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"Virgin River": Netflix plans spin-off about Mel's parents

23/2/2024

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Netflix is expanding its hit series "Virgin River" with a prequel. The love story of Mel's parents Sarah and Everett will take centre stage. Showrunner Patrick Sean Smith will develop the spin-off.

Fans of the Netflix series "Virgin River" have reason to celebrate these days. Not only has production begun on the sixth season, which is expected to start in 2025. According to Deadline, the series is likely to be given a spin-off by the streaming provider. It is currently in the development phase. The prequel will focus on the love story of Sarah and Everett, the parents of Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge). You can watch the trailer for the original series here.

Everett Reid (John Allen Nelson) was revealed as Mel's biological father in the latest "Virgin River" Christmas special. Sarah has not yet been portrayed by an actress. The sixth season of the original series will already give an insight into the parents' past and show both of them in flashbacks at a young age. Casting for the actors who will appear as guest stars in the sixth season is already in full swing. If they are successful, they will also take on the main roles in the spin-off. It will therefore be some time before the possible prequel can be seen. "Virgin River" showrunner Patrick Sean Smith will write the scripts.

Mel's father in "Virgin River"

In a cliffhanger in the season five finale, Mel's sister Joey (Jenny Cooper) discovers love letters from a man to her mum. This revealed that Sarah, their mother, was having an affair with a man from Virgin River and that he is Mel's biological father. In the subsequent Christmas episodes of the series, Mel and Jack (Martin Henderson) set off in search of this mysterious person, who turned out to be Everett Reid. He initially wanted nothing to do with his daughter. At the end of the episode, however, he turned up on her doorstep and asked to be a part of her life in the future.