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If there's one word to describe Hallmark's new series "The Way Home," it's "family. Heather Conkie and Alexandra Clarke are a mother-daughter duo who've partnered at various points throughout Clarke's career. While Conkie was the showrunner for the series "Heartland," Clarke wrote 10 episodes for the show. Now, they're co-showrunners on this series pitched by Marly Reed.

Reed came up with the idea for the show early in her career and oversaw the development since its inception. She went from relating to the teenage character to becoming a new mom — and she even brought her baby to the series' red carpet premiere. The List spoke to Alexandra Clarke, Heather Conkie, and Marly Reed during the red carpet premiere of "The Way Home," where they discussed how their own families inspired their work on the show and how the final product impacted them.

They also touched on the time travel elements of the series and why this particular cast was the perfect choice to bring this story to life. What was the moment that you knew Chyler Leigh and Andie MacDowell were the right actors to take on [these] mother-daughter roles? And what have been some of the joys of working with them on set?

Alexandra Clarke: We found out quite early on that Andie had read the pilot and was interested in [it]. For both of us, it was such a moment of, "Wait, are you kidding — Andie MacDowell?

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The two women together love each other on set, [and] it was incredible to see them play mother and daughter because they really did fall into it. It was easy. It felt right.