The first season premiered on Netflix on December 6, Virgin River follows Melinda "Mel" Monroe, who answers an ad to work as a midwife and nurse practitioner in the remote Northern California town of Virgin River, thinking it will be the perfect place to start fresh and leave her painful memories behind.
But she soon discovers that small-town living is not quite as simple as she expected. On September 27, , it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. Tenney was also set to serve as the series' showrunner with Reel World Management acting as the Production company involved in the series.
It was also reported to be Netflix's longest-running English-language drama series and longest-running current original scripted series. The community of Virgin River is actually Snug Cove, Bowen Island "with establishing shots including the local library, main streets and Artisan Lane", according to one report.
The waterfalls in the show is in the Shannon Falls Provincial Park. The first season premiered on December 6, The website's critics consensus reads, "Gentle as a babbling brook—and just as exciting, for better or worse— Virgin River ' s sophomore season offers up more of the comfort viewing that fans have come to crave.
On February 22, , it was announced that a prequel about Mel's parents Sarah and Everett is in development. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history.
