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Virgin River shall be returning for a seventh season on Netflix following the discharge of season 6 final Christmas, a season that proved to be one for the historical past books. Bookended by the long-awaited wedding ceremony between Jack and Mel, the sequence continues to be extremely fashionable on Netflix. That reputation earned it an early season 7 renewal in early 2024, with studies already suggesting {that a} season 8 is being eyed but not yet greenlit. So, what are you able to count on from Virgin River season 7, and when will or not it’s streaming? Under, we’ve rounded up every part we all know to this point, together with new casting particulars, manufacturing updates, and an replace on the spin-off. Right here’s what we all know as of Might 2025.
Virgin River first debuted in late 2019 and is now one among Netflix’s longest-running drama sequence. It has a robust observe file of being renewed forward of its athletics season’s launch, and season 7 adopted swimsuit. On October twenty third, 2024, we solely revealed that Netflix had renewed the present for a seventh season, accompanied by a video that includes a lot of the primary forged celebrating the information.
How effectively did Virgin River Season 6 carry out on Netflix?
Due to the Netflix world high 10s, we will see how the sequence is performing as far as of its first few days on the platform (week 1, as we’ll name it). It debuted because the primary English-language sequence on December sixteenth, selecting up 67.7 million hours watched, equal to eight.1 million views. As of the time of updating, the present has now featured within the high 10 for 4 weeks, selecting up 213 million hours watched, equating to 25.6 million views. You may dive deeper into the stats on Virgin River using our tool.
How does that stack up in opposition to earlier seasons? Not dangerous, is the reply. Whereas the present is experiencing a notable decline in viewership, it’s to not the purpose of cancellation. We suspect that when the present ends, it’ll be on the showrunners’ personal phrases.
When will Virgin River Season 7 be on Netflix? When will the brand new season start filming?
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Not like some earlier seasons, manufacturing within the subsequent season isn’t getting underway as shortly as regular. The group goals to keep away from the cruel winter months in late 2024 and return to Canada (where the show has filmed since season 1) within the Spring. Tim Matheson confirmed this filming begin date again in November when he stated in an interview that filming can be underway in March 2025.
Subsequent manufacturing lists indicated that filming would begin in Vancouver on March 12, 2025, and conclude on June 26, 2025. Season 7 is anticipated to encompass 10 episodes as soon as once more.
The official present’s Instagram confirmed on March thirteenth that filming was underway on its eighth season, with the caption: “Virgin River is again in manufacturing for season 7!!!”
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Andy Mikita is the primary confirmed director on season 7, set to direct the primary two episodes. Mikita has been with the present since season 1, with eight credit (quickly to be 10) underneath his title. We will additionally affirm that Audrey Cummings shall be making her Virgin River debut for season 7. The movie and TV director has beforehand labored on titles like My Life with the Walter Boys, Ginny & Georgia, and Place of Bones. As we’ve additionally coated, different administrators this season embody old-timers Monika Mitchell, Ruba Nadda, and Felipe Rodriguez.
When will Virgin River season 7 launch on Netflix?
What does all this imply for a launch date?
Netflix hasn’t confirmed the discharge 12 months of the sequence, however as of the replace to their 2025 schedule for the Netflix Upfronts, Virgin River was lacking. Which means we’re totally anticipating the present to return to our screens in 2026. Our greatest guess is someday in early to mid-2026.
What to Count on from Virgin River Season 7
Warning: The next part comprises spoilers. Proceed with warning!
Three New Solid Members
As first revealed by Deadline, Netflix is including two extra faces to the Virgin River forged going into season seven. Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) and Cody Kearsley (Riverdale) have been recruited into recurring roles this season
Per the commerce, Canning will play the position of Victoria, described as “an ex-cop who was shot within the line of obligation and is now working for the state medical board as an investigator. She involves Virgin River to research Doc’s observe however runs right into a pal whom she wouldn’t thoughts catching up with…or perhaps extra.”
Kearsley shall be enjoying the position of Clay, described as having “expertise working the rodeo circuit, so there’s additionally a troublesome athletic high quality to him. He grew up within the foster care system together with his youthful sister, whom he hasn’t seen since he was a young person. He’s been on the lookout for her ever since.”
Moreover, it’s reported that Matthew Harrison shall be on board to play the position of Dr. Wilson.
Extra Flashbacks in Season 7
In early Might 2025, Callum Kerr unexpectedly posted on Instagram that he was on the set of Virgin River season 7. We are saying unexpectedly as a result of the subsequent time we’d count on him to be enjoying the position of Everett would’ve been within the long-awaited spin-off. His inclusion in season 7 means that the spin-off is not occurring.
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Mel and Jack
After six seasons, the primary couple of the sequence are lastly married. Showrunner Patrick Sean Smith has already teased that we are going to see the couple of their new home, dwelling the “farm life.” Though there gained’t be a time soar at the start of Season 7, we are going to choose up simply a few hours after the ultimate episode ends, and the brand new property is way from being achieved.
The couple stayed nearly totally away from the subject till the final minute of the ultimate episode.
Marley Thurston, the younger pregnant girl who intends to surrender her child for adoption to Phil and Darla, informs Mel that the couple could also be backing out of the adoption. She desires to present the newborn to Mel and Jack. If the plan for season 7 entails Mel and Jack increasing their household, Marley might be the proper resolution. This is able to enable the couple to bond with Marley earlier than the newborn boy’s arrival. Given their earlier miscarriage and the troublesome journey the newlyweds have confronted to this point, a extra simple adoption course of can be a welcome change for them.
Virgin River. (L to R) Tim Matheson as Doc, Alexandra Breckenridge as Mel Monroe in episode 6010 of Virgin River. Cr. Courtesy Of Netflix © 2024
Breckenridge spoke to Deadline about what she hopes for from her character in season 7, saying, “I simply hope that I don’t should cry about too many issues trigger that’s at all times troublesome.”
Charmaine and the Twins
Martin Henderson talked about that he requested for instructions whereas filming the ultimate scene of season 6 to specific higher his response to what he noticed within the twins’ room. Nevertheless, he was knowledgeable that they hadn’t written or determined something when the scene was filmed in Might.
In Season 6, the hairdresser obtained a restraining order in opposition to Calvin. Calvin needed to be concerned within the twins’ lives, particularly since Charmaine had sole custody. One attainable principle is that an altercation occurred between Calvin and Charmaine, resulting in the drug vendor kidnapping the twins. The storyline may contain many characters from the present, highlighting one among its primary themes: the neighborhood coming collectively when one among its members wants assist.
Preacher and Kaia
The hearth chief stood unwaveringly by Preacher’s aspect throughout the trial. The couple’s storyline doesn’t finish on a cliffhanger this season. Kaia is reconsidering her preliminary choice by no means to get married once more after her first failed marriage. Season 7 guarantees to carry like to the firefighter and the perfect chef on the town.
Brie, Brady, Mike and Lark.
After a dialog with Brady, throughout which he tells Brie that she’s going to at all times be the one for him, Brie decides that she desires to decide to Mike, who’s, as described by her, an excellent man. Ultimately, Mike proposes to Brie, regardless that he admits that he is aware of she cheated on him with Brady.
It appears the love triangle will turn into much more sophisticated subsequent season. The present is perhaps hinting that Bried and Brady might be endgame, similar to Mel and Jack. Bried may settle for Mike’s proposal, however her tumultuous emotions for Brady will seemingly stay unresolved until she acts on them. The lawyer may additionally take Mel’s recommendation to let each males go, she might want to do some soul-searching and confront her personal emotions and demons. That is particularly essential provided that she nonetheless must course of her trauma from her rape and work on her therapeutic.
Brady is coming into one other intense season as he searches for Lark and makes an attempt to recuperate his cash. Though he initially needed to open a bike store in honor of his uncle, he may contemplate a profession as a firefighter quite than simply volunteering, which shall be a becoming a part of his character’s ongoing redemption storyline.
Hope and Doc
Doc’s medical license was suspended following an investigation. The first cause behind that is that Grace Valley plans to broaden its community into Virgin River and intends to push Doc out of the image as a result of they need the clinic for themselves. Nevertheless, with Hope’s inventive concepts and Mel by his aspect, Doc is decided to not go down and not using a combat. Though he might not observe on the clinic for a couple of episodes, it’s already clear that his profession is way from over.
Season 6 launched us to Roland, Hope’s ex-husband. Season 7 may present extra background on Hope and her previous, significantly concerning her controlling husband and the challenges she confronted throughout their marriage.
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Lizzie and Denny
As Season 6 concludes, Lizzie is eight months pregnant. The couple didn’t have a lot display screen time throughout this season, and their story doesn’t finish with a cliffhanger. We are going to seemingly witness the start of their daughter, hopefully at Mel’s famend start middle, and we’ll most likely uncover whether or not the newborn lady has Huntington’s illness. It’s clear that we gained’t see their wedding ceremony, because the couple has dedicated to taking their relationship slowly.
Everett Reid
Now that he has established a significant relationship together with his daughter and reconciled with Doc, it could be nice to see Everett getting out and about in Virgin River. It will be good for him to immerse himself in the neighborhood and work together and bond with different characters past simply Mel, Jack, and Doc.
Will there be a season 8 of Virgin River? What in regards to the spin-off?
After all, there’s a lot extra Virgin River content material on Netflix now. The 2 choose-your-own-adventure video games are presently accessible on iOS and Android, and the potential prequel spin-off series is still in active development. Nevertheless, a inexperienced gentle appears unlikely given the inclusion of Callum Kerr in Season 7. Netflix confirmed to us in April {that a} spin-off had not been greenlit but however didn’t say whether or not it hadn’t been dominated out totally.
Past that, showrunner Patrick Sean Smith has additionally teased extra spin-offs, telling TVInsider subsidiary Swoon, “It’s a wealthy world with wealthy characters. Placing romance ahead appears like there’s a ton of potential. And that’s to Robyn Carr’s credit score. Every ebook focuses on a special couple. And what Sue Tenney did very well was take characters from the primary couple of books after which put them into an ensemble. However, I imply, there’s large potential. It’s an incredible story engine.”
Early discussions are underway for season 8, however there isn’t any definitive phrase on whether or not the present shall be again simply but. Benjamin Hollingsworth, who performs Dan Brady, says that the showrunner is already discussing concepts for an eighth season. Alexandra Breckenridge additionally mentioned throughout a podcast with Katee Sackhoff that Netflix desires the present to proceed for a very long time, including that she’s currently contracted for eight seasons.
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