After twelve episodes packed with more small-town drama, charming characters, and heartfelt moments, Virgin River Season 5, Part 2 concludes with some serious cliffhangers that will leave fans craving answers.
Based on Robyn Carr’s popular novels, the Netflix series follows the day-to-day lives, careers, and relationships of Mel Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge), Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson), and their fellow Virgin River residents. After Season 5, Part 1 showed the town surviving local wildfires, a massive drug bust, and a number of other challenging crises, Part 2 gave characters and viewers alike some much-needed respite with a town-wide holiday celebration.
As the Christmas cheer died down, the Season 5 finale introduced a number of major obstacles, burning questions, and loose ends in need of tying. So when the end credits roll, fans will be wondering if and when Virgin River Season 6 is coming. Curious if Netflix renew the series for another season? When could we see new episodes of Virgin River? And what storylines could lie ahead?
Here’s everything we know about the future of Virgin River, including comments from our interview with showrunner Patrick Sean Smith.
Will There Be A Virgin River Season 6 On Netflix?
Great news, Virgin River fans! Netflix officially renewed the series for a sixth season back in May 2023, which means we haven’t seen the last of the charming small-town drama.
Considering Virgin River garners impressive viewership numbers for Netflix year after year its early renewal didn’t come as a surprise. (Season 5 was such a hit it even dethroned Suits from its extended stay atop Nielsen charts this fall.) For those who don’t know, there are more than 20 books in Robyn Carr’s Virgin River series, so there’s no doubt among that fans writers have extensive inspiration to pull from when crafting new storylines for the screen.
So when can Virgin River stans expect new episodes?
When Is Virgin River Season 6 Coming To Netflix?
As of Virgin River‘s Season 5, Part 2 release date (November 30), Netflix had yet to announce a Season 6 premiere date. But we know that post-WGA strike the show’s writers reassembled and thanks to showrunner Patrick Sean Smith, we have some idea of a production timeline.
“We’re scheduled to write through the end of the year,” Smith told Decider in a Zoom interview. “We’re trying to get back into production as quickly as possible, but I don’t have any firm dates on that yet.”
Although there’s no official Season 6 release date yet, past premieres can offer some insight into when we can see new episodes.
Virgin River Season 5 Ending Explained:
If you’re looking for a detailed Season 5 finale recap, Decider has you covered. But in terms of major Season 5, Episode 12 spoilers, there are a few main takeaways to keep in mind. Muriel asked Cameron to give their relationship more thought and decide if he wanted to be with her or have a family down the line. Charmaine finally gave birth to her twins, but now she has to learn to co-parent with Calvin. Kaia took a job as Virgin River fire chief so she could be with Preacher, but now that Wes’ body was identified Preacher is going to have to deal with the fallout. Lizzie and Denny are expecting a baby girl and taking life (and his Huntington’s Disease diagnosis) one day at a time.
Hope and Doc are recommitted to each other ahead of Doc’s macular degeneration clinical trial. Brie’s still with Mike and Brady’s still with Lark, but it’s clear there’s still a spark between the exes. Speaking of Lark, we’re VERY worried about Brady after seeing her conspiring against him on the phone with Jimmy, who appears to be Hazel’s father and is still in prison. As for Jack and Mel, Jack gifted her a puppy in the finale and post-miscarriage it’s clear they still have family on the brain. But before Mel can think about children she’s got a biological dad to meet! In the final scene of Season 5, Mel’s dad shows up at her house and says he has something important he needs to tell her, which brings us to Season 6.
