You may by no means have too many romantic collection to select from, which is why we — and so many different individuals — fell head over heels for Netflix’s Virgin River when it debuted late final 12 months. The present, which is an adaptation of the guide collection by Robyn Carr, stars Alexandra Breckenridge as Mel, a midwife and nurse practitioner from Los Angeles who packs up her life to maneuver to a small, picturesque city in Northern California after a collection of heartbreaking traumas.
As Mel makes an attempt to settle into her new life and transfer on from the previous, her life is additional difficult by a physician (Tim Matheson) who does not need her assist regardless of her medical experience, and a pleasant (and hunky) native bartender (Martin Henderson) who dares her to open her coronary heart to like as soon as extra.
Virgin River has been renewed for a second season, however till the present returns, we have curated an ideal advice checklist that includes exhibits that seize the identical spirit of the part-romance, part-medical drama. Should you like Virgin River, these are the exhibits you must watch subsequent.
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Candy Magnolias
Watch it on: Netflix
Justin Bruening and Joanna Garcia Swisher, Candy Magnolias
Your first cease after Virgin River needs to be Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias, which, like Virgin River, can be based mostly on a collection of romance novels. Joanna Garcia Swisher stars within the Southern-set collection as Maddie, a soon-to-be divorced mother of three trying to choose up the items of her as soon as picture-perfect life after her dishonest husband (Chris Klein) leaves her for the youthful girl (Jamie Lynn Spears) he acquired pregnant. As Maddie struggles to take care of the fallout beneath the scrutinizing stares of a small city, she’s additionally elevating her children and managing a brand new enterprise along with her greatest associates, Helen (Heather Headley) and Dana Sue (Brooke Elliott). However the true hook — and what followers of Virgin River will love — is the swoon-worthy romance between Maddie and her son’s horny new baseball coach, a former Main Leaguer (Justin Bruening).
Outlander
Watch it on: Netflix, Starz, Hulu (with Starz add-on), Amazon Prime (with Starz add-on)
Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan, Outlander
Should you’re on the lookout for heart-stopping romance and all that it entails, look no additional than Starz’s Outlander. The present stars Caitriona Balfe as Claire Randall, a married former WWII nurse who travels again in time from 1945 to 1743 whereas on trip along with her husband (Tobias Menzies) and finally ends up falling in love with a rugged Highlander named Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan). Like Mel, Claire makes use of her medical information and coaching to assist these in want, however the true draw of this historic drama is the love affair between Claire and Jamie, which is one for the ages.
Hart of Dixie
Watch it on: Netflix
Rachel Bilson and Wilson Bethel, Hart of Dixie
The CW dramedy Hart of Dixie is the funnier, goofier sibling of Virgin River. The 2 exhibits have a surprising variety of issues in frequent: (1) the lead character (Rachel Bilson) is a medical skilled who (2) relocates to a small city the place (3) the native physician has no use for her — and (4) the physician is even performed by the identical individual (Tim Matheson) in each exhibits! Throw in (5) a sizzling bartender (Wilson Bethel) as a love curiosity, and you have a present eerily just like that of Virgin River. After all, Hart of Dixie additionally incorporates a pet alligator named Burt Reynolds, quite a lot of wacky city festivals, a love triangle that additionally contains the city lawyer (Scott Porter), and an advanced relationship between its main girl and a Southern Belle (Jamie King). However in the event you love Virgin River, there isn’t any doubt in my thoughts you will additionally love Hart of Dixie and the city of Bluebell, Alabama.
Name the Midwife
Watch it on: Netflix
Zephryn Taitte and Leonie Elliott, Name the Midwife
Though the romantic nature of Virgin River is what initially attracts in lots of viewers, the present’s medical storylines and Mel’s expertise as a midwife additionally add quite a lot of drama and heartache to the narrative. So in the event you’re on the lookout for one other collection set within the medical world that is not simply one other Gray’s Anatomy knock-off, we suggest the BBC interval drama Call the Midwife. The long-running collection, which skillfully weaves discussions of social, cultural, and financial points into its storylines, follows the day-to-day lives of midwives in London circa the 1950s and ’60s, and a few facet of affection is explored in every episode.
Northern Rescue
Watch it on: Netflix
Northern Rescue
Should you just like the small-town ambiance of Virgin River and the theme of beginning contemporary, you is likely to be within the Canadian household drama Northern Rescue, which follows a search and rescue commander performed by Billy Baldwin who relocates his household from Boston to his small hometown of Turtle Island Bay following the sudden demise of his spouse. Though the household is hoping to dwell a slower life and discover a place they will heal and begin over, new challenges come up as quickly as they arrive within the small city, and their troubles develop as secrets and techniques are revealed. There’s solely been one season thus far, and it is unclear if the present, which debuted in spring 2019, might be again. However in the event you’re on the lookout for a fast watch, Northern Rescue is an efficient selection.
Everwood
Watch it on: IMDb TV
Everwood
I do not know what it’s about medical professionals beginning over in small cities, but when that is your factor (and based mostly on the variety of exhibits on the market with this precise premise, it is undoubtedly somebody’s factor), it’s also the idea of the heartwarming household drama Everwood. Treat Williams stars as famend surgeon however absent father Andy Brown, who, following the sudden demise of his spouse (Brenda Strong), packs up his teenage son, Ephram (Gregory Smith), and pre-teen daughter, Delia (Vivien Cardone), and strikes from New York Metropolis to Everwood, Colorado, in an try to rebuild his life and reconnect along with his youngsters. Truthful warning: The heartfelt WB collection created by Greg Berlanti will make you cry, however you will love the small city attraction of Everwood, the household drama of the Browns as they try to choose up the items and reconnect with each other, and, after all, the romantic escapades that include all of it.
Heartland
Watch it on: Netflix
Heartland
Primarily based on a guide collection, Heartland is the present you wish to watch in the event you like Virgin River and are on the lookout for a collection you possibly can actually disappear into. Up to now, the Canadian drama, which particulars the highs and lows of ranch life and follows Amy (Amber Marshall), a younger girl with the flexibility to heal broken horses, has aired 13 seasons (11 of that are at the moment on Netflix). The heartfelt household drama, like a number of the others on this checklist, sadly kicks off with the demise of a guardian: a storm within the collection premiere sends Amy’s mom’s truck and horse trailer off the street. Amy is severely injured as properly, and because of this, her older sister, Lou (Michelle Morgan), returns residence from town to assist her and their grandfather (Shaun Johnston) with the household’s ranch. A fourteenth season has already been ordered, so in the event you want one thing to maintain you for a bit, that is undoubtedly it!