One other physician with an advanced previous is about to discover a recent begin in “Virgin River.” Natasha Calis, who presently portrays Hayley Roberts on the Paramount+ medical drama “SkyMed,” has been tapped for a key recurring position within the upcoming eighth season of the Netflix drama, Deadline reviews.
Calis will play a “brashly assured” surgical resident” named Astrid “who finds herself assigned to a rotation in Doc’s clinic after mysteriously being positioned on probation,” reads Astrid’s official character description. “Her bedside method could also be missing, however she’s keen to do virtually something to get out of Virgin River and again within the surgical wing.”
Calis’ expertise enjoying a medical skilled goes far past her work on “SkyMed.” She beforehand starred within the Canadian drama “Nurses,” and she or he even appeared in an episode of ABC’s “The Good Physician.”
Astrid’s arrival on the town comes after a time of nice turmoil for Virgin River’s medical group. Season 7 discovered Doc’s medical license briefly suspended pending a reinstatement from a close-minded evaluation board. Although Doc was permitted to apply drugs by the tip of the season, he could not forestall a neighboring hospital in Grace Valley from increasing into Virgin River — an endeavor spearheaded by Dr. Hayes, the identical man who championed to have Doc stripped of his license.
Virgin River Season 8 provides Mitchell Slaggert as ‘charismatic’ EMT
In fact, Dr. Astrid is not the one new face coming to “Virgin River” in Season 8. As beforehand reported, Mitchell Slaggert (“Landman”) will recur as a “charismatic” EMT named Eddie.
In keeping with his official character description, Eddie “could shock you by fixing your soul alongside along with your physique. He is a laidback charmer who by no means pictured himself in a small city, however with pure curiosity and a zeal for all times, Eddie goes to discover all that Virgin River has to supply.”
Along with his work on the Paramount+ drama “Landman,” Slaggert can also be recognized for enjoying Jackson on HBO Max’s ill-fated “The Intercourse Lives of School Ladies” (pictured above).
An official launch date for Season 8 has but to be introduced. How do you are feeling about these two additions, and what are your hopes for the way forward for “Virgin River”? Drop your ideas in a remark beneath.