Virgin River
Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 10/10Small townA tight community where everyone knows everyone.This show: 9/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 9/10CozyGentle, low-stakes comfort you can safely relax into.This show: 8/10SentimentalOpenly emotional storytelling that reaches straight for the heartstrings.This show: 8/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 8/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 8/10Warm glowQuiet happiness, the TV equivalent of a hug.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Alexandra BreckenridgeMartin HendersonColin LawrenceTim MathesonBenjamin HollingsworthAnnette O'Toole
Written by
Sue Tenney
Starring
Alexandra BreckenridgeMartin HendersonColin LawrenceTim MathesonBenjamin HollingsworthAnnette O'Toole
Written by
Sue Tenney
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Virgin River Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | ||
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| S1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | |||
| S2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.1 | |||
| S3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.1 | |||
| S4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | |
| S5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 | |
| S6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.9 | |||
| S7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.2 | |||
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About
"Cozy small-town romance built for easy binging"
A big-city nurse practitioner leaves her old life behind for a fresh start in a tiny Northern California town, taking a job that comes with more small-town secrets and slow-burn romance than she expected. The show is unhurried comfort viewing: gentle pacing, scenic mountain backdrops, and a will-they-won't-they at its center that stretches across seasons. It leans soapy, with recurring town crises and melodrama layered on top of the central romance, but it's warm rather than dark, built for easy binge-watching rather than tension or surprise.
Watch it for
the slow-burn central romance and its warm, low-stakes small-town comfort-viewing atmosphere.
Maybe skip if
you dislike soapy melodrama or need tighter plotting instead of long, drawn-out romantic arcs.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12019
7.79K107h 17m
Seeking a fresh start, a nurse practitioner moves to a remote Northern California town and finds that small-town life holds more surprises—and complications—than she expected.
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Season 22020
7.66K107h 19m
Engagement. Babies. Heartbreak. Murder. For a small town, Virgin River has its fair share of drama — and Mel Monroe is often in the middle of it.
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Season 32021
7.35K107h 25m
Mel and her loved ones in Virgin River support each other while facing all sorts of troubles: death, a fire, custody arguments, breakups and more.
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Season 42022
7.55K12
Mel navigates her new reality, Jack's past threatens his future, and new faces arrive — and stir things up — in Virgin River.
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Season 52023
7.75K12
Mel adjusts to a different pace of life, Jack works to grow his business, and the town faces new threats as secrets begin to surface in Virgin River.
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Season 62024
7.53K10
New beginnings, uncovered secrets and second thoughts. As Mel and Jack prepare for the wedding, they learn more about each other — and their loved ones.
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Season 72026
7.52K10
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Season 8
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Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Alexandra Breckenridge Melinda Monroe
Martin Henderson Jack Sheridan
Colin Lawrence John 'Preacher' Middleton
Tim Matheson Dr. Vernon Mullins
Benjamin Hollingsworth Dan Brady
Annette O'Toole Hope McCrea
Sarah Dugdale Lizzie
Teryl Rothery Muriel Saint Claire
Marco Grazzini Mike Valenzuela
Zibby Allen Brie Sheridan
Crew
Sue Tenney
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