After several onscreen surprises — including a shocking cast exit — Virgin River is finally coming back for season 7.
Netflix announced that new episodes will be released on March 12, 2026, with a first look at Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack (Martin Henderson) following their wedding. The sneak peek comes after season 6 ended with an offscreen departure, love triangle complications and several open-ended story lines.
Based on Robyn Carr’s book series, Virgin River follows the lives of residents living in a small town in Northern California, including Mel and Jack. The hit series, which premiered in 2019, also stars Colin Lawrence, Annette O’Toole, Tim Matheson, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Sarah Dugdale, Zibby Allen, Marco Grazzini, Mark Ghanimé and Kai Bradbury.
After many ups and downs — including a miscarriage in season 5 — Jack and Mel finally ended season 6 as husband and wife. Despite their past obstacles, showrunner Patrick Sean Smith exclusively told Us Weekly why fans shouldn’t be worried about the fan-favorite couple’s next chapter.
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“We will continue to see Mel and Jack move down their path towards parenthood,” Smith explained to Us in December 2024. “We get to live in the newlywed bliss that they have and the challenges that come with that as a new married couple.”
He added: “I think that with the pace at which we’re moving comfortably gives us a lot of opportunity to just keep telling more and more stories for as many seasons to come as possible.”
Elsewhere in the finale, exes Brie (Allen) and Brady (Hollingsworth) slept together. They didn’t get their happily ever after — yet — because after Brie told her boyfriend, Mike (Grazzini), about her affair with Brady, he chose to propose.
“From day 1, it’s been an uphill battle for them,” Hollingsworth, 41, told Us in November 2025 of the embattled pair. “But I think that that’s what makes them so inspiring and what makes them a couple that people are rooting for.”
Hollingsworth praised Virgin River for making the romance feel realistic.