In addition to Mel’s dad drama, other plot points in the second half of “Virgin River”

season five include Lizzie’s (Sarah Dugdale) pregnancy, Preacher (Colin Lawrence)

and Kaia’s (Kandyse McClure) steamy romance, Brady’s (Benjamin Hollingsworth)

mysterious new girlfriend Lark (Elise Gatien), and more. Charmaine (Lauren Hammersley) also finally gives birth to her twins, after being pregnant for numerous seasons.

Smith and Breckenridge confirmed that season six will feature Mel and Jack (Martin Henderson) — and possibly their wedding — in their interviews with Deadline.

Smith teased what fans could expect from the coming season in his November 2023 interview with Deadline. Per Smith, Mel’s relationship with her newfound biological father, as well as her surrogate father Doc (Tim Matheson), will be one of the show’s focuses in season six, which implies that Nelson and Matheson are both returning.

The showrunner also teased updates on Lizzie and Denny (Kai Bradbury), Lark and Brady, and Preacher and Kaia in the next season, and said that the age gap between Cameron (Mark Ghanime) and Muriel (Teryl Rothery) would be further explored in season six as well.

In addition, Smith hinted that fans could expect to see more of Brie (Zibby Allen), Mike (Marco Grazzini), Calvin (David Cubitt), and Jimmy (Ian Tracey) in future episodes.

Elsewhere in the interview, Smith revealed that season six would feature another time jump from the holidays, where season five left off.

Will there be a ‘Virgin River’ season 7?

Netflix hasn’t officially confirmed a seventh season, but Smith emphasized that the show isn’t ending anytime soon as far as he’s aware.

“There’s no plans of wrapping anything up,” Smith told Deadline. “I think, as long as these characters are living, there are always going to be stories to tell, and that’s an incredible opportunity for any showrunner.”