{"id":18762,"date":"2022-07-19T15:28:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T13:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1682947"},"modified":"2022-07-19T15:58:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T13:58:14","slug":"is-hope-back-in-virgin-river-season-4","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-hope-back-in-virgin-river-season-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Hope back in Virgin River season 4?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lauren Morris\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 19 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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We don\u2019t have long until\u00a0Virgin River<\/a>\u2018s fourth season hits our screens and we revisit the tight-knit town\u2019s drama-prone residents.<\/p>\n

As you\u2019ll remember, season 3 left us on a few major cliffhangers, from Mel\u2019s pregnancy and the question over the baby\u2019s paternity to whether Brady really shot Jack<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, one of the biggest bombshells dropped at the end of the last series was the news about Hope (played by Annette O\u2019Toole in the Virgin River cast<\/a>), who\u2019d been involved in a car accident whilst on her way back from visiting an elderly relative and required brain surgery.<\/p>\n

Viewers hadn\u2019t seen much of Hope throughout the third season<\/a>, with the character only appearing via video call to Doc, but will she back on screen in season 4? Here\u2019s everything we know so far.<\/p>

Is Hope back in Virgin River season 4?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Tim Matheson as Doc Mullins and Annette O\u2019Toole as Hope McCrea in Virgin River<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The good news is that Hope will be back to play a more prominent role in Virgin River\u2019s fourth season after appearing only via Zoom on the last series.<\/p>\n

Throughout season 3, viewers are told that Hope is visiting an elderly aunt in another state and pops up briefly in one episode to chat to Doc over video call, but never features in-person.<\/p>\n

Fans were then dealt a huge blow in the season finale when we learn that Hope\u2019s car was hit by a truck while she rushed back to Virgin River for Lilly\u2019s funeral and that her injuries required brain surgery.<\/p>\n

While it appeared as though the scene was being set to kill off Hope, Netflix has confirmed through the trailer and first-look pictures that O\u2019Toole will back as a series regular in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n