Twenty Seasons of Heartland, and Its Star Grew Up on the Show

CBC's Heartland is marking its 20th season. Amber Marshall has grown up on the long-running drama, which CBC describes as mirroring her real-life love of horses and ranch life, and the show's cast, characters and global fans keep finding comfort and connection in its stories. Comfort, on that reading, is the whole proposition: a series this old is selling return rather than surprise, which may be its own kind of accomplishment.