"Virgin River" Has Officially Been Renewed for Season 3
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The second season of Netflix's Virgin River ends with quite a shocking cliffhanger—Jack (Martin Henderson) better be okay!
The show, based on the novels of Robyn Carr, has been renewed for a season three.
Here's what star Alexandra Breckenridge hopes happens in the third season of Virgin River.
Warning: This post contains spoilers for the second season of Virgin River.
Virgin River's Alexandra Breckenridge felt for her character, Mel Monroe, in the final moments of the Netflix show's second season. "She can't catch a break," Breckenridge tells OprahMag.com, half-laughing.
Breckenridge has thoughts about future storylines of Virgin River, which has officially been renewed for a third season. Most pressingly? She hopes Jack, Mel's former Marine-turned-bartender boyfriend, recovers from the bullet wound that Mel finds when she discovers him bleeding out behind the bar. After two seasons of build-up, Mel and Jack finally got together—only for this to happen.
"I hope there's a Jack, if they bring [Virgin River] back for season three. 'Cause if not, I think Mel would probably fall apart. I think would just cease to exist. Spontaneously combust and float away into little pieces," Breckenridge says.
Mel has already endured a string of tragedies. Not a year prior, Mel's husband, Mark, died in a car accident. Her baby was born stillborn, and she learned she could not have children. And her mother died when she was 11. As she tells Jack, Mel is terrified to love again, because it could mean loss. Essentially, the season 3 cliffhanger is her worst nightmare.
Here's what we know about season 3 of Virgin River, and what we hope happens.
Virgin River has been renewed for a 10-episode third season, but there's no saying when it will premiere.
Throw your calendars up in the air, because we know nothing about the future of our favorite TV shows—timing-wise, at least. As the fall 2020 TV schedule shows, the coronavirus pandemic has led to widespread production delays and interruptions.
Virgin River is filmed in Vancouver and select areas in British Columbia. Though filming resumed in Vancouver in August 2020, some productions were temporarily shut down in October due to the virus. Expect some stops and starts.
The same cast will return, in addition to some new faces.
Aside from Mel and Jack, the rest of the Virgin River regulars will return to carry out their storylines. Doc (Tim Matheson) and Virgin River's mayor, Hope (Annette O'Toole) are in the midst of planning their second wedding. Charmaine (Lauren Hammersley) is living in the house Jack bought her, and is on the brink of giving birth to twins. Preacher (Colin Lawrence) has dreams of culinary fame.
Season 2's new additions, who included star-crossed lovers Lizzie (Sarah Dugdale) and Ricky (Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey) lead us to believe that season 3 will introduce new cast members too, like Jack and Charmaine's babies.
Plus, Zibby Allen (Grey’s Anatomy) will become a new regular on the show, playing Jack's sister, Brie who Deadline describes as a "ballsy" lawyer.
And, Stacey Farber (Diggstown) will join as Lilly’s daughter.
Breckenridge hopes Jack and Mel's story ends happily.
Part of the fun of Virgin River is in the build-up. Breckenridge and Henderson know how to prolong anticipation—and their first kisses, in both seasons, are nothing short of electric (and rewind-worthy). Now that Jack and Mel have gotten together at last, Breckenridge hopes they stay together.
"I hope their relationship continues. I'm sure it would be difficult given Charmaine is having his babies, but yeah—I hope they get married and have babies of their own some day," she says. We do, too!
Doc's mysterious diagnosis will be revealed in season 3.
Just when everything seems to come together, it all falls apart—including Doc and Hope's reconciliation. In the last moments of the finale, Doc, looking concerned, attempts to tell Hope about his visit to the doctor's office. His news is interrupted by a surprise engagement party. We'll have to wait until season 3 to find out what he has to say.
For now, catch up with Robyn Carr's Virgin River novels.
Virgin River is based on Robyn Carr's popular 20-book Virgin River series. While featuring the same setting and characters, though, the plot-lines deviate enough for the books to contain surprises.
For that reason, Breckenridge hasn't actually read the novels. Showrunner Sue Tenney recommended she not read them, so she wouldn't confuse herself with alternate realities for Mel. "My family members have been reading the books and they're like, Gosh, the first season, isn't really the same!" Breckenridge says.
A few key differences between the books and Netflix show? Mel was never able to get pregnant with Mark in the books, compared to the stillbirth she has in the series. Most strikingly, Charmaine doesn't have Jack's twins. Essentially, you won't find season 3 spoilers in the novels, but you will get to spend more time in Virgin River—and who would say no to that?
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