SPOILER ALERT: This put up comprises spoilers from “You Ain’t Seen Nothing But,” the Season 3 premiere of  Hallmark’s “The Manner Residence,” which streams on Hallmark+.

“The Manner Residence” is again on Hallmark Channel, although it took a circuitous path to get right here. On the present itself, the vital information from the Season 3 premiere is that Jacob (Spencer MacPherson) is again in Port Haven within the current timeline, and has reunited together with his organic mom, Del (Andie MacDowell). Sure, the brand new season kicked off with the extremely anticipated reunion that followers have been ready for since discovering that Jacob fell into the pond close to the tip of Season 1 – and it didn’t disappoint. There have been tears and hugs throughout because the Landrys lastly welcomed Jacob house. 

Nonetheless, Jacob’s return additionally meant explaining time journey to Del and making a story to inform the remainder of the world about the place Jacob had been for the final 20 years. They instructed information crews that Jacob fell off the cliff close to the autumn carnival the evening he disappeared and was rescued by an off-the-grid couple. His amnesia from the autumn prevented him from telling them the place he was actually from, and the dearth of web left a younger Jacob none the wiser about his household urgently in search of him in Port Haven. Kat (Chyler Leigh) instructed reporters that it wasn’t till Jacob’s dad and mom had been on their deathbed that they revealed the place he got here from, and he was capable of make his method house.

A nine-month time soar omitted the instant follow-ups to the story, however the drama is simply simply starting. Del is receiving threatening letters accusing her of mendacity. Viewers might assume that the letters are referring to Jacob’s return, however with this present you by no means actually know. The college yr is about to start, and Alice (Sadie Laflemme Snow) is set to profit from her senior yr. 

Nonetheless, the pond is beckoning. Despite the fact that Jacob has returned and there’s no obvious purpose for Alice or Kat to go leaping again within the water, the household listens to an outdated demo of Colton’s from the Seventies and Kat realizes that Alice is singing on the report. The belief comes as Alice is mysteriously pushed into the water, presumably to return to the period when Colton and Del first fell in love. 

Selection chatted with “The Manner Residence” creators and showrunners — and mother-daughter crew — Heather Conkie and Alex Clarke to speak about that emotional reunion, Season 3 total and exploring a brand new timeline. And sure, we additionally requested in regards to the mysterious child drop-off that opens the season. 

Jacob’s return is one thing that followers have been trying ahead to for 2 seasons. What was it like capturing that scene and placing it collectively?

Heather Conkie: It’s fascinating, as a result of everybody on set was ready for that second as a lot because the followers are proper now. It was so cathartic and so unbelievable — after which much more cathartic and unbelievable to return to that footage within the edit room. We had been so overcome that it was onerous to get by way of it. We’ve been ready for 2 seasons to lastly see it, and it’s so superbly shot. And the performances are so unbelievable. 

Alex Clarke: It was superb to be on set that day, as a result of everybody, even from the workplace, got here to look at a minimum of the huge shot of the reunion to see the primary a part of it. Clearly, as soon as we bought protection on Andie and Spencer, it bought a bit of quieter. It was very cathartic for all of us. Everybody on the crew is so invested within the scripts. To see this second come to fruition and have everybody be current — we had been all hugging, and we had been all crying. 

Conkie: I believe it’s beautiful to present them this fairy story second on the prime of our season, and what’s so thrilling is seeing what occurs after the fortunately ever after all through the remainder of the season. We are saying in Season 2 that the thought of fortunately ever after isn’t actually a factor. Issues occur after the fortunately ever after. What are these issues? It’s not all completely satisfied, so give them a contented second, however you additionally give a bit of ache. 

Del is accepting of time journey and the pond early on, however what’s her relationship going to be with it as soon as the shock of getting Jacob again wears off?

Conkie: Like all mom, you’re so thrilled initially that you just don’t actually care about the way it occurred. Then you definitely begin considering again, and it’s actually put her household by way of it proper from the get go. It’s greater than love-hate. There’s numerous large hate for having it occur within the first place. The large questions maintain rising: Why did it put my daughter and my granddaughter in danger? This factor will not be good. It’s not a present. Possibly it’s a present for Kat and Alice — each every now and then they arrive house they usually’re exhilarated by what they’ve seen and it’s helped heal them, and all that stuff. To Del, it’s actually onerous to just accept, and even more durable to know and take it in at first. It’s actually onerous to just accept and forgive. 

Clarke: There’s a key line in her first interplay with Kat after being instructed the reality, the place she says {that a} mom ought to have recognized. I believe that, “I ought to have recognized” is a theme for her all through the season, as Alice begins to return to a different a part of her life and see it from Alice’s perspective versus a Del perspective, and the way that impacts Del as issues begin to turn into fairly private now that she’s in on the key. 

They give you a narrative to clarify how Jacob is again, nevertheless it’s not like they’ve your writers’ room white board to clarify every thing. Is it going to return again to hang-out them that there aren’t numerous specifics about Jacob’s disappearance?

Clarke: That’s the great thing about these letters that we set up in Episode 1 that Del has been getting. There’s an entire drawer of them already, after 9 months. We definitely will likely be pulling at that string. Sure, to your level, we had been within the writers’ room and we had been sort of imagining that path. They sit down with Kat and Elliot, and say “What’s the story?” Kat comes at it from a really journalistic viewpoint and says, “Right here’s what lets say that received’t increase too many questions.” I don’t assume they’ve thought it by way of utterly. 

They’re leaning on the truth that one of the best lie is the closest to the reality. They’ve instructed the world that he lived in a really primitive neighborhood that didn’t have any entry to the web, sort of Amish-style. That’s truly the place he was. He’d forgotten due to the trauma of falling off the cliff. It wasn’t till considered one of his dad and mom had been on their deathbed that they instructed him the reality, which is definitely sort of the reality. In Season 2, Elijah mentioned that it wasn’t till his spouse was on her deathbed that she instructed him she discovered Jacob popping out of the pond and he’s from a unique world. They’re making an attempt to cling to the issues that they know, however making an attempt to skew it for the trendy day. Whether or not or not they’re profitable in that, we’ll have to attend and see. 

Nicely, talking of mysteries, this season truly begins with a child being left by the pond. Is that this a season-long thriller or is it going to increase additional into the collection?

Clarke: You’ll know extra in regards to the child by the tip of this season. 

Conkie: We will confidently say that it’s sort of a driver, however we regularly put one thing initially that may drive us into one other season. We’re difficult that method. 

Despite the fact that we don’t see the brand new timeline within the premiere, we do know that we’re going again to the ’70s due to Alice’s voice on Colton’s demo. What are you able to tease about that timeline and what we’ll discover there?

Clarke: With the 1800s, with the costumes and the units you had been instantly transported. With the ’70 style being in, it has been extra of a problem to really feel instantly transported. We actually leaned into the costumes. All the garments that our key actors put on are classic or Patricia Baker, our costume designer, made them herself. We didn’t exit to the shops and purchase replicas of ’70s stuff. We leaned into the vehicles. We leaned into the music. 

Talking of music, Alice comes again from Minneapolis within the premiere and says that she’s going into PR, and that music is only a pastime. Clearly, the cliffhanger reveals she’s not utterly executed with music, so how is that relationship going to evolve over the season?

Clarke: We love the thought of spending the summer time together with her dad, Brady, and coming again Brady-ified with the sense of “I’ve bought a five-year plan. I’m actually going to focus in school.” We realized that she’s going into her final yr of highschool this yr, and that’s a little bit of a get up name. She’s a personality that has spent a lot time up to now, however what does her current appear like? Even scarier, what does her future appear like? It was actually enjoyable to speak about that for this season and the concept she hits the bottom working again in Port Haven and says, “I should be sensible. Music is a pastime and I need to do PR. I have to get good grades.” I believe the ’70s for her are a reminder that she’s nonetheless younger. She will nonetheless have enjoyable and be carefree. The time for seriousness won’t be there simply but. It’s one other instance of her falling down the rabbit gap. I believe the ’70s are going to be a very beautiful inspiring place for her this season. 

Conkie: She learns to not let go of desires and to carry on to new ones. I believe these classes are discovered whereas she’s there with teen Colton, a teen Del and a teen Evelyn. 

The ’70s are crucial for the Del and Colton relationship, however how important is it for the city of Port Haven? 

Clarke: It’s extra in regards to the world orbiting round Colton and his upbringing. We definitely have ’70s stuff that’s happening in that period peppered all through. However actually, the ’70s story was about our characters and their world. 

Conkie: And the event of a real love story between Del and Colton, and seeing it from an outsider’s perspective. 

Clarke: That’s what’s so fascinating about Alice’s, and Kat’s to a sure extent, presence within the ’70s. Hastily, Del’s cherished reminiscences aren’t simply hers and what does that do? What does that imply? It’s additionally so fascinating to see Evelyn by way of all of this, and the way Alice’s friendship with Evelyn develops, as a result of we all know that Evelyn is the one which will get rejected. Alice sees this love story between Del and Coltonfrom a very completely different viewpoint. 

This interview has been edited and condensed.