Virgin River Reviewed: Netflix Renews the Drama for Season 9

A renewal before Season 8

Virgin River will return for a ninth season, with the news arriving before Season 8 has premiered. A premiere date for the upcoming season has not been set.

The renewal is another milestone for the series, which is approaching the record of Netflix’s longest-running scripted drama. The show is based on Robyn Carr’s book series.

Mel and Jack’s long journey

Alexandra Breckenridge plays Mel Monroe, a nurse practitioner who moves to Virgin River for a new beginning. There, she falls in love with Jack Sheridan, a former Marine who works as a bartender, played by Martin Henderson.

Across seven seasons, the couple have built a life together, including a long struggle to start a family. In Season 7, they agreed to adopt Marley’s baby, who was born with a heart defect and taken into surgery at the season’s end. The surgeon is Eli, Mel’s former boyfriend.

Cast and creative team

The series also features Colin Lawrence as Preacher, Annette O’Toole as Hope, Tim Matheson as Doc, and Ben Hollingsworth as Brady. Sarah Dugdale, Zibby Allen, Kai Bradbury and Kandyse McClure also appear.

Patrick Sean Smith is the showrunner and executive-produces with Carr and other producers, including Erin Cardillo, Richard Keith, Jackson Sinder, Mary Page Keller, Thomas Ian Griffith, Norman Buckley, Ian Hay, Sue Tenney, Roma Roth and Christopher E. Perry.

Stars welcome the news

Breckenridge said she was proud of the series and delighted to continue into Season 9. She praised the production team for bringing the show’s world to life. Henderson said he was pleased to play Jack for a ninth season and thanked viewers for connecting with the series. He added that the cast and crew would keep making the show as long as fans wanted it.