Showrunner Patrick Sean Smith promises a lighter season ahead.

There’s a lot for Virgin River fans to mull over until Season 6 of the Netflix

series debuts, starting with a promise from showrunner Patrick Sean Smith

that “the journey for Mel and Jack as a couple will always be to having that family that they dream of and that we dream for them.”

Of course, Mel is the series heroine, nurse practitioner-midwife Melinda “Mel” Munroe (Alexandra Breckenridge), and Jack is her loving-but-troubled guy Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson), who owns the local bar/restaurant. Both of these kind-hearted Virgin River residents have experienced deep loss in their lives and personify the show’s themes of moving forward and seizing second chances.
After an emotional 10 episodes and two additional “cozy” holiday episodes meant to be a Christmas present to the fans after a pretty intense Season 5, it’s time for us to take a closer look at what to expect from Virgin River Season 6.

What is the Virgin River Season 6 release date?

Netflix has not announced a release date for Season 6 just yet, but the cast and crew are likely to start filming in Vancouver in the first half of 2024. “We are in Hollywood now until the end of the year to finish up writing Season 6,” showrunner Patrick Sean Smith told Parade in November.

Who is in the Virgin River Season 6 cast?

There’s at least one new cast member in Virgin River Season 6: John Allen Nelson, who Mel’s newly discovered biological father, Everett Reid. Otherwise, the returning stars include:

Alexandra Breckenridge as Mel