Virgin River’s leading lady, Alexandra Breckenridge, enjoys keeping her fans updated about her life. She often shares her recipes and keeps her followers updated on Virgin River.
Recently, she did an Instagram live session with her friend Zibby Allen, where they packed for Vancouver and chatted with fans. A few days later, she posted that the two good friends flew together from Georgia to Vancouver to get ready to film season 6.
She even shared her hair appointments, where she returned to Mel’s hair color and added some extensions to lengthen her short haircut slightly. While showrunner Patrick Sean Smith wanted Breckenridge to return to her old classic Mel looks with strawberry blonde and long hair, she preferred to keep her short haircut.
As we now know, filming on Virgin River season 6 is underway, with the Instagram account for Virgin River posting a picture of Breckenridge and Martin Henderson with a clapper board alongside the caption: “It’s official! Virgin River season 6 is back in production!”
Filming for the sixth season will occur throughout British Columbia until May 30th.
The series will begin in the springtime, with Mel and Jack working towards starting a family while also renovating Lilly’s farm to achieve their dream home. Additionally, we will learn more about Mel’s biological father, Everett Reid (John Allan Nelson), and the long-held secret he has been carrying.
A few developments in the story will lead to new directions in season 6.
It appears that the writers’ ongoing project of redeeming Brady will continue, as he will be volunteering at the Virgin River fire station under the leadership of Fire Chief Kaia. However, Kaia is also dealing with issues from Preacher’s past sins. In season 2, the chef had hidden Wes’s body and car deep in the woods to protect Paige and Christopher.
Unfortunately, his body was discovered and identified at the end of last season.
Additionally, Smith mentioned that there may be some new babies and weddings happening in the town, along with the return of some beloved characters from the past. After six seasons and the devastating events of the last one, fans eagerly anticipated Mel and Jack’s wedding. Actress Alexandra Breckenridge has hinted that the wedding will likely take place in the new property. Hopefully, the wedding will occur in the middle of the season instead of towards the end, giving viewers a chance to see the newlyweds’ lives unfold.
We can also predict some familiar faces who will return for the event. Firstly, Ricky (Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey) – Jack is the father he never had. Many Virgin River fans love him and miss him. Some hoped he would appear in the Christmas episodes, as that was when his training in San Diego would end. However, Smith said the writers did try to include him, but there were too many storylines for only two episodes.
