Robyn Carr’s TV universe is a small world with the same actors appearing on both Sullivan’s Crossing and Virgin River.
While Sullivan’s Crossing and Virgin River don’t exist in the same place, they are based on separate books by Carr. The CTV series, which premiered on The CW before being licensed to Netflix, follows neurosurgeon Maggie (Morgan Kohan), who must return to her hometown in rural Nova Scotia. As she spends more time in Sullivan’s Crossing, Maggie reconnects with estranged father Sully (Scott Patterson) and finds love with Cal (Chad Michael Murray).
In addition to Kohan, Patterson and Murray, Sullivan’s Crossing stars Tom Jackson, Andrea Menard, Dakota Taylor, Amalia Williamson and Lindura.
Virgin River, meanwhile, centers on the lives of residents living in a small town in Northern California, including Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) and her love interest, Jack (Martin Henderson). The Netflix series also stars Colin Lawrence, Annette O’Toole, Tim Matheson, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Sarah Dugdale, Zibby Allen, Marco Grazzini and Kai Bradbury.
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Hollingsworth previously weighed in on a potential crossover, exclusively telling Us Weekly in March 2026, “We have to, right? I think that’s perfect and that would be amazing. I love that romance drama is really having a comeback and it’s gotten such momentum there.”
In a separate interview, Grazzini showed support for the idea.
“We obviously share fan bases. So that would be an awesome treat for everybody involved,” he noted to Us. “It would be fun to see what storyboards end up and what story lines end up happening. I’m down for that.”
Allen was also intrigued, telling Us, “I feel like that could happen. I could see that happening. I love a crossover situation.”
Carr, meanwhile, opened up about watching several novels be adapted on the small screen.
“I love to set my stories in fully fleshed-out locations. When the setting of a story is vivid and realistic, the reader is transported to that place and time, and they want to get to know the people who live and love there,” she wrote for BookBub in 2020. “When I’m imagining the setting for a novel, I’m looking for a place so vibrant and dramatic, it plays almost as a character in the story. It lives and breathes.”
The author acknowledged the connections that existed between her shows — specifically Virgin River and Sullivan’s Crossing.
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“Of course, in every town there must be houses, businesses, at least one church, medical and emergency facilities, and a gathering place — usually a diner, coffeehouse, or bar and grill,” she added. “There are always outlying farms and ranches.”
Carr continued: “But there are two things that bring a town to life for me. One is beauty. Rugged beauty. The towns I write about must not be cute — they must be places of majestic, rustic and remote beauty. And they must not be easy places to live.”
Keep scrolling to see which actors have pulled double duty:
Lauren Hammersley
Virgin River fans know Lauren Hammersley as Charmaine but before that she was Connie on Sullivan’s Crossing.
Lynda Boyd
Lynda Boyd played double duty by playing Phoebe on Sullivan’s Crossing and Lily on Virgin River.
John Ralston
In addition to playing Roland on Virgin River, John Ralston has portrayed Jed on Sullivan’s Crossing.
