The show is coming back to the streaming platform and filming is officially launched.
When Virgin River season 5 part 2 dropped on Netflix at the end of November 2023, viewers were left reeling after multiple cliffhangers. So many shocking twists affect the residents of the quaint California town, with the season 5 finale leaving fans eager to find out how the characters will deal with these events in the next season.
In season 5, fans saw Mel Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson) struggle to move forward after a devastating workshop. While the two stuck it out in the end, they also decided to try something new in their lives by buying — and repairing — Lilly (Lynda Boyd)’s farm amid a wildfire affecting Virgin River. That’s all while Vernon “Doc” Mullins (Tim Matheson) signs up for a medical trial that could cause him to go blind, Lizzie (Sarah Dugdale) reveals she may be pregnant with Denny Cutler (Kai Bradbury)’s baby, and drug dealer Calvin (David Cubitt) is identified as the father of Charmaine Roberts (Lauren Hammersley)’s twins.
Plus, a big reveal may come back to haunt Preacher (Colin Lawrence), and Mel learns that her mother had an affair with a man from town … who might just be her biological father. Season 5 part 2 gave us a look at the idyllic town during the holiday season, but of course there were major doozies happening for these folks over Christmas, too. The biggest shocker in the most recent set of episodes was the introduction of Mel’s father, Everett Reid (John Allen Nelson).
Clearly, there’s a lot to address in the next set of episodes, and luckily Virgin River has been renewed for season 6.
Will there be a Virgin River season 6?
Back in May 2023, fans of the hit Netflix drama were shocked when Deadline announced Virgin River would be back for season 6. The news came almost four months ahead of the season 5 premiere. In another article published by the outlet in August 2022, Jinny Howe, Netflix’s Head of Drama Development, expressed the streamer’s hopes for the show to continue beyond the upcoming season.
“I think we definitely see more longevity and growth with the show,” she said at the time. “As long as the audience asks for it and shows up … the fandom is very strong and growing in many places as well — it feels like based on what we’re seeing with Season 4 and the anticipation for Season 5 that there is a lot more storytelling to offer us. It will be exciting to see which characters continue to break out and audiences crave more of; we’re paying very close attention, understanding that this is a really rich universe of characters and that people can’t seem to get enough, myself included. So I think as long as that continues to be the case — which we’re very hopeful for — you can rest assured that there will be more Virgin River.”
