Top 10 Wholesome Streaming Series to Add to Your Watchlist

WHEN CALLS THE HEART airs on the Hallmark Channel. ©2020 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Ricardo Hubbs

Top 10 Wholesome Streaming Series to Add to Your Watchlist

By Movieguide® Contributor

Prepare for some quality, cozy moments with this must-watch, wholesome series list. Whether you want to teleport back a hundred or so years through a show like WHEN CALLS THE HEART or immerse yourself in the stories of the Bible through a series like THE CHOSEN, there’s something for everyone. Enjoy this list of our top ten wholesome series to stream for you and your family.

WHEN CALLS THE HEART

Quality:
****
Content:
+2 Moderately questionable elements.
WHEN CALLS THE HEART is a charming Hallmark TV show set in 1910 Canada about a woman named Elizabeth Thatcher coming to a small coal-mining town to teach. WHEN CALLS THE HEART is an entertaining television show with a strong Christian, moral worldview. With great acting and heart warming writing, it's a wonderful show safe for the whole family.

SULLIVAN’S CROSSING Episode 2.1

Quality:
**
Content:
-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.
SULLIVAN'S CROSSING is a Canadian medical drama series produced by The CW. After a humiliating scandal, Boston neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan (Morgan Kohan) relocates to the town of her youth, hoping to rebuild her life. In the premiere episode of season two, "Guilt Trip," Maggie's father suffers a stroke. Meanwhile, Maggie keeps her out-of-wedlock pregnancy a secret from her neighbors. Its "moral side effects" include an out-of-wedlock pregnancy and a man randomly taking off his shirt. As a result, MOVIEGUIDE ® advises caution for teenage and young adult audiences.

HEARTLAND Episode 10.17

Quality:
***
Content:
+3 Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)
Episode 10 of season 17 of HEARTLAND follows the drama surrounding Shane and Chloe's marriage and their uncertain future as their relationship with Garland Meats is severed. The episode strongly emphasizes biblical values, such as the sanctity of marriage and the importance of family, with little questionable content. Thus, it is acceptable for older children and adults.

VIRGIN RIVER Season 6 Episode 1

Quality:
****
Content:
-2 Extreme caution for older teenagers and adults.
VIRGIN RIVER Season 6 Episode 1 sees the characters prepare for significant life changes, including Mel and Jack’s upcoming wedding, Mel’s continuing relationship issues with her father, Everett, and Preacher’s murder trial. Overall, VIRGIN RIVER 6.1 has a high production value, interesting plotlines, and a moral worldview, with characters consistently choosing to help and support one another. However, the episode does contain some excessive language, brief alcohol use, and miscellaneous immorality, so MOVIEGUIDE® advises extreme caution.

SHADRACH: Episode 1.1 and 1.2

Quality:
****
Content:
+3 Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)
SHADRACH is a heartwarming family series on Great American Pure Flix about a young girl as she adjusts to life in the country, learning lessons about everything from farm life to faith. The first two episodes of SHADRACH have a strong Christian, morally uplifting worldview and are well-made and enjoyable, with engaging plotlines and beautiful settings.

THESE STONES: Episode 101 and Episode 106

Quality:
**
Content:
-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.
THESE STONES is a faith-centered series streaming on UP Faith & Family about a grieving young woman getting involves with an organization of undercover Bible characters who help people of today. Despite some low-budget production values, THESE STONES tells imaginative, well-acted stories full of overt Christian elements and valuable biblical lessons about trusting God, but MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution because of theological issues as well as brief depictions and descriptions of death.

A THOUSAND TOMORROWS: Episode 1.1-1.3

Quality:
***
Content:
+1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)
In the first three episodes of A THOUSAND TOMORROWS on Pure Flix, a male bull rider who struggles with anger and a female barrel rider struggling with a deadly illness, both win big at the rodeo and begin to discover God’s plan as they face their own challenges. The first three episodes of A THOUSAND TOMORROWS take viewers on an exciting ride on the rodeo circuit with intense rodeo scenes, sweeping landscapes and purposeful acting by the two main characters and convey a very strong Christian, biblical worldview about trusting God and extolling prayer.

THE CHOSEN SEASON 4: Episode 1

Quality:
***
Content:
+4 Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.
THE CHOSEN SEASON 4: Episode 1 is a theatrical release of the first episode of Season 4 of the crowd-funded show about Jesus and tells the story of the importance of John the Baptizer’s mission in preparing the way for the Messiah and the cost he pays for that. THE CHOSEN SEASON 4: Episode 1 creates a Christ-centered, inspiring, sometimes winsome, and sometimes heartrending experience for the whole family and champions the Bible, Jesus and the truth of Christ’s teaching to all people.

WHEN HOPE CALLS: Episodes 2.1 and 2.2

Quality:
****
Content:
+4 Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.
In the first two episodes of WHEN HOPE CALLS:  Season Two on Great American Family Lillian prepares to leave for London to help her sister navigate a difficult pregnancy, deals with the absence of her boyfriend whos on a secret Mountie mission, and grapples with the arrival of a woman with a mysterious connection to her. The first two episodes of WHEN HOPE CALLS:  Season Two are very engaging, offer excellent wholesome content, and have a strong Christian, moral worldview where characters talk about prayer, miracles and Heaven and rely on family and community

COUNTY RESCUE: Episodes 2.3 and 2.4: “Feathered Harmony” and “The First Move”

Quality:
***
Content:
+3 Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)
Episodes Three and Four of COUNTY RESCUE: Season Two on Great American Family follows EMT Dani as she works to stay on the job and handles mixed feelings toward her former fiancé who’s returned to town while the EMT chief must fight a coming state budget cut. Episodes Three and Four of COUNTY RESCUE: Season Two are a compelling watch, with Episode Four being the better one, and both episodes exude a strong Christian, morally uplifting spirit where characters pray to God, serve their community and rescue citizens under stressful circumstances.

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