Netflix has renewed Virgin River for a ninth season, making the small-town drama its longest-running original scripted series by number of seasons. The streamer announced the renewal on Friday, November 13, months before season 8 has even aired.
Season 9 will run for 10 one-hour episodes, taking the show to 94 episodes in total. Season 8, which wrapped filming in August, is set to premiere in 2027, and Netflix has not yet set a date for the ninth season.
Alongside the renewal, Netflix said the series has passed half a billion views across its first seven seasons. The show has spent 28 weeks in the streamer’s Global Top 10 and reached the Top 10 in more than 80 countries.
Showrunner Patrick Sean Smith will return as showrunner and executive producer for the new season. The series, based on Robyn Carr’s bestselling novels, stars Alexandra Breckenridge as nurse practitioner Mel Monroe and Martin Henderson as bar owner Jack Sheridan.
Season 9 moves Virgin River past the eight-season mark reached by Elite and the animated comedy Big Mouth. By episode count it ties Grace and Frankie, which ran for 94 episodes over seven seasons.
Source: The Wrap
