Virgin River Season 7: Prepare for Big Surprises as Beloved Character Leaves and New Cast Members Join!

FFrom left: Cody Kearsley, Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, and Sara Canning

Netflix‘s popular romantic drama Virgin River has cast Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) and Cody Kearsley (Riverdale) in recurring roles for the upcoming seventh season, which has begun production, with Deadline able to share two behind the scenes images from the set in Vancouver featuring most main cast members, including stars Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson (You can see them below). The new season, which will pick up two hours after the end of the Season 6 finale at Mel (Breckenridge) and Jack’s (Henderson) wedding, is expected to premiere in early 2026.

(L-R): Virgin River’s Colin Lawrence, Tim Matheson, Annette O’Toole, Sarah Dugdale & Kai Bradbury

Canadian actors Canning and Kearsley will play characters related to an existing and new storyline, respectively, on the series based on Robyn Carr’s novels about the tight-knit community in the remote California town of Virgin River.

(L-R): ‘Virgin River’s Alexandra Breckenridge & Martin Henderson

Canning’s Victoria is an ex-cop who was shot in the line of duty and is now working for the state medical board as an investigator. She comes to Virgin River to investigate Doc’s practice but runs into a friend whom she wouldn’t mind catching up with…or maybe more.

“There’s an overarching theme for Season 7 of the outside encroaching into Virgin River,” he said.

As for that friend with potential benefits that Victoria will be reconnecting with, their common police background would make Mike (Marco Grazzini) a natural possibility depending how that Season 6 finale cliffhanger proposal to Brie (Zibby Allen) pans out.

“There’s an overarching theme for Season 7 of the outside encroaching into Virgin River,” he said.

As for that friend with potential benefits that Victoria will be reconnecting with, their common police background would make Mike (Marco Grazzini) a natural possibility depending how that Season 6 finale cliffhanger proposal to Brie (Zibby Allen) pans out.

Known for roles in the CW’s Riverdale, Netflix’s Daybreak, Guilty Party at Paramount+ and Shadow of the Rougarou (APTN), Kearsley serves as a producer and production coordinator for the Crazy 8s Film Society. His debut short film Breathe won Best First-Time Director at the Brussels Capital Film Festival, Vancouver International ShortFest, and Best Short Film at the Titan Film Festival in Sydney