Netflix will officially launch on Wednesday renewed the soap opera Virgin River — starring Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson — for a sixth season well ahead of season five, which premieres this fall.
Colin Lawrence – who plays chef John ‘Preacher’ Middleton – was the first cast member to respond to the happy news during the troubling WGA strike.
“Hello everyone, I just wanted to share some exciting news with you. I just got word that we’ve been picked up for a season six,” the 52-year-old English-Canadian stumbled on Instagram.
‘Do my happy dance! Do my happy dance! I want to thank you all for so much love. I’m going to bring great stories your way. Oh, I’m excited! Season six, here we go!”
On November 21, showrunner Patrick Sean Smith – who replaced Sue Tenney – officially wrapped production on the 12-episode fifth season of the small-screen film adaptation of Robyn Carr’s best-selling book series.
‘Surprise!’ On Wednesday, Netflix officially renewed its soap opera Virgin River — starring Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson (pictured on set in Vancouver on October 14) — for a sixth season, well ahead of season five which premieres this fall.
“There were so many cliffhangers at the end of season four, we’re picking them all up,” the Emmy-nominated producer shared. OW last July.
“I didn’t want anything to feel like a reset or reboot or anything like that because everything was so juicy and so interesting. It was more how I wanted to take it. And more importantly, where I wanted to go with it and first determine where I wanted to go with it before I knew how to go about it at the beginning, so it just didn’t feel like we were servicing it and then moving on to something else.”
Patrick couldn’t confirm whether the public will finally find out who is the father of Charmaine Roberts’ (Lauren Hammersley) long-pregnant twins, who were not fathered by bar owner Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson).
“How can you best use that big twist?” Smith thought.
“But then also do what the show does so well, which is carry multi-season mysteries and questions and keep the audience guessing. So I can’t say it will be in 5, nor can I say it won’t. But it’s definitely something I’d rather put off and not waste. Because it’s that good.’
Aside from the baby daddy drama, audiences could get a wedding next season, as Jack and nurse Melinda “Mel” Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge) got engaged during the fourth season.
The talented ensemble also includes Tim Matheson, Annette O’Toole, Jenny Cooper, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Lauren Hammersley, Grayson Gurnsey, Sarah Dugdale, Zibby Allen and Marco Grazzini, Mark Ghanimé and Kai Bradbury.
“Season six, here we go!” Colin Lawrence – who plays chef John ‘Preacher’ Middleton – was the first cast member to comment on the happy news amid the worrying WGA strike
The 52-year-old English-Canadian gushed: “Hey everyone, I just wanted to share some exciting news with you. I just got word we’ve been picked up for a season six. Do my happy dance! Do my happy dance! I want to thank you all for so much love. I’m going to bring great stories your way. Oh, I’m excited!’
Action! On Nov. 21, showrunner Patrick Sean Smith — who replaced Sue Tenney — officially wrapped production on the 12-episode fifth season of the small-screen film adaptation of Robyn Carr’s bestselling book series (pictured Sept. 14)
The Emmy-nominated producer told EW last July, “There were so many cliffhangers at the end of season four, we pick them all up” (pictured in October)
“How can you best use that big twist?” Patrick couldn’t confirm if the public will finally find out who is the father of Charmaine Roberts’ (Lauren Hammersley) long-pregnant twins, who were not fathered by bar owner Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson)
Baby Daddy drama aside! Audiences could get a wedding next season if Jack and nurse Melinda “Mel” Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge) got engaged during the fourth season
Global top 10 most streamed TV shows for 10 solid weeks! Virgin River managed to beat Stranger Things’ record (2.3 billion minutes) for the most-streamed show in its first three days of availability with an eye-watering 2.6 billion minutes
‘#wgastrong’: On May 9, Henderson (L) and O’Toole (R) joined the WGA strikers – including Emmy nominee Michael McKean (M) – who stormed Netflix’s Hollywood headquarters because there were cannot be written to the fifth season until an agreement is reached
Virgin River managed to beat Stranger Things’ record (2.3 billion minutes) for the most-streamed show in its first three days of availability with an eye-watering 2.6 billion minutes – according to Variety.
In fact, the fourth season of the romantic drama set in a small town in Northern California spent 10 weeks in the global top 10 most-streamed TV shows in over 70 countries.
On May 9, Henderson and O’Toole joined the WGA strikers – including Emmy nominee Michael McKean – protesting at Netflix’s Hollywood headquarters because the fifth season cannot be written until a deal is reached