Virgin River Season 5 Release Date, Cast, Trailer, Plot And More Details

The following article contains spoilers for Season 4 of “Virgin River.”

“Virgin River” is on a soapy, romantic, melodramatic high. The adventures of midwife Mel Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge) and her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson), have been entertaining fans every summer for the past four years. It has a loyal viewership dedication to the show whose has helped make “Virgin River” a huge phenomenon. Per Variety, the show’s mighty enough to knock “Stranger Things” from the top of the streaming charts. Now that’s what we call popular.

Luckily for fans of the show, Netflix renewed “Virgin River” for a fifth season when it greenlit its fourth season in 2021. That means it’s set to have at least one more block of episodes before the cancellation bear gets another chance to nip at its heels. What’s in store for fans of the show as it rolls into its fifth iteration? Here’s what we know so far.

When will Virgin River Season 5 be released?
The wait for “Virgin River” Season 5 is almost done. The show began filming in July 2022, and shooting wrapped just a few months later in November. Ever since then, we’ve been excitedly checking Netflix over and over, hoping to see a new batch of episodes pop up. Fortunately, we now know exactly when we’ll be able to binge our favorite show. All 10 episodes of “Virgin River” Season 5 will be available for viewing on Thursday, September 7, 2023. Then, two holiday-themed episodes are scheduled to drop a few weeks later on Thursday, November 30, 2023.

What is the plot of Virgin River Season 5?
After a tumultuous Season 4, during which Jack and Mel debate whether or not they should find out if Mel’s baby’s biological father is Jack or her late husband Mark (Daniel Gillies), the twosome is set to skate into Season 5 in joy. A paternity test has proven that the baby is Jack’s, and he has successfully proposed to Mel before they get the results. But the couple’s joy is complicated by the revelation that Charmaine’s twins are not Jack’s. While this loosens Jack from Charmaine’s hold, it will also leave him feeling responsible for the boys, no matter who their biological father is.

In other news, Brady was exonerated in Jack’s shooting (it was revealed the culprit was Wes) and embarked on a romance with Brie. Preacher saved Paige (Lexa Doig) and her son Christopher (Chase Petriw) from Vince (Steve Bacic) once and for all but remains torn between Paige and Julia (Lucia Walters) romantically.

Doc and Hope spent the entire last season coping with Hope’s post-car-crash brain injury, and now they’re standing on the cusp of another family health crisis. It turns out that Denny has Huntington’s Disease, throwing a spanner into Denny’s love triangle with Lizzie and Ricky. Season 4 viewers were also introduced to Melissa Montgomery (Barbara Pollard), the head of the lumbering drug ring who made her expectations and known consequences. We expect Season 5 to expand upon these dangling threads, and the official plot synopsis also promises other forms of drama in the form of “a shocking break-up, a difficult court trial, a heartbreaking goodbye, and and a wildfire that threatens the town .”

Who is the showrunner for Virgin River Season 5?
“Virgin River” Season 5 may feature the show’s familiar relationships, crowd-pleasing soapy drama and small-town happenings, but off screen, the production is in a period of transition. According to TVLine, Sue Tenney, the creator and showrunner of “Virgin River” has left the series, looking to work on other things.
In her stead, Netflix has brought in Patrick Sean Smith to serve as the new “Virgin River” showrunner. He brings years of experience working on TV shows about the romantic lives of young people to the job, having created “Greek,” acted as executive producer on “Chasing Life,” and wrote the made-for-TV movie “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings, ” which puts him on the radar for “Virgin River” distributor Netflix.

“The cast cares so much about the show and the fans, and they want to put on the best show possible,” Smith told TVLine. “I think they’ve done that for the past four seasons, so it just makes it easier for me to pick up the ball and keep running into Season 5 and beyond.”