Heartland isn’t leaving anytime soon. Recently, CBC announced the TV show has been renewed for a 12th season.

The Canadian drama, which airs on UP in the U.S., follows a young woman (Marshall) who has a natural gift with horses. The cast also includes Graham Wardle, Michelle Morgan, Chris Potter, Alisha Newton, Shaun Johnston, Kerry James, Gabriel Hogan, and Nathaniel Arcand.

It’s unclear if UP will pick up season 12 of Heartland for the U.S., though it seems likely. Read CBC‘s renewal announcement below:

Friends & Fans, we can happily confirm that, yes, there will indeed be a twelfth season of Heartland on CBC!

There was much optimism and hopefulness that there would be another season of the longest running one-hour dramatic series in Canadian television history, but now it’s 100% confirmed!

A lot of preparation is going on, at this moment, to get ready for the start of filming. There will be many photos from set and loads of information about the new season for everyone to digest. But today there is one main message only, and that message is: Heartland will be back!

You’ve seen the photo at the top of today’s blog before, but it seems appropriate to share it again. It was taken on one of the last production days of season 11, and it shows the cast & crew who are responsible for the actual filming of Heartland. They’ll be returning, including all the lead cast members, when filming starts in a little over a month from now.

That’s all your faithful Blog Whisperer has for you today, so enjoy your weekend everyone! The latest question on the minds of Heartland fans has now been answered!

Come back next Thursday, as always, for more news and photographs.”

What do you think? Do you watch Heartland? Are you glad it’s coming back?