Martin Henderson Seems to Hint That ‘Virgin River’ Season 6 Could Start Filming Very Soon

While Virgin River fans anxiously wait for season five, star Martin Henderson (AKA Jack Sheridan) is only teasing us more with his latest Instagram post.

Last week, the 48-year-old actor shared a behind-the-scenes pic that was taken while filming season five. And according to his caption, it seems like season six could start shooting any day now. “Waiting on set finding sunbeams shooting season 5…” Henderson wrote. “Sorry I originally wrote season 6 which was a silly mistake because we haven’t made season 6. [speak-no-evil monkey emoji].”

Netflix confirmed a sixth season of Virgin River back in May, but we still don't have an official release date for season five yet. According to the Netflix Tudum site, season five is “coming this fall,” but that's all the specifics we have at this point.

On Henderson's post, he received an even more mysterious response from his co-star, Alexandra Breckenridge (Melinda “Mel” Monroe), who commented, “Hahahaha.”

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However, while season six of Virgin River could start filming soon, it may be delayed due to the major strike that's occurring in Hollywood right now. Since May 2, members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) have been on strike, and just this past week, the actors in SAG-AFTRA joined the effort too. (We would also like to point out that Henderson made his post before the actors went on strike.)

This is the first time in over 60 years that actors and writers have been on strike at the same time, and it has effectively halted many projects in Hollywood.

In the past, seasons of Virgin River were typically filmed in the late summer/fall and then completed by early winter. For instance, filming of season five began in July 2022 and wrapped by November of that same year. So, it's likely that season six of the series is supposed to start filming soon, but we'll see how the strike affects production.

All we know is we hope season five is released ASAP.

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