Virgin River
Netflix ’s longest - running original series , Virgin River , has already been reincarnate for time of year 7 , but devotee are still reeling from the development of the just - release time of year 6 . Based on the serial publication of novels by Robyn Carr , Virgin Riverfollows the denizens of the titular Ithiel Town and their uncounted lives , have sex , and secrets . The ever - democratic soap opera boasts a massive cast that includesthe the likes of of Annette O’Toole , Tim Matheson , Alexandra Breckenridge , and Martin Henderson , among many others .
Virgin River’sfifth season regard the creation ofBattlestar Galacticaveteran Kandyse McClureas Kaia Bryant , a tough - willed firefighter who meander up in a relationship with Preacher ( Colin Lawrence ) and might just be the one to break off his run of bad romanticistic portion . In addition to her star - making turning onBattlestar Galactica , McClure is known to genre fans for her roles on show likeGhost Wars , The Good Doctor , and The CW’sCharmedreboot .
Netflix ’s cozy romance serial Virgin River return for its 6th time of year in 2024 , and the show has already been renewed for season 7 .
Screen Rantinterviewed McClure about her work onVirgin River , the themes of the series , and how they can apply to life sentence . She spoke about playing Kaia and teased a minute of brainstorm into the character ’s underground backstory andpotential future on the serial . The actor also shared some behind - the - fit facts about the shooting process and working with some of her many Centennial State - stars .
Kandyse McClure On Joining Virgin River Back In Season 5
“I thought I had a week and then I got a call saying, “Your call time is 6 A.M. tomorrow morning.””
ScreenRant : First thing first , recount me all of Annette O’Toole ’s secret .
Kandyse McClure : I have sex Annette .
I recognise , me too !
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Kandyse McClure : She ’s so awesome . God . Yeah . vex to watch her on set is so … Because she comes from a field background , right ? She ’s so specific , she ’s so prepared , and quick . But in between takes , we ’re chatting about books and whatever else . She ’s just so relaxed . But then she gets in front of the camera and it ’s like , total focus . Yeah . I begrudge that .
So she ’s not , and I take over you ’re not someone who runs off to the trailer in between takes .
Kandyse McClure : No . We generally hang out with each other . In time of year 6 that ’s do out , it was dissimilar in a lot of way than my first season . For me , I only have time of year 5 to liken it with , but there was such a marked difference between 5 and 6 to me . Because , well , there ’s just so much going on ! ( Laughs ) So many things happening ! But we do in reality have a lot of chance to be together .
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Like in season 5 , there was the fair , we ’ll have some big consequence where we all come together , where everybody in the townspeople is help out , doing material . And in those situations , yeah , we were all on set , and we ’re on locating . So we help ourselves of each other . We ’re always darting in and out of each other ’s trailers as well . Like , I hang out with Colin all the sentence , and Zibby , yeah . There ’s also a fate of talent gift that happens . We ’re always leaving stuff in each other ’s rooms .
Was there an acclimation process when you parachute in , in time of year 5 , and you ’re like , " I ’m the young girlfriend , I ’m a firefighter . I ’m going to fall in sexual love with Preacher . " Were they all like , " Who is this new ma’am ? "
Kandyse McClure : Exactly . I have to tell you , my first Clarence Shepard Day Jr. on stage set had some pretty big scenes . and something had hap with yield . We were in the thick of Covid , and production did an amazing line of work of restructuring schedules whenever something would get up , which is incredible to me because moving a television schedule is one of the most difficult things . But when I came on , something occur where the date that I thought I was go to be on set was a mass later than the date I actually was called to be on curing .
I thought I had a week and then I got a call saying , " Your call time is 6 A.M. tomorrow sunrise . " And I ’m like , " Call meter for what ? " But it was groovy . I was totally ready . I was all prepared , but my first two scenes were pretty major ! That was me like leap over the bar and everybody was standing there , the producers and the director and the whole new crew . And I was just like , all right , this is how this is going to be . Let me , lease ’s go get it . But I ’m really easy on lot . I mean , I ’ve been on a set since I was 17 . It ’s really one of my favourite places to be . I know how it works , you know , the function of it . And everybody ’s also really about their oeuvre .
It is a very work focused set . We ’re there to do a caper , and we require to do it the best we can . So that aid , there ’s less ego about that . We ’re all pulling on the same mountain chain , we ’re all headed to the same direction . But I did have to take a breath and , like , yeah , the first scene is I take the air through the doors of the bar and I ’m just like , " Okay , here I am , introducing myself . "
Like a deb ball .
Kandyse McClure : Exactly . I felt like I was being introduced to fellowship or something .
Kind of as an aside , I ’m wondering now , you have a bonny few stunts on the show . What ’s more stressful for you as a performer , doing that stuff , you do it , with or without , I ’m sure you have double and stuff , but you know , doing like a stunt scene or doing like a monologue . What ’s more homework , and what ’s more stressful ?
Kandyse McClure : Oh , that ’s kind of a good enquiry because , because they ’re almost two different functions . Like with a soliloquy , the prep is internal because you ’re kind of building that private existence of what you ’re associating that imagery with and where you ’re locate that in your organic structure as a way to , you know , add the reality to it . So the body of work is much more interior in story creation , whereas stunts , it ’s like , I have to say my personal line of credit and do this thing at the same time , and do n’t mess it up because there are only three pyrotechnics .
They ’re like , we can only do this stunt three clip , that ’s all we ’re prepped for . That ’s as much clock time as we have . There ’s only three squibs or whatever it is . So you get three bitch at the can , and one of them has to work . So it ’s more like a talking and chewing gum variety of situation . I also do n’t love loud noises . Like , my house is very quiet if I ’m not playing music . So , like , the " bang , " I ’m always just frightened that I ’m going to like wince on photographic camera .
Right , those pyrotechnical explosion …
Kandyse McClure : You ’ve got ta pep yourself up , like , " Be tough , be baffling ! "
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They ’ve get all this fire and stuff and you ’re like , " I cerebrate this was a scoop opera ! "
Kandyse McClure : There ’s quite a bit of action in the show ! I was like , they ’ve got grow operations and cartels , they got poppycock go on !
When you were bring on in time of year 5 , your character was set up to be a one - and - done plot line , but did you know that you were coming back after ? Or were you wreak back in response to the devotee like your character ?
Kandyse McClure : Baby , this is television , ai n’t nothing guaranteed . ( Laughs ) They can try out you as a reoccurring and be like , " Ooh , we do n’t think so . "
You get burned in a fire , you get reconstructive surgical operation and suddenly you ’re someone else .
Kandyse McClure : All of a sudden ! " The role of so - and - so will now be played by … " No , they do n’t do that anymore . But … Like I said , it ’s never guarantee . It is always about how the audience responds to you and whether they desire to see more of you .
I was kind of nervous about it . I ’m really glad that we did get a positivist response because I think Kaia represents … Not to say that there are other characters on the show that do n’t . I ’m imagine of Zibby Allen ’s character , and Alexandra [ Breckenridge ] receive a modern take on relationships . But Kaia was different because she had this past , because she had come from a part kinship where there was something within the kinship that caused her to entrust , and we do n’t really know what that is because she ’s not passing coming about it .
She comes into township with a bit of a selfish agenda , so we were n’t trusted how people were go to take that , but I ’m happy that somebody as kind of blemished as her in so many ways gets represented in the show , and it ’s an opportunity for her to recreate herself . And she does actually palpate seen and meets somebody who really appreciates her for the kind of strong , dynamic , outspoken individual she is . So I ’m glad there was a topographic point in the consultation for that and that we get to search that more , moving forward .
Virgin River’s Kandyse McClure On Her Relationship With Preacher & The Rest Of The Cast
“That relationship brings out the vulnerability in both of them.”
With Kaia ’s moral force with Preacher , I like the path you said , you know , someone who can appreciate her for who she is … Is Kaia someone who can take a compliment in that way ? Or is she prone to self - sabotage , is it hard for her to fully commit to a relationship ?
Kandyse McClure : Yeah … Well …
I mean , do n’t tell me what ’s going to happen ! But you lie with …
Kandyse McClure : I would never ! Why would I take that joy aside from you ? But I will say that because of the style Kaia comes in , there is room to sort of challenge that . It ’s like in the universe , when you make a decision and you ’re just like , " Yes , this is what I ’m endure to do . I ’m pop off to delay here . I ’m go to do this affair . I ’m go to create this living for myself . And this is what I want . " And then the universe is like , " Ya sure ? Are you trusted that ’s what you require ? Are you absolutely pinky swear positive that ’s what you ’re run low to do ? And that ’s who you are . " I like that kind of testing ground , and I think we ’re plump to see a bit of that for Kaia this time of year . And then , she ’s in a whole new community . Like , who are these multitude ?
Right . I mean , for Kaia , it was mostly about her and Preacher last class .
Kandyse McClure : All season 5 , they were in their little cozy beloved house of cards . They just came out for Christmas .
But now you ’re finding trunk and crazy stuff and nonsense is happening . Are you part of the tout ensemble more ?
Kandyse McClure : It nonplus so real , it gets so real this season ! Reality comes rushing in and we ’re like , okay , what are we actually going to do now ? Like , when the gumshoe meets the road , what are you actually made of ? What is this human relationship in reality made of ? You know ?
Do you get hold yourself this season getting to play with the rest of the cast a mint more ?
Kandyse McClure : Yeah , well , I mean , it ’s a little town , they could n’t not invite me ! Like , I would know what was going on , and the whole townsfolk ’s kind of involved . A earmark of Virgin River is that , whenever anything run on in the townspeople , everybody ’s ask . So it ’s great . Yeah .
Right . Another assay-mark is all of Preacher ’s relationships being destine .
Kandyse McClure : This is such a radical !
Do you think you’re able to break the bar ?
Kandyse McClure : Writers , if you ’re take heed , let me be the one ! So , for his previous relationship … I mean , the Preacher is a hard nut to crack . Let ’s not put it all on the cleaning lady , although they also had some hooey going on , let ’s be absolved . But Preacher , for so long , I mean , he ’s such a self - hold kind of character . He has an established place in the town . He ’s such a recognisable feature article with the bar and his close relationship with Jack … He ’s so steadfast in many ways .
I think we get to kind of see where the wisecrack are , but I consider because Kaia is so flawed in so many ways and form of stick her foot in it a lot , ( laughs ) , that allows Preacher to not have to be so together and so perfect all the time , because that ’s kind of how he is a lot of the time . So that relationship brings out the exposure in both of them . And I think that ’s what ’s dissimilar about this human relationship . But I hear it , I find out the mass argue in my comment division !
Heh , is that a tussle ?
Kandyse McClure : Listen , no , I love that people feel so passionately about it . It ’s like they ’re talking about their neighbor . I ’m like , " Yes , go on . And then what happened ? "
Kandyse McClure : Yes ! Well , I can never get enough clock time with Annette and Tim . Doc and Hope are one of my personal favorite relationships on the show . I bang how feisty Hope is and how block - headed Doc is sometimes , but how they always kind of find themselves back together , and those mo of appreciation , and that theatrical performance of really last love , what love actually intend when you have to go through the run and visitation of animation . I really appreciate that .
And then Sarah and Kai , who toy Lizzie and Denny . Sarah ’s a friend , and I think Sarah ’s screaming on the show . She ’s acquire such not bad comedic timing . She ’s so deadpan . And that ’s another relationship that I find so interesting , you know , unseasoned people thrown in with really crowing , blase problems and navigate that space . And I do wonder what that family relationship can offer to both side of the grapheme dynamic . So , like the more sort of veteran couple on the show and then like the younger duo on the show .
Kandyse McClure On Virgin River’s Cross-Generational Sensibilities
“I like the sewing circle, whenever the sewing circle gets together”
I ’m so happy you picked them , that ’s so interesting to me . My best ally is in her 1960s , and the best friend I ever had was 91 when she top away last year . And the idea of being that sometime and receive known people for 60 old age , 70 long time , you and I really do n’t have a concept of that . For me , I think I know what ’s a prospicient clock time . I ’m 33 and I ’m like , my good guy friend , I ’ve known him since I was 15 . But that was only 18 years ago . That ’s not a long time at all !
Kandyse McClure : It ’s not . And it goes by fast . I used to detest this when people said this to me , but when I was in my thirties , they would be , like , you ’re 34 , you ’re still a baby ! And I ’m like , no I ’m not ! I ’m a whole adult . I have problem and bills !
Well , sometimes you could feel so old next to someone who ’s younger , but then when there ’s someone who ’s really been around the block , you learn that even 50 years is n’t needfully that long a meter for people to spend their lives together .
Kandyse McClure : That ’s something so true . And I care the stitching R-2 , whenever the stitching round get together , and there ’s all this kind of wisdom and humor and we get to learn about their past sometimes , and we ’re always shocked and surprised , but they ’re the same people . I also have former Friend , pricey friend in their LX … Conversely , my mother is quite young . She ’s in her early sixties . She had me when she was quite young . She has so many friends in their thirties . She ’s a very youthful , energetic soul .
And the full stop is to have the kinds of stories that you may tell , that you may share , and front back on and share a form of sapience . And we do have that in the show and I bang it . My female parent often says to me that when she was in her forties and she would look back on her 1930s with regrets , because she would go , " I was so worried about … Whatever , my trunk image or what people were intend of me , or something that was happening in my career . " And she realize that she did n’t want to have the same regret when she was 50 , looking back on when she was 40 .
Right .
Kandyse McClure : It ’s realizing the youthfulness and the chance of whatever time she ’s in now . Now , the time of liveliness that she ’s in , there ’s a lot of joy around the wisdom she has now … Now , not everybody who gets old , catch sassy . Some people are very attached to their ignorance .
Yeah , I have a go at it a few of those , too !
Kandyse McClure : And just because you ’ve live a long time does n’t mean you ’ve embraced that lifetime . You ’ve really taken on what there was to determine and to know and to feel about it . But I always keep that in mind . Whenever I think , " Oh , well , I should have , I would have , I could have , I did n’t , I ought to … " I will never be as young as I am right now . And there is something to get a line at every step along the fashion . And the choice is not capital ! If you know what I intend . ( Laughs )
The alternative is no more experiences ! No more opportunity to try again , to learn again , to do something different . And yeah , I see my female parent really make happy in the wisdom of her age , of people coming to her and her wanting to learn about her experience and how she handle thing beforehand . And also , like , the subsiding into herself where she really does n’t care so much about what other the great unwashed mean of her , because she ’s very busy kind of doing her own affair . My mother has so much energy . I do n’t recognize where she gets it from . I do not have my mother ’s Department of Energy . I ’m envious of it . She gets a great flock done .
Are we … related ? Because my mother ’s , like , the accurate same way . She ride her bike 40 miles every day .
Kandyse McClure : Can I tell you … I think back being like , there was a time when my mother was in the local paper for doing yoga . And she ’s in some crazy backbend with one leg up , in these short short pants , doing , like , some ' hundred days of yoga challenge ' or something . And I ’m just , I ’m tired just looking at it . I was like , I need to go bake a Proto-Indo European or something or have a pile ( Laughs ) .
It Took Time Before Kandyse McClure’s Family Accepted Her Decision To Become An Actor
“My mother’s side of the family, they are all academics. They’re all PhDs and Master’s students.”
At this period , peculiarly , after all the cool stuff you ’ve done , she must be staggeringly proud of your calling and your work . Was she encouraging when you were getting started ? And is she a Virgin River fanatic ?
Kandyse McClure : My mother is very proud of me . I do bang that , for sure . But you have to interpret the family that I was raised in , which is my female parent ’s side of the family , they are all academics . They ’re all PhDs and Master ’s scholar . They all study very serious pedantic things . And so for a long time , they did n’t really understand what I did . I grew up in South Africa until I was a teenager . And it was , like , the approximation of like being on TV and getting ante up for it was eccentric . It was ridiculous . It was a ridiculous whimsey . And I recall the first few years that I started act , my gramps would , ( laughs ) he would advance me . He ’s like , " Baby , you need to get a attainment . You need to become like a carpenter or an electrician or something . "
Oh boy .
Kandyse McClure : " You ’re going to need a job . " And I would commit him my pay stubs , but he was just like , " That ’s great and everything , but when are you going back to schooltime ? "
They signify well .
Kandyse McClure : Yes . They never dissuaded me from play . It was just kind of a lack of intellect . Now on my founder ’s side , who I ’m very much like , they ’re all creative person , they ’re all vocaliser and poet and really empathic , social , lively people . So I ’m like , this is who I ’m really like .
But you would n’t be you if you rise up fully on that side of the fence .
Kandyse McClure : I love that I ’m a blend of both sides . I do love my science . I do sleep with the kind of donnish process of thing . I ’m a big enquiry nerd . I have it off a hare hole to go down , but the way I evince it is in this kind of circuitous , dreamlike , artistic fashion .
That ’s got to work as an actor ! I mean , if there ’s one role player right now who I would entrust to in reality be able to put out a fire , it would be you !
Kandyse McClure : Listen , I did discover ! I happened to have a neighbour at the time when I start the occupation , my downstairs neighbour was a Wildland firefighter , Kev , and then my back alley neighbour was an urban firefighter , Dan . And I question the both of them and I con all the differences , and about chemical fires and medical parking brake , and stick out on rooftop , and unlike propellants , and all sort of stuff . So yeah , that was a lot of sport . I do love how to put out a fire , you ’re right !
Yeah . playing can be that cross - segment of just wanting to research everything and just know everything . And sometimes it ’s just to know it . And sometimes you ’re like , hey , I can actually apply this . I lie with how to arrest a fire hose without getting thrown across the room .
Kandyse McClure : I do have to be careful though . And luckily , I have n’t done that many medical shows , but if they call for a doctor on an airplane , I have to remember not to put up my hand .
" No , but I play one on telecasting . "
Kandyse McClure : " I ’m Kandyse McClure , you may sleep together me from such shows as … "
Oh man . Well , I find like I could cull your brain all day . You are a delight .
Kandyse McClure : As are you . give thanks you so much . This has been great .
Aw , thank you ! Before we wrap up … Season six is the raw one , but there ’s more coming up after that . Do you have a dream list of matter you want to do on the show ? Are you like , " I ’ve done this on the show . I ’ve done that , Kissed this guy . Beat up that guy … "
Kandyse McClure : Listen , we ’re not kiss any other boys , okay ? Do n’t get me in trouble !
Do you have like a bucket list for Kaia , things you want her to do on the show ?
Kandyse McClure : Well , I intend , selfishly , I need to know about where she come from . Like , I want to know about Colorado . I desire to get it on about how this relationship , I mean , I ’ve set about my ideas about how this relationship started and ended , but it was like she was a different version of herself . I want to bang what that is . And well , listen , they ’re always watching . I ’m not die to say anything more .
Okay ! I mean , we ’ll just have to keep on watching to find out .
Kandyse McClure : Just keep watching ! December 19th and beyond . Season seven , I ca n’t conceive it !
More About Virgin River Season 6
A television system adjustment of the romantic new serial from Robyn Carr , Virgin River sees nurse practitioner Melinda Monroe accept a new job in the titulary northerly California township to get off her past . But Melinda ’s small - townspeople expectations are checked when she realizes that aline to this fresh and straightforward path of living is a slippery balancing act - with the theory of unexampled love on the skyline .
Virgin Riverseason 6 is now streaming on Netflix .
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