Virgin River Season 8: When will new season arrive? Here's release window, filming locations, directors, showrunner and executive producers

Virgin River Season 8 will be released on Netflix in 2027. The streaming service Netflix has not announced the exact release date till now. There will be 10 episodes. Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, Tim Matheson and Annette O’Toole will return. New characters like Dr. Astrid played by Natasha Calis and Eddie played by Mitchell Slaggert will also be introduced in the season. There will be multiple storylines continuing from Season 7 like Brady's recovery, Mel and Jack's family and Doc and Hope's relationship.

Virgin River Season 8 release window

Virgin River was renewed for Season 8 in July 2025 before Season 7's release. This made it the longest running scripted English-language live action series on Netflix. It has overtaken Grace and Frankie, and Orange Is the New Black. Season 7 was released on March 12, 2026. Season 8 began filming on April 22 and finished on August 10, 2026.

Virgin River Season 8 is expected to be released in early 2027. It could be released in March as the first Virgin River novel by Robyn Carr will be released as a Collector's Edition on March 2, 2027. Netflix has not confirmed the release date.

Virgin River Season 8 filming locations

Season 8 was filmed in 9 areas of British Columbia like:

• Vancouver, North Vancouver
• Burnaby, Chilliwack
• Langley, Maple Ridge
• New Westminster, Port Coquitlam
• Squamish-Lillooet Regional District

Virgin River Season 8 directors, showrunner and executive producers

The confirmed directors are Martin Henderson for Episode 1, Audrey Cummings for Episodes 2, 9 and 10, Shannon Kohli for Episodes 3 and 4, Martin Wood for Episodes 5 and 6, and Norman Buckley for Episodes 7 and 8. Martin Henderson has returned to direct after his debut in Season 6. Martin Wood has directed 23 episodes. Norman Buckley has joined after working on Sweet Magnolias.

Patrick Sean Smith has returned as showrunner and executive producer. Other executive producers are Richard Keith, Roma Roth, Thomas Ian Griffith, Erin Cardillo, Mary Page Keller and Jackson Aaron Sinder.