Netflix Renews Virgin River for Season 9, Making It the Streamer's Longest-Running Scripted Show

Netflix has renewed Virgin River for a ninth season, meaning the streamer has committed to make another batch of episodes. The order comes months before Season 8 premieres in 2027. Deadline reported the renewal on 13 November 2026.

With Season 9, Virgin River becomes the longest-running original scripted series on Netflix by number of seasons. "Scripted" means the episodes follow a written script, as drama does, rather than being unscripted reality. The show passes Elite, the Spanish teen drama that ran for eight seasons.

Season 9 will have 10 episodes. That brings the show's total to 94 episodes, which ties the Netflix record held by Grace and Frankie, the comedy that ran for seven half-hour seasons.

Patrick Sean Smith returns as showrunner and executive producer. The showrunner is the person who runs the writers' room and oversees each season's stories, and the executive producer role covers the business side. Jinny Howe, Netflix's head of UCAN scripted series, handled the renewal. UCAN is the streamer's label for its United States and Canada operations.

The cast is shifting too. Marco Grazzini, who plays Mike, and Lauren Hammersley, who plays Charmaine, do not appear in Season 8. Natasha Calis joined Season 8 as Dr. Astrid in a heavily recurring role, meaning she returns across many episodes without being part of the main cast. She has an option to become a series regular in Season 9, which would move her into the main cast.

Netflix has also said Virgin River has passed half a billion views. The streamer revealed that figure in 2026, and it has not been broken down by period in the announcement.

Production on Season 8 wrapped in August 2026, a few months before the renewal was announced. Each season depends on a full crew, from writers to camera and set teams, and a renewal is what keeps that work scheduled. The next step is Season 8's release in 2027.