Netflix is extending its stay in Virgin River by quite a bit.
In addition to the upcoming eighth season, which does not yet have a premiere date, the streamer on Friday renewed the show for a 10-episode Season 9, making it the longest running original scripted series on Netflix. The news was met with excitement and gratitude by the drama’s leading stars.
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“I’m incredibly proud of our show and couldn’t be more thrilled to have the opportunity to continue into Season 9!” Alexandra Breckenridge, who plays Mel, said in a statement. “Everyone on our production works so hard to make the world of Virgin River come alive. It’s truly been a gift to be here.”
Added Martin Henderson: “It’s staggering to think we are still making Virgin River after all these years and I’m delighted to get to play the role of Jack for the ninth straight season! It means the world to me that fans connect with the work we do in such a profound and passionate way—we wouldn’t be here without them all so, THANK YOU….as long as you guys want it we’ll keep making it to the best of our ability!”
In addition to the big renewal announcement, Netflix also released a first look at next season, which will pick up with a four-month time-jump, showrunner Patrick Sean Smith previously told Soaps.com. “A lot of our characters are entering this fresh, new chapter in their lives and their relationships,” he shared. At the same time, “being haunted by your past, a little bit like when you think something’s behind you and it follows you, is a big [theme] for the [next] season,” as is the idea of sacrifice.
Virgin River S8. (L to R) Martin Henderson as Jack Sheridan and Alexandra Breckenridge as Melinda Monroe in Episode #801 of Virgin River S8. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026
For Mel and Jack, becoming parents to a baby with a congenital heart defect “will shape their perspective on everything in life,” Smith said, adding that the intensity of what they went through in the Season 7 finale with their son is not “something that you bounce back from easily.”
During our Q&A, Smith also teased Brady’s fate after his motorcycle accident, the return of Austin Nichols as Mel’s ex-boyfriend and the arrival of several new characters.
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