Season 5 of “Virgin River,” streaming on Netflix on Sept. 7, is the ne plus ultra of a relatively new genre I’ve started to think of as “comfort soaps.”
Certainly, the streaming service saw enough interest that it fast-tracked the production of five seasons in four years. Since Netflix started releasing weekly Top 10 lists in late June 2021, “Virgin River” consistently hits No. 1 in the first or second week it releases, and stays in the Top 10 for six weeks.
The show’s heritage is obvious; just look at the cast. Henderson came from “Grey’s”; Breckenridge was Sophie on “This Is Us”; and the wonderful Matheson already played a grumpy small-town doctor chafing against the arrival of Rachel Bilson’s big city physician in “Hart of Dixie.” Whoever thought to have him play the same role twice, genius. He’s great at it!
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