephas Jones all won Emmys for their performances. Currently streaming on Disney+, Hulu, Spectrum, Tubi, and YouTube TV.

Erin Karpluk as Erica Strange in 'Being Erica'
CBC

Being Erica

Being Erica (Erin Karpluk) is tough, considering all the regrets she’s living with. But then the namesake protagonist of this comedy-drama series finds a therapist, Dr. Tom (Michael Riley), who sends her back in time so that her past mistakes can provide better outcomes in the present. Currently streaming on Peacock, Prime Video, The Roku Channel, and Tubi.

Caitriona Balfe as Claire Randall and Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser in 'Outlander'
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Outlander

Like your time-travel romances with a historical bent and a Scottish brogue? Then check out this fantastical series based on the books of Diana Gabaldon. Caitríona Balfe plays a 1940s Scottish nurse, and Sam Heughan plays the 1740s Highlands warrior with whom she falls in love. Currently streaming on Netflix, Philo, The Roku Channel, Spectrum, Starz, and YouTube TV.

Kyliegh Curran as Harper Dunn and Preston Oliver as Griffin Campbell in 'Secrets of Sulphur Springs'
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Secrets of Sulphur Springs

Alternatively, if you’re looking for a younger-skewing TV production involving a mystical time portal, scope out this thrilling series. Preston Oliver and Kyliegh Curran play two tweens who happen upon an entryway leading to a decades-old timeframe and, perhaps, the answer to a local mystery. Currently streaming on Disney+.

Chyler Leigh as Dr. Lexie Grey in 'Grey's Anatomy'
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Grey’s Anatomy

Before she portrayed Kat Landry on The Way Home, Leigh was best known as Dr. Lexie Grey, half-sister of Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), on this hit medical drama. Lexie was a regular presence from Season 4 through Season 8, and her legacy is felt on Grey’s to this day. Currently streaming on Disney+, Netflix, and Hulu.

Evan Williams as the Chevalier de Lorraine in 'Versailles'
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Versailles

Prepare to see The Way Home’s Evan Williams (El Augustine) do another kind of time travel in this historical drama. He plays the real-life Chevalier de Lorraine, lover of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (Alexander Vlahos). Currently streaming on Pluto TV, Prime Video, The Roku Channel, and Tubi.

Sadie Laflamme-Snow as Verdi Botticelli in 'Slasher'
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Slasher

A horror anthology series about serial killers seems as far from The Way Home as you can get, but Sadie Laflamme-Snow (Alice Dhawan) starred in the Jack-the-Ripper-themed fifth season, as did her Way Home, grandfather, Jefferson Brown (Colton Landry). Currently streaming on Netflix (Seasons 1–3) and AMC+ and Philo (Seasons 4–5).

Margaret Qualley as Alex Russell and Andie MacDowell as Paula Langley in 'Maid'
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Maid

Watch Andie MacDowell star in an intergenerational tale of a different sort in this limited series, which Margaret Qualley, MacDowell’s real-life daughter. Based on the memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land, the story follows a single mother striving to create a better life for her child. Currently streaming on Netflix.

Kevin McGarry as Mitch Cutty in 'Heartland'
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Heartland

Before they co-created The Way Home alongside Marly Reed, the mother-daughter team of Heather Conkie and Alexandra Clarke worked together on this family drama about Canadian ranchers — Conkie as an executive producer and showrunner and Clarke as a writer, executive story editor, and consulting producer. Currently streaming on Fubo, Hallmark+, Netflix, and YouTube TV.

Being EricaGrey's AnatomyHeartland (2007)MaidOutlander (2014)Secrets of Sulphur SpringsSlasherSlasher: RipperThe Way HomeThis Is UsVersailles