Virgin River has become one of the best Netflix series with its addictive sleepy town drama that’s played out across five seasons so far. The series has been known to constantly top the best streaming service’s weekly top 10 most-watched shows list so it’s no surprise that it got renewed for season six before season five aired.
Based on the Virgin River book series by Robyn Carr, the show follows nurse practitioner Mel Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge), who moves to the remote North Californian town of Virgin River to escape the whirlwind of Los Angeles. Although she may have left the hustle and bustle of the city life behind, Mel soon gets swept up in the scandals and romance this seems peaceful town has to offer. From drug lords and love triangles to secret baby daddies and long-lost fathers, there’s been a lot to unpack over the past five seasons.
Here’s everything we know about Virgin River season six so far.
Virgin River season six doesn’t yet have an official release date. According to a report from Deadline in February, the series will likely come to Netflix sometime in 2025 as filming could not commence in Vancouver until March due to the weather.
The publication then reported that production for the upcoming season began on February 22, but it wasn’t until April 22 that Netflix confirmed that it officially had with a behind-the-scenes photo from the set.
In the picture, fans can see Breckenridge and her co-star Martin Henderson, who plays her on-screen lover Jack Sheridan, excitedly standing together while holding a clapperboard so we know it’s definitely underway.
We can also expect a few more familiar faces to return with Marco Grazzini as Mike Valenzuela, Kai Bradbury as Denny Cutler, Mark Ghanimé as Dr. Cameron Hayek, Teryl Rothery as Muriel, Nicola Cavendish as Connie, Gwynyth Walsh as Jo Ellen and Jenny Cooper as Joey Barnes.
Joining them are John Allen Nelson as Mel’s biological dad Everett Reid, who has been harbouring a long-held secret and Kandyse McClure as firefighter Kaia, who arrived in season five and sparked up a romance with Preacher.
Showrunner Patrick Sean Smith Netflix that we can expect some “new directions” for Preacher, Brady and Kaia, revealing: “Brady will be volunteering at the Virgin River fire station under Fire Chief Kaia, who is pulled into Preacher’s past sins. Also this season we’ll be surprised by some returning favorites from the past.”
In November 2023, Smith told Deadline that there will be returning villains in Virgin River season six, so we can guess that David Cubitt will be back as Calvin after he was exposed as the father of Charmaine’s twins, as well as his former right-hand man, Jimmy (Ian Tracey).
Rumors have also suggested that casting is underway to find a young Everett and Mel’s mother Sarah, both of which will feature in Virgin River season six.
