Virgin River Season 5 Updates: Sue Tenney developed the American romantic TV Series ‘Virgin River which is based on the same-named novels written by Robyn Carr. The series centers around a young woman named Melinda Monroe who is also referred to as Mel.
She moves to Virgin River, a fictional remote town in Northern California after answering an advertisement for work where she is supposed to work as a midwife cum nurse practitioner.
Melinda assumes the small quiet town to be a suitable place for her to start anew leaving behind her painful past. But she eventually realizes that living in a small town is not as easy as she thought it would be. But she is determined to make the Virgin River ger true home and she must treat her wounds for that.
The character of Melinda Monroe is portrayed by Alexandra Breckenridge. The series premiered on December 6, 2019, and in September of 2021, the series got renewed for not only a fourth season but a fifth season too.
Now that the filming of the fourth season is wrapped up, we can expect to stream that series any time on Netflix though it is not likely that it will release in April. But we know this much that whenever season 4 hits the streaming media, season 5 will follow it closely.
So, if you like ‘Virgin River’ there are some more shows out that you may watch before streaming the upcoming fifth season of the series.
Must Watch Series Like Virgin River Season 5
The Resident-
Number of Seasons: 5
Hayley Schore, Amy Holden Jones, and Roshan Sethi created the popular American medical drama series ‘The Resident’. The series is based on ‘Unaccountable’ written by Marty Makary. The series is set in the Chastain Park Memorial Hospital and revolves around staff members of the hospital.
It navigates through the personal life issues and the medical duties of those staff while also digging into the bureaucratic practices inside the hospital.
Some of the cast members of the series are Matt Czuchry, Emily VanCamp, Manish Dayal, Shaunette Renée Wilson, etc. The series premiered on January 21, 2018, on the Fox network.
This Is Us-
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Dan Fogelman created this American drama series ‘This Is Us‘ which revolves around a strong family. Kevin and Kate are two surviving children of a triplet born to white Jack Pearson and Rebecca Pearson. Later they adopt an African American child Randall to fill the loss of their child.
The siblings Kevin, Randall, and Kate become known eventually as the “Big Three”. The series navigates the journey of the family which includes the death of their father Jack and their mother Rebecca marrying Jack’s best friend and the growing up of the siblings.
Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, and Justin Hartley play the roles of Jack, Rebecca, Randall, Kate, and Kevin respectively. The series premiered on September 20, 2016, on NBC.
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John Tinker and Banget Silvers developed this series that is based on Sherry Woods’ novels. Abby O’Brien Winters moves to Chesapeake Shores leaving New York. She moves to her hometown in Maryland as her sister Jess calls and asks her to arrive there for an emergency reason.
Since then Abby was so preoccupied with her career, personal life, and young daughters that she almost forgot about this town that her father built. Now coming to stop Jess’ inn from being closed, Abby encounters again her first love of life- Trace Riley.
Meghan Ory and Jesse Metcalfe played the roles of Abby O’Brien-Winters and Trace Riley respectively. The series premiered on August 14, 2016, on Hallmark Channel.
Sweet Magnolias-
Number of Seasons: 2
‘Sweet Magnolias‘ is another tv series that is based on Sherryl Woods’ novels and is developed by Sheryl J. Anderson. This popular rom-com revolves around three women living in South Carolina who are best friends since childhood.
The three friends Maddie Townsend, Dana Sue Sullivan, and Helen Decatur refer to their friendship as the Sweet Magnolias. The show navigates the lives of the three women as they support each other in issues of family, career, and romance.
JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott, and Heather Headley play the roles of Maddie, Dana, and Helen respectively. The series premiered on May 19, 2020, on Netflix.
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Maggie Friedman created this American drama that centers upon Tully and Kate. The two of them met when they were young girls on Firefly Lane and now thirty years have passed and they still are inseparable friends.
Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke play the roles of Tully and Kate respectively. The series premiered on February 3, 2021, on Netflix.
