Virgin River

Series Similar to Virgin River

If you enjoyed Virgin River, these series share similar themes, tone, and quality. Each recommendation is scored on genre overlap, tonal match, and critical acclaim.

1. My Life With the Walter Boys

   2023 · Drama, Romance · returning

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, also on Netflix.

   In the coming of age show, following the loss of her family in a tragic accident, 16-year old Manhattanite Jackie Howard has to learn to adapt to a new life in rural Colorado with her guardian – and 12 very rowdy kids. 

2. Sweet Magnolias

   2020 · Drama, Romance · returning

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, also on Netflix.

   Lifelong friends Maddie, Helen and Dana Sue lift each other up as they juggle relationships, family and careers in the small Southern town of Serenity.

3. Sullivan's Crossing

   2023 · Drama, Romance · returning

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   After Neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan's personal and professional life are thrown into turmoil she returns home to Sullivan's Crossing. While there, Maggie is forced to navigate her complicated present while confronting the painful past she has chosen to ignore for years.

4. Chesapeake Shores

   2016 · Drama, Family, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   The multi-generational family drama of Chesapeake Shores follows Abby O'Brien, a high-powered career woman, divorcee and mother to twin daughters, who makes a trip from New York City to her hometown of Chesapeake Shores. Her visit home brings Abby face to face with her past, including her high school sweetheart Trace, her uncompromising father Mick and her esteemed grandmother Nell. Abby realizes the toll her career has taken on her ability to be a hands-on mother to her daughters, and considers a permanent move to Chesapeake Shores.Based on the novels of the same name by New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods.

5. Cedar Cove

   2013 · Drama, Romance, Mystery · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   Cedar Cove is a small lakeside town full of romance and drama. One person in the middle of it all is Judge Olivia Lockhart, whose municipal court unveils the town's secrets and serves as a microcosm of the personal issues that she faces with her own family and friends. Also, Jack Griffith, the editor of the local newspaper, uncovers what goes on behind the courtroom's doors. The drama, Hallmark Channel's first original prime-time series, is based on a book series by New York Times best-selling author Debbie Macomber.

6. Firefly Lane

   2021 · Drama, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, also on Netflix.

   Kate and Tully meet as young girls and become inseparable best friends throughout thirty years of ups and downs, successes and failures, depression and disappointments. When an unthinkable betrayal breaks them apart, the two women go their separate ways and it's unclear whether they will ever be able to reconcile.

7. When Calls the Heart

   2013 · Drama, Romance · returning

   Recommended for similar Romance profile.

   When Calls the Heart is inspired by Janette Oke's bestselling book series about the Canadian West, the series tells the captivating story of Elizabeth Thatcher, a young teacher accustomed to her high society life, who receives her first classroom assignment in Coal Valley, a small coal mining town where life is simple, but often fraught with challenges. Upon arrival, Elizabeth befriends Abigail Stanton, a wife and mother whose husband, the foreman of the mine, along with a dozen other miners, has just been killed in an explosion. The newly widowed women find their faith is tested when they must go to work in the mines to keep a roof over their heads. Set against the wild canvas of a 19th century coal town, Elizabeth will have to learn the ways of the frontier if she wishes to thrive in the rural west on her own.

8. Indian Summers

   2015 · Drama, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem.

   Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, the drama tells the rich and explosive story of the decline of the British Empire and the birth of modern India, from both sides of the experience. But at the heart of the story lie the implications and ramifications of the tangled web of passions, rivalries and clashes that define the lives of those brought together in this summer which will change everything.

9. Mr. Plankton

   2024 · Drama, Romance · ended

   Recommended for similar Romance profile, highly rated (8), hidden gem, also on Netflix.

   Lee Yoo Mi stars as a bride-to-be whose medical conditions threatens her marriage to a family obsessed with continuing their grand lineage.

10. McLeod's Daughters

    2001 · Drama, Family, Romance · ended

    Recommended for similar Romance profile.

    The four female leads carry the heart of each story throughout the series, which Posie believes reflects much of the truth of what's happening in Australia."The timing was right for this type of show - a rural-based series which showcases a predominately female cast and tells stories that reflect the lives and desires of contemporary Australian women," said Posie.