Here’s some extra sweet news you won’t even hear at Paige’s Bakeaway: Virgin River Season 7 is now streaming.

Your favorite small-town Northern California residents welcomes a few new faces in the latest batch of episodes, including characters who could shake up Virgin River in a major way. But what’s next for the beloved Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack (Martin Henderson) as they take the next steps in their relationship? “There’s a lot more to go here with these characters,” showrunner Patrick Sean Smith told Tudum following the couple’s long-awaited wedding in the Season 6 finale.

Watch the trailer below, take a look at the new photos, and read on for more information about the new season. 

Virgin River Season 7 Trailer

Who stars in Virgin River Season 7?

Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) joins the cast as Victoria, an ex-cop who was shot in the line of duty and now works for the state medical board as an investigator. Victoria comes to Virgin River to look into Doc’s practice, but she also runs into a friend with whom she wouldn’t mind catching up … or maybe even pursuing something more. 

Cody Kearsley (Riverdale, Daybreak) plays the tough, athletic Clay, the kind of guy who gets noticed when he enters a room. Clay has experience working the rodeo circuit, and he grew up in foster care with his younger sister, whom he hasn’t seen since he was a teenager. He’s been looking for her ever since.

Austin Nichols (One Tree Hill) also joins the ensemble as a figure from Mel’s past.

The returning cast includes Breckenridge, Henderson, Tim Matheson, Annette O’Toole, Colin Lawrence, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Zibby Allen, Sarah Dugdale, Marco Grazzini, Kai Bradbury, and Kandyse McClure.

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What will happen in Virgin River Season 7?

Virgin River Season 6 followed the lead-up to Mel and Jack’s long-awaited nuptials — the royal wedding of their tight-knit community. “I think we’ve only just begun to see Mel and Jack function as a married couple, which is exciting,” says Smith. Season 7 will “explore the honeymoon phase for them as they’re building their lives on the farm, which can come with its own obstacles.”

Just because Mel and Jack are settling into married life doesn’t mean there won’t be problems they’ll have to face, but one thing’s for sure: We don’t need to worry about their relationship.

Virgin River Renewed for Season 7

“I can’t imagine creating a scenario where you think Mel and Jack are going to break up,” Smith says. “It forces you to dig a little bit deeper into, well, what other issues can they have in their relationship? Especially when you want to keep it through the romance lens. I think Alex and Martin play all of those [moments so well]. It’s just resting on emotional stakes as opposed to will they, won’t they.”

Besides, there are plenty of other relationships to explore in the multiple generations of love stories being told in Virgin River. There’s Hope (O’Toole) and Doc (Matheson), who rekindled their romance after a few years apart; Preacher (Lawrence) and Kaia (McClure), who came together during a major disaster; and Lizzie (Dugdale) and Denny (Bradbury), who are expecting their first child.

“Especially with Hope and Doc, getting to tell love stories between two people at that age is something that television never does,” Smith says. “Or if they do, it’s for comic relief or something. So the more that we get to grow those characters and dig into them, it just feels special. It feels like nothing else anybody is doing on television.”

When will Virgin River Season 7 premiere?

You can press play on the small-town gang’s latest adventures now, only on Netflix. 

Will there be a Virgin River Seaon 8?

Yes, Virgin River has already been renewed for an eighth season — click here to learn more about what’s to come. Stay tuned to Tudum for more updates, because we promise to alert the phone tree ASAP for everything you need to know about the series.

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