The first debut on Netflix all the way in December 2019, Virgin River was silent to be one of Netflix’s sleep hit with fans all over the world enjoying a romantic drama starring Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, Colin Lawrence, and Jenny Cooper.
When was Virgin River renewed for season 5?
For those who are unconscious, Virgin River was given an order to update two seasons after season 3. That means we have known about the fifth season for some time now. While two seasons orders are not new, they are increasingly rare. It shows us that Virgin River continues to defeat all the internal metrics displayed by Netflix for the show.
How well is Virgin River season 4 performing on Netflix?
This event has become a big hit for Netflix even if it does not capture all the headlines. According to Netflix’s top 10 hours, this event has taken 333.92 million hours watched globally while in the top 10. Season 3 is shown for 6 weeks in the top 10 global after its release collects 225.12 million hours watched globally between July 4 and August 1521
| Week Period | Hours Viewed(M) | Rank | Week in Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 17th, 2022 to July 24th, 2022 | 105,440,000 | 1 | 1 |
| July 24th, 2022 to July 31st, 2022 | 87,940,000 (-17%) | 1 | 2 |
| July 31st, 2022 to August 7th, 2022 | 46,930,000 (-47%) | 3 | 3 |
Interestingly, the hourly data almost matches the profile of season 3’s debut in July 2021. That’s except for week 1, where season 4 has a few more days on the platform allowing for a greater first-week debut.
| Week | Season 3 | Season 4 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62,580,000 | 105,440,000 |
| 2 | 87,270,000 | 87,940,000 |
| 3 | 44,890,000 | 46,930,000 |
| 4 | 28,320,000 | – |
| 5 | 18,840,000 | – |
| 6 | 13,220,000 | – |
As we reported at the beginning of the year, shooting at Virgin River Season 5 will begin in March 2022. That is then postponed until July 2022, even though the date is subject to submission and indeed changed. The reason for the delay was unknown, but Alexandra Breckenridge wanted to shoot in the summer, saying that Vancouver was not fun to shoot in winter.
We can confirm that film making has begun in Vancouver, BC, Canada, on July 18, 2022, and is scheduled to last until November 10, 2022. The official Virgin River Series account on Instagram confirmed that production was taking place with the call zoom of a table that was read for the fifth season.
The table is read displays the following members (suggest they all register for the fifth season):
- Alexandra Breckenridge as Mel Monroe
- Martin Henderson as Jack Sheridan
- Annette O’Toole as Hope McCrea
- Tim Matheson as Dr. Vernon Mullins
- Benjamin Hollingsworth as Dan Brady
- Zibby Allen as Brie Sheridan
- Gwynyth Walsh as Jo Ellen
- Colin Lawrence as John ‘Preacher’ Middleton
- Sarah Dugdale as Lizzie
- Jenny Cooper as Joey Barnes
- Nicola Cavendish as Connie
- Chase Petriw as Christopher
- Kai Bradbury as Denny Cutler
- Mark Ghanime as Dr. Cameron Hayek
- Marco Grazzini as Mike Valenzuela
- Teryl Rothery as Muriel
- Steve Bacic as Vince
- Christina Jastrzembska as Lydie
- Trevor Lerner as Bert Gordon
- Lucia Walters as Julia
- Keith MacKechnie as Nick
- Emma Oliver as Young Mel