Benjamin Hollingsworth as Brady. Courtesy of Netflix
Virgin River followers can anticipate much more romance and enjoyable when the present returns for season 6.
“I believe my intention was by no means to have subsequent seasons match the depth of season 5,” showrunner Patrick Sean Smith informed The Hollywood Reporter in December 2023. “I’d say that going into season 6, my intention is to have it really feel lighter, however that doesn’t imply it’s not going to be difficult with the signature Virgin River twists and turns.”
Smith famous that “leaning extra into the romance of the sequence” can be one factor he’s “excited” to prioritize as properly: “Simply giving the “followers what they need,” he stated.
Virgin River premiered in 2017 on Netflix and adopted Mel Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge) after she moved to a small California city whereas mourning the lack of her husband. For the 5 subsequent seasons, viewers have watched the character fall in love, get engaged, face a being pregnant loss and uncover the identification of her organic father. The remainder of the city, in the meantime, has handled shock pregnancies, pure disasters and a large drug ring — one thing Smith stated will take a backseat for season 6.
“I believe in all probability transferring ahead, the drug story engines will sort of fall to the wayside a bit bit, which at all times did really feel extra excessive,” he defined to THR. “I recognize it, particularly within the first season. … Nevertheless it did really feel prefer it was beginning to overtake the present a bit bit, and once you’re coping with greater bodily stakes like that.”
Smith, who took over as showrunner from Sue Tenney earlier than season 5, defined that he by no means had the “intention” of constructing positive season 6 matched the “depth” of those earlier than it. As a substitute, he hopes to discover extra of Mel and Jack’s (Martin Henderson) romance, cope with Jack’s PTSD, study extra about Doc’s (Tim Matheson) prognosis and see the place the romantic future lies for the remainder of Virgin River’s main gamers.
Preserve scrolling for the whole lot to find out about Virgin River season 6:
When Does Manufacturing on ‘Virgin River’ Season 6 Begin?
The primary half of season 6’s scripts have been accomplished when the WGA went on strike in Could 2023. Now that the strike has ended, Smith informed Deadline that the writers are crafting the again half of the season and manufacturing is ready to start in early 2024.
Breckenridge, in the meantime, informed Deadline she’s “been listening to” that filming will begin within the spring “because the Vancouver climate permits.” (Virgin River movies in Vancouver, Canada.)
The place Can You Watch ‘Virgin River’ Season 6?
Season 6 shall be out there to stream on Netflix, the place the primary 5 seasons are presently streaming.
When Will ‘Virgin River’ Season 6 Be Launched?
No launch day for season 6 has been introduced.
Who Is Returning for ‘Virgin River’ Season 6?
Whereas the official solid checklist hasn’t been launched, season 5 story strains left massive cliffhangers for Breckenridge’s Mel, Matheson’s Doc, Colin Lawrence’s Preacher and Benjamin Hollingsworth’s Brady, main followers to imagine these actors will reprise their roles.
Smith additionally teased “extra Mel and Jack” for season 6, which guarantees Henderson’s return, in addition to extra on Lizzie (Sarah Dugdale) and Denny’s (Kai Bradbury) being pregnant.
Different essential characters prone to return are Hope (Annette O’Toole), Brie (Zibby Allen), Mike (Marco Grazzini), Charmaine (Lauren Hammersley), Cameron (Mark Ghanimé) and Muriel (Teryl Rothery).
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Will There be a Time Soar for ‘Virgin River’ Season 6?
Whereas the Netflix sequence is understood for its drawn-out story strains — Charmaine was pregnant for 4 seasons! — Smith informed Deadline that season 6 will open with a time soar.
“I don’t know precisely what number of months however it gained’t be a direct pickup from the vacations,” he defined, referencing season 5’s Christmas Day finale.
