It was last November 30, 2023 when Netflix launched the last episodes of Virgin River 5, dedicated to Christmas that put an end to the fifth season of the romantic series with Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson. But what do we know, to date, about the continuation of this series that for years has enthralled the audience of the streaming platform with a sentimental story full of twists set in the quiet American town of Virgin River? Where are we with the filming of Virgin River 6 and when will it be released on Netflix. Now we reveal all the news about Virgin River 6, from the plot, to the state of production, to the release date, up to passing through the prequel of Virgin River recently announced by Netflix. But first, a little recap on the series.
Virgin River’s success, in numbers
Virgin River, based on the bestselling book series by Robyn Carr, can be considered one of Netflix’s biggest hits ever. Its fourth season received 227 million hours of viewing in the first 28 days of its debut, maintaining a first place position in the global top 10 for two weeks and remaining among the top ten most-watched series in the world for 10 weeks in more than 70 countries. The first part of the fifth season, however, confirmed the success of the series, obtaining an excellent result with 10,700,000 hours of total viewing and a constant presence for six weeks in the global top 10 of Netflix since its debut.
The plot of Virgin River and the reasons for its success
Created by Sue Tenney, Virgin River is a romantic drama that tells the story of a nurse, Mel (Breckenridge) who moves to the remote Californian town of Virgin River where she will rediscover a slower and more human life and will fall in love with Jack with whom she will begin a passionate relationship made, however, of ups and downs and many twists. What works best in this series is its welcoming, warm, provincial atmosphere that is colored by a love story with ups and downs and continuous twists that make the plot of this series dynamic and engaging. It was born as a romantic title but is enriched with crime and dramatic elements that give it a touch of depth that makes the difference.
Virgin River 6: Renewal Date, Production Status and First Previews
Filming for the sixth season of Virgin River began on February 21, 2024 and ended on May 30, this year. The series is now in post-production.
Additionally, it has been teased that the new season of Virgin River could feature “new babies and new weddings in town as well as the return of some beloved characters from the past.” And that’s not all, because we also have the titles of all ten episodes, in no particular order:
Brothers & Sisters
Ghosts
Going Overboard
Hope Springs Eternal
I Climbed a Mountain and I Turned Around
Love Story
Prelude to a Kiss
The Big Day
The Broken Places
The Jury’s Out
Virgin River: The Prequel, What We Know So Far
Virgin River will have a prequel. Netflix, in fact, has confirmed the arrival of the first spin-off of the romantic series that will explore the love story between Mel’s parents, Sarah and Everett and that will have as showrunner the same as the main series, Patrick Sean. This prequel will be anticipated already in the sixth season of the main series that will show flashbacks of young Sarah and Everett, thus introducing us to what the protagonists of the first spin-off of Virgin River will be like and what we should expect from this prequel that will tell the story of the town in the 80s showing the young versions of most of the protagonists of Virgin River including Hope, Doc, Nick, Jo Ellen, Bert and Connie. The prequel of Virgin River will consist of 10 episodes.
