Maybe it’s only the beginning of September, but A virgin river it’s already getting into the Christmas spirit!
The hit drama series returned with season 5 on September 7. The second half of the season, which consists of two epic Christmas episodes, will be released on Netflix on November 30 — and fans can now get their first look at the holiday magic to come.
5th season A virgin river follows Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) as she makes a big decision about her future and deals with unexpected difficulties. Meanwhile, her fiancé Jack (Martin Henderson) deals with his own challenges – including dealing with his ex-girlfriend, Charmaine (Lauren Hammersley) – and the community tries to rebuild after devastating bushfires.
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The trailer begins with everyone gathering around a group of Christmas trees and singing carols. Mel and Jack hold hands and look around in amazement. Someone declares, “Merry Christmas!” and the crowd erupts into cheers.
Then Mel says she is looking for her biological father. “I want to know more about what happened,” she explains.
The city is preparing for the holidays with a Christmas tree decorating competition. Denny (Kai Bradbury) unwraps the awards with Doc (Tim Matheson) and Hope (Annette O’Toole) and remarks that he didn’t know the competition was so competitive. When asked what the main prize is, Doc replies, “It’s Christmas Eve and the year of bragging rights.”
Denny and his girlfriend Lizzie (Sarah Dugdale) seem to be picking up where they left off in episode ten, where she made the shocking discovery that she might be pregnant. However, she has her doubts about motherhood. “What if I can’t handle it?” she cares. “What if I’m not a good mom?”
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Later in the trailer, Charmaine goes into labor with her twins, and Mel is there to help. “Listen to me. You’re going to be fine,” Mel tells her as she cries out in agony.
The nurse then puts on a brave face and adds with a smile: “Are we ready for this?”
Brie (Zibby Allen) casually approaches Brady (Benjamin Hollingsworth), who asks if she’s following him. She looked up to see mistletoe hanging above them. Brady notices this too, his lips curling into a sly smile.
Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson in ‘Virgin River’ season 5.
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Meanwhile, John “Preacher” Middleton (Colin Lawrence) is seen sitting on his bed looking tense as he listens to a phone call. The second line ominously declares, “This thing is going to explode.” Then Kaia (Kandyse McClure) enters. She asks if he can tell her anything at all.
At the end of the trailer, Mel, standing next to Preacher, tells Jack, “We did it, we found my father.” When her fiancé says it’s “amazing” and asks where she is, Preacher has a surprising answer for them. Mel’s father turns out to be closer than they thought.
“He’s still here,” Preacher says. “In Virgin River.”
Speaking to Tuduma from the set of the 2022 Christmas episodes, Henderson revealed that the holiday specials will reveal “new and unexpected” histories of the community.
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“Mel and Jack are looking for a very personal event [thing] – I can’t give it away, but – which leads them to various new and unexpected histories of the Virgin River,” he said then. “A few skeletons in the closet.”
The star also teased the upcoming holiday party, with “some drama” and “tension.”
“We’ve got ice skating, we’ve got snowflakes,” he continued. “The Sheridans are coming to town. Mel’s family isn’t there, except for Joey [Jenny Cooper] and Nate [Dan Payne] and their children. And there’s a bit of drama about that. And then we have a big Sheridan family Christmas, but of course my parents are in the middle of a divorce, so there’s a bit of tension, to say the least.”
“It’s a typical Virgin River Christmas!” he added.
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Two Christmas episodes — tagged as part two A virgin river season 5 — premieres Thursday, November 30 on Netflix. The first four seasons, along with the first 10 episodes of Season 5, are now available to stream on Netflix.
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