Despite the lack of a trailer, plenty of subscribers have already tuned in to watch Virgin River. It's no surprise the series has resonated well with subscribers, as small-town dramas are always very popular amongst audiences. It's taken time, but Netflix is finally investing in the Hallmark-Esque dramas, and Virgin River is the perfect series to test the waters.
Virgin River is a Netflix Original romantic-drama series based on the novels of the same name by author Robyn Carr. Production of the series has been handled by Sea To Sky Productions ULC., with all of the filming taking place in Canada.
For those worried about the future of the show, there's no need to be! As we reported earlier in the year, season 3 has already been renewed and is due to start production later this year (or whenever filming can get underway again due to COVID restrictions.)
Official Netflix Renewal Status: Officially renewed (Last Updated: 09/12/2019)Has Netflix renewed Virgin River for a second season?
Not only has Virgin River been renewed but filming for the second season started on September 9th, 2019, and concluded filming on December 17th, 2019. The filming dates were actually done shortly after the first season released. Our guess is that the second season will be set during Christmas given the filming schedule but for now, that's just speculation.
Once again, filming took place in Vancouver in Canada despite being set in rural California.
The author behind the series, Robyn Carr, spoke to the Washington Post and said: "It's so exciting to be a part of the romance genre movement taking place in Hollywood" adding "I've been telling my readers to think of it as a brand new 'Virgin River' adventure with your favorite characters.".
We knew roughly a month before the official renewal came from Netflix's See What's Next account which saw stars from the show express their excitement for another season. This is despite the fact that filming had probably already wrapped on season 2!
#VirginRiver has been renewed for a second season and the cast - not to mention Martin's dog - is very excited about it! pic.twitter.com/BI7ieZ4Kxd
- Netflix Queue (@netflixqueue) December 20, 2019
When will season 2 of Virgin River be on Netflix?
We currently believe the series will be released on Netflix towards the end of the year. Fans have been teased all year long with a broad 2020 release date and it was once again missing from the September 2020 release schedule.
Sadly, the official Instagram for the series also doesn't give clues outside of a broad 2020 release. A few have speculated about a December 2020 release date which could make sense if the series has Christmas episodes or themes but the official social account hasn't slipped any release date as of yet although we have seen December 4th suggested multiple times.
Throughout the year we got a few new snippets of information including some new behind-the-scenes pictures.
Virgin River season 2 cast members
Most of the main cast have either confirmed or been confirmed to return for season 2.
- Martin Henderson
- Alexandra Breckenridge
- Jenny Cooper
- Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey
- Benjamin Hollingsworth
- Colin Lawrence
That includes:
Now, let's move onto the new faces who will appear in Virgin River season 2.
- Carmel Amit will play the role of Jamie
- Keith MacKechnie as Nick
- Donald Heng as George
- Steve Bacic as Wes
- Lane Edwards as Sheriff Duncan
- Thomas Nicholson as Leo Cavanagh
Back in early 2020, we learned about a load of new faces that will be starring in season 2 of Virgin River. These include:
A few cast announcements for season 2 of #VirginRiver:
Carmel Amit will play the role of Jamie
Keith MacKechnie as Nick
Donald Heng as George
Steve Bacic as Wes
Lane Edwards as Sheriff Duncan
Thomas Nicholson as Leo Cavangh pic.twitter.com/8OwgQYv0vf- What's on Netflix (@whatonnetflix) February 28, 2020
In March 2020, we got word that Marco Grazzini will play the role of Mike in season 2 - accompanying an Instagram post, the official account said the following: "Season 2... Mike Valenzuela bringing "hotness" to Virgin River!"
In May 2020, we got word that Canadian actress Melinda Dahl who has featured in series such as House has joined the cast. She'll be playing the role of Staci who is Mel's sister-in-law.
New cast announcement for #VirginRiver season 2!
Melinda Dahl will play the role of Staci who is Mel's sister-in-law. pic.twitter.com/BPy8NQK5vQ
- What's on Netflix (@whatonnetflix) May 5, 2020
In late May 2020, we got word from a report via Deadline that Sarah Dugdale had joined the cast. She's recently appeared in In the Shadow of the Moon on Netflix but is also known for appearing in The CW's Arrow and R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour.
Grayson Gurnsey has also been upped to series regular for season 2 and in mid-June 2020 we also learned that Ben Hollingsworth had also been upped to season regular.
- Cecilly Day as Beverly
- Jana Benoit as Sally
- Mike Kovac as Jeff
- Marilyn Norry as Bea
- David Santana as Mr. Hamilton
We've also learned of some of the smaller cast members for season 2 including:
- Season 2 is set to consist of 10 episodes as per the previous season.
- Andy Mikita is confirmed to be directing episodes 1 and 2 of the second season.
- Robyn Carr, who is the author behind Virgin River, will soon be publishing a new book by the name of Sunrise on Half Moon Bay. In addition, another of Robyn's books was recently optioned for TV in the form of the Sullivan's Crossing book series.
- The next chapter in the Virgin River novel series is set to release in October 2020 It's called Return to Virgin River and will release in shops from October 13th, 2020.
- In late March 2020, we got more footage via Instagram from behind-the-scenes.
Everything else we know about season 2 of Virgin River
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