popular romantic drama Virgin River is back with an all-new season, continuing the story of Mel and Jack. The new season, which will pick up two hours after the end of the Season 6 finale at Mel (Breckenridge) and Jack's (Henderson) wedding, and the makers have finally announced the release date today, leaving fans excited. The streamer released the first look of the upcoming season after the duo finally got married in the season six finale, after getting engaged in season four. The finale also teased one of Mel’s pregnant patients, hoping to place her baby with Mel and Jack after her adoptive couple pulls out.
Virgin River 7 to release on THIS date
The upcoming seventh season — which releases all episodes on Netflix March 12 — sees the couple ready to start the next chapter of their lives married and welcoming a baby. The logline of the show shares that newly married couple, Mel and Jack will pursue their dream of adopting a baby. On the other hand, old loves will smolder and new threats challenge Virgin River in the new season.
Joining Breckenridge and Henderson are two new cast members for the upcoming seventh season. The Vampire Diaries fame actor Sara Canning and Riverdale actor Cody Kearsley are set to join the cast of Virgin River in recurring roles. Canadian actors Canning and Kearsley will play characters related to an existing and new storyline, respectively, on the series based on Robyn Carr's novels about the tight-knit community in the remote California town of Virgin River, as per the outlet.
More about Virgin River
Virgin River is a romance story centered on nurse practitioner Melinda Monroe’s (Alexandra Breckenridge) move to the remote California town of Virgin River. Yearning for a fresh start, Monroe discovered that small-town living isn’t quite as simple as she expected and that she had to learn to heal herself before she could truly make Virgin River her home.
The series is based on the New York Times bestseller and beloved Harlequin book series written by author Robyn Carr. The Virgin River collection features more than 20 books, and together they have sold more than 13 million copies. Earlier, on the storyline of the seventh season, Patrick Sean Smith confirmed to Deadline that the fight for Virgin River's clinic will form a major crux in the upcoming season. Virgin River's returning main cast includes Breckenridge, Henderson, Tim Matheson, Annette O'Toole, Colin Lawrence, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Allen, Sarah Dugdale, Grazzini, Kai Bradbury and Kandyse McClure.