Get a first look at Mel’s mom and dad in the new season’s flashbacks. There’s a lot for

Virgin River fans to mull over until Season 6 of the Netflix series debuts, starting with a promise

from showrunner Patrick Sean Smith that “the journey for Mel and Jack as a couple will always be

to having that family that they dream of and that we dream for them.”

Mel is the series heroine, nurse practitioner-midwife Melinda “Mel” Munroe (Alexandra Breckenridge), and Jack is her loving-but-troubled guy Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson), who owns the local bar/restaurant. Both of these Virgin River residents have experienced deep loss in their lives and personify the show’s themes of moving forward and seizing second chances.

After an emotional 10 episodes and two additional “cozy” holiday episodes meant to be a Christmas present to the fans after a pretty intense Season 5, it’s time for us to take a closer look at what to expect from Virgin River Season 6.

What is the Virgin River Season 6 release date?

We won’t have to wait long! Season 6 of Virgin River will hit Netflix with all 10 episodes on Thursday, Dec. 19.

Deadline reported the show started filming in Vancouver in late February 2024 and on May 15 Henderson teased on Instagram that the cast was close to wrapping.

“Back in the studio making all things Virgin River,” he wrote in a post. “Just spiffy.”

In the snapshot, Henderson appeared to be wearing a pair of headphones as he stood in front of a microphone to presumably finish any last-minute additional dialogue recordings.

“We are close to wrapping up Season 6,” he told his followers with a screen showing him and co-star Alexandra Breckenridge in the background.

The post—set to the tune of Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day”—also gave fans some insight about what to expect in Season 6, as Henderson further teased, “What a ride this one has been. Excited for everyone to see it.”

Who is in the Virgin River Season 6 cast?
There are at least two new cast members in Virgin River Season 6. Callum Kerr (Monarch) and Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day) are playing Mel’s biological father, Everett, and late mother, Sarah, in flashback scenes.

We met present-day Everett, played by John Allen Nelson, in the Christmas special. Now Sarah will enter the stage in a meaningful way for the first time.