Meet Virgin River duo Alexandra Breckinridge and Zibby Allen at Fan Expo Vancouver on February 19th, ahead of the start of season 6 production on February 22nd (Updated). Fan Expo Vancouver tickets here.
One of Netflix’s biggest shows ,popular romance Virgin River follows Melinda “Mel” Monroe (Alexandra Breckenridge), a nurse and midwife who moves to the small California town from Los Angeles after her husband Mark dies. There she falls for restaurant/bar owner and former marine Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson) and becomes friends with his lawyer sister Brie (Zibby Allen).
Where did we leave Mel, Jack and Brie at the end of season 5?
Season 5 started with Mel and Jack in a good place — engaged and expecting a baby. But after helping the town fight a wildfire, .Mel suffered a miscarriage. It took time to recover but by the end of the season Mel and Jack are back in a good place and planning to build a new home on the ashes of Lily’s farm. They spent Christmas looking for and finding her biological father Everett Reid (John Allen Nelson ).
Meanwhile, Jack’s sister Brie (Zibby Allen) broke off with Brady (Benjamin Hollingsworth) because she thought he was still involved with the Virgin River drug trade and connected with policeman Mike (Marco Grazzini) when she was in court in Sacramento testifying against the former co-worker who assaulted her.
The new season will be the sixtth that Virgin River has filmed in British Columbia — from Squamish to Vancouver to the Fraser Valley.
Virgin River Season 6:
Episodes: 10.
Working title: Sea to Sea.
BC filming dates: February 21 2024 – May 30 2024.
Series developed by Sue Tenney.
Showrunner: Patrick Sean Smith.
Cast:: Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, Tim Matheson, Annette O’Toole, Colin Lawrence, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Zibby Allen, Sarah Dugdale, Marco Grazzini, Mark Ghanime ,Lauren Hammersley, Kai Bradbury, Kandyse McClure.
Others: Teryl Rothery, Nicola Cavendish, Gwynyth Walsh, Christina Jastrzembska, Jenny Cooper, Lucia Walters, Steve Bacic, Libby Osler, Keith MacKechnie, Barbara Pollard, Trevor Lerner, Ellie Harvie, Darcy Laurie, Sandy Robson, Lexa Doig, Chase Petriw, Emma Oliver, Michelle Addison, Miranda Edwards, David Cubitt, Dan Payne, Tom Butler, Gabrielle Rose, John Allen Nelson.
Regular BC filming locations:
Jack’s Bar is played by The Watershed Grill in Brackendale near Squamish, with interiors filmed in studio.
Mel’s cabin is played by the 70-year-old McCrea cabin in North Vancouver’s Murdo Frazer Park, with interiors filmed in studio.
Mel and Jack plan to build a new home on Lilly’s farm in season 6. Will there be a new regular set?
Vernon’s Clinc is played by a 134-year-old Queen Anne house at 122 First Street in New Westminster, with interiors filmed in studio.
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos visited the clinic set in studio in the Fall of 2022.
