How many episodes are in each season of Virgin River?

Virgin River
How many episodes are in each season of Virgin River?
GenreRomantic drama
Based onVirgin River novels
by Robyn Carr
Developed bySue Tenney
Starring

  • Alexandra Breckenridge
  • Martin Henderson
  • Colin Lawrence
  • Jenny Cooper
  • Lauren Hammersley
  • Annette O'Toole
  • Tim Matheson
  • Benjamin Hollingsworth
  • Grayson Gurnsey
  • Sarah Dugdale
  • Zibby Allen
  • Marco Grazzini
  • Mark Ghanimé
  • Kai Bradbury

Music byJeff Garber
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes42 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers

  • Robyn Carr
  • Christopher E. Perry
  • Sue Tenney
  • Roma Roth
  • Jocelyn Freid
  • Amy Palmer Robertson

Producers

  • Ian Hay
  • Sally Dixon

Cinematography

  • David Pelletier
  • David J. Frazee
  • Toby Gorman

Editors

  • Daria Ellerman
  • Nicole Ratcliffe
  • Lara Mazur
  • Kirk Hay
  • Adina Moore

Running time40–48 minutes
Release
Original networkNetflix
Original releaseDecember 6, 2019 –
present

Virgin River is an American romantic drama streaming television series, produced by Reel World Management, filmed in British Columbia, Canada, and based on the Virgin River novels by Robyn Carr. The first season premiered on Netflix on December 6, 2019.[1] In September 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth and fifth season.[2] The fourth season was released on July 20, 2022.[3]

Premise[edit]

Virgin River follows Melinda "Mel" Monroe, who answers an ad to work as a midwife and nurse practitioner in the remote Northern California town of Virgin River, thinking it will be the perfect place to start fresh and leave her painful memories behind. But she soon discovers that small-town living isn't quite as simple as she expected.[4]

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

  • Alexandra Breckenridge as Melinda "Mel" Monroe, a nurse practitioner and midwife who recently moved to Virgin River from Los Angeles
  • Martin Henderson as Jack Sheridan, a local bar owner and former U.S. Marine, who suffers from PTSD
  • Colin Lawrence as John "Preacher" Middleton, a close Marine friend of Jack, who works as the chef at Jack's Bar
  • Jenny Cooper as Joey Barnes (season 1; recurring season 2–present), Mel's older sister who lives in Los Angeles
  • Lauren Hammersley as Charmaine Roberts, Jack's friend with benefits
  • Annette O'Toole as Hope McCrea, the mayor of Virgin River
  • Tim Matheson as Vernon "Doc" Mullins, the local physician
  • Benjamin Hollingsworth as Dan Brady (season 2–present;[5] "also starring", season 1), a fellow younger veteran who served in the Marines with Jack and is struggling to readjust to civilian life
  • Grayson Gurnsey as Ricky (season 2–4;[6] recurring season 1), a young man who works at Jack's Bar and wants to join the Marines as soon as he graduates from high school
  • Sarah Dugdale as Lizzie (season 2–present),[6] Connie's troublemaking niece from Los Angeles
  • Zibby Allen as Brie Sheridan (season 3–present),[7] Jack's sister
  • Marco Grazzini as Mike Valenzuela (season 3–present; recurring season 2), a Marine friend of Jack's who works as a police detective
  • Mark Ghanimé as Dr. Cameron Hayek (season 4–present),[8] the new doctor at Doc's clinic
  • Kai Bradbury as Denny Cutler (season 4–present;[8] guest season 3), Doc's grandson

Recurring[edit]

  • Daniel Gillies as Mark Monroe (seasons 1, 3; guest seasons 2, 4), Mel's late husband who is shown in flashbacks
  • Lexa Doig as Paige Lassiter (seasons 1, 4; guest season 2), the owner of a bakery truck named "Paige's Bakeaway"
  • Chase Petriw as Christopher Lassiter, Paige's son
  • Lynda Boyd as Lilly (seasons 1–3; guest season 4), a friend of Connie and Hope
  • Nicola Cavendish as Connie, one of Hope's friends who runs the town's general store and a member of Virgin River's knitting circle
  • Ian Tracey as Jimmy (seasons 1-2; guest seasons 3–4), Calvin's right-hand man
  • David Cubitt as Calvin (seasons 1-2, 4; guest season 3), the man who runs the illegal pot farm on the other side of Virgin River
  • Teryl Rothery as Muriel, an actress and a rival of Hope's and a member of Virgin River's knitting circle
  • Gwynyth Walsh as Jo Ellen, a member of Virgin River's knitting circle who puts Mel up while her cabin is renovated
  • Steve Bacic as Wes and Vince (season 2; guest seasons 3-4), Wes is Paige's estranged and abusive husband and Vince is his identical twin
  • Carmel Amit as Jamie (season 2), a woman who was visiting Virgin River
  • Chad Rook as Spencer (season 3; guest season 1)
  • Patrick Sabongui as Todd Masry (season 3)
  • Lucia Walters as Julia (seasons 3-4)
  • Stacey Farber as Tara Anderson (seasons 3–present),[7] Lilly's daughter
  • Barbara Pollard as Melissa Montgomery (season 4)
  • Kandyse McClure (season 5)[9]

Episodes[edit]

Series overview[edit]

Season 1 (2019)[edit]

Season 2 (2020)[edit]

Season 3 (2021)[edit]

Season 4 (2022)[edit]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

On September 27, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. The series was based on the Virgin River book series by Robyn Carr with executive producers: Sue Tenney, Roma Roth, and Chris Perry. Tenney was also set to serve as the series' showrunner with Reel World Management acting as the Production company involved in the series.[4] On December 20, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a 10-episode second season.[10] On December 18, 2020, Netflix renewed the series for a 10-episode third season.[7] On September 20, 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a 12-episode fourth and fifth season.[2]

Casting[edit]

On December 19, 2018, it was reported that Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, Tim Matheson, and Annette O'Toole had been cast in series regular roles. Additionally, it was further reported that Jenny Cooper, David Cubitt, Lexa Doig, Daniel Gillies, Lauren Hammersley, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Colin Lawrence, Trevor Lerner, and Ian Tracey had joined the cast in an undisclosed capacity.[11] On May 29, 2020, Sarah Dugdale joined the second season as a series regular while Grayson Gurnsey has been promoted as a series regular for the second season.[6] On June 11, 2020, Benjamin Hollingsworth was promoted to a series regular for the second season.[5] Upon the third season renewal announcement, Zibby Allen was cast a new series regular and Stacey Farber was cast in a recurring role.[7] On October 25, 2021, Mark Ghanimé and Kai Bradbury joined cast as new series regulars for the fourth season.[8]

Filming[edit]

Principal photography for the series' first season commenced on December 3, 2018, in Vancouver, British Columbia and ended on March 26, 2019.[12] The series was also filmed on location in Snug Cove, New Westminster, Squamish, Agassiz, and Port Coquitlam, British Columbia.[13] Filming for the second season began on September 9, 2019 and ended on December 17, 2019.[14] Filming for the fourth season ended on December 7, 2021.[15] Filming for the fifth season began on July 18 and is scheduled to conclude on November 10, 2022. Patrick Sean Smith replaces Sue Tenney as showrunner.[16]

The community of Virgin River is actually Snug Cove, Bowen Island "with establishing shots including the local library, main streets and Artisan Lane", according to one report. The Watershed Grill, in Brackendale, British Columbia[17] stands in for Jack's Grill; some of the scenes involving Melinda and Jack were filmed in Squamish, near the river. The waterfalls in the show is in the Shannon Falls Provincial Park. Some scenes were filmed in Burnaby at Fraser Foreshore Park and at Port Coquitlam, both near Vancouver.[18] The cabin in the series is the caretaker’s house in Murdo Frazer Park, in North Vancouver; this site has been used by other productions as well.[19] Doc Mullins' practice is a Victorian home in New Westminster.[20]

Release[edit]

The first season premiered on December 6, 2019.[1] The second season premiered on November 27, 2020.[21] The third season was released on July 9, 2021.[22] The fourth season premiered on July 20, 2022.[3]

Reception[edit]

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds an approval rating of 90% with an average rating of 6.30/10, based on 10 critic ratings. The website's critics consensus reads, "Gentle as a babbling brook—and just as exciting, for better or worse—Virgin River's sophomore season offers up more of the comfort viewing that fans have come to crave."[23] On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has an approval rating of 63% with an average rating of 6/10, based on 8 critic ratings.[24] The fourth season holds a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10.[25]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b Swift, Andy (September 20, 2021). "Virgin River Renewed for 2 More Seasons at Netflix". TVLine. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Moore, Kasey (May 10, 2022). "'Virgin River' Season 4: Netflix Release Date & What We Know So Far". What's on Netflix. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Petski, Denise (September 27, 2018). "Netflix Orders Romance Drama Series 'Virgin River' & 'Sweet Magnolias' Based On Novels". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
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  8. ^ a b c Petski, Denise (October 25, 2021). "'Virgin River': Mark Ghanimé & Kai Bradbury Join Season 4 As New Series Regulars". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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How many episodes are there in season 4 of Virgin River?

12

How many episodes are there in each series of Virgin River?

Although most seasons of Virgin River only consist of 10 episodes, Netflix has decided to make season 4 the show's biggest season yet with an expanded season.

How many episodes are in Virgin River season 5?

There Will Be 12 Episodes In Virgin River Season 5 When asked about how good it is to have the slightly longer seasons, showrunner Patrick Sean Smith told Glamour: You could feel that [we had more time] a little bit in season four, having those two extra episodes compared to just the 10.

How many episodes of season 3 Virgin River will there be?

Luckily for viewers, any question of Jack's future is resolved in the first few minutes of season three, but so many more questions arise during the dramatic 10 episodes.