Fans of Netflix’s romantic drama “Virgin River” were left with yet another cliffhanger after the second part of season five — consisting of two holiday-themed episodes — premiered on November 30.
The holiday episodes primarily focus on the mystery surrounding Mel’s (Alexandra Breckenridge) biological father Everett (John Allen Nelson), and ends with Everett announcing to Mel that he has something “important” to tell her. The episode concludes before viewers can hear what Everett has to say.
When will ‘Virgin River’ season 6 premiere?
“Virgin River” was renewed for season six in May, well before the season five premiere. No release date has been set yet.
In an interview with Deadline, published shortly after the second half of season five premiered in November 2023, showrunner Patrick Sean Smith revealed that the writers had made good progress on the sixth season before the Writer’s Guild of America strike was called in early May 2023. (The WGA strike ended in late September 2023.)
“We were halfway through when we broke for the strike. So coming back to it, we’re finishing the second half,” he told Deadline.
“But also, we have the privilege of getting some audience reactions to season five. So we’re able to go back into the first half and do a little bit of course correcting. Not an overhaul at all, but it’s just nice to know what resonated for the fans and what did what,” Smith added.
Smith also told Deadline production on the sixth season was expected to start in the first half of 2024.
