At the end of this year, new episodes of one of Netflix subscribers’ favorite series will finally be released, Virgin River (2019– ). The series will soon enter its sixth season and has even been renewed for a seventh, which Virgin River the longest-running Netflix series ever. The news was announced via Instagram video and while this brings joy, there are also fans concerned about the future of an important character.
Indispensable
In the video posted on Instagram three days ago, we see the regular cast members announcing the joyful news about the new season together in short fragments. However, it takes the observant viewer little time to notice that actress Annette O’Toole is missing from the video. O’Toole has been seen as Hope McCrae since the first season and is an indispensable part of the series under any circumstances.
Worries again
This isn’t the first time fans have been concerned about the character Hope. In an earlier season, she only appeared briefly after a serious car accident, leading to concerns that the creators would cut her character. Ultimately, fans were able to breathe a sigh of relief when it turned out that the actress simply couldn’t be on set due to travel restrictions.
It is not known what the reason behind O’Toole’s absence from the video is. Fortunately, it appears that the actress will appear in the sixth season based on the photos already revealed. Hopefully the worries are again for nothing!
Season 6 of Virgin River is from 19 december available on Netflix.
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