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EXCLUSIVE: After Mel and Dr. Cameron, a 3rd aesculapian master is coming to Doc’s session successful nan municipality of Virgin River. SkyMed prima Natasha Calis has been tapped for a heavy recurring domiciled arsenic Dr. Astrid connected nan upcoming eighth play of Netflix‘s Virgin River, which precocious started accumulation successful Vancouver.
Unlike Dr. Cameron (Mark Ghanimé) — and for illustration ‘s caregiver practitioner Mel — Astrid whitethorn beryllium present to stay. Calis has an action to go a bid regular If nan celebrated romanticist drama is renewed for a ninth play and beyond. It would beryllium nan first bid regular formed summation to nan show successful 4 seasons, since Kandyse McClure joined arsenic Kaia Bryant successful Season 5.
Calis’ Astrid is simply a brashly assured surgical resident who finds herself assigned to a rotation successful Doc’s (Tim Matheson) session aft mysteriously being placed connected probation. Her bedside mode whitethorn beryllium lacking, but she’s consenting to do almost thing to get retired of Virgin River and backmost successful nan surgical wing.
Astrid’s presence whitethorn beryllium connected to Doc’s controversial determination successful nan Season 7 finale to partner pinch Grace Valley Hospital, which whitethorn use his patients but surely wounded his matrimony to Hope (Annette O’Toole).
At nan clinic, Calis’ Astrid whitethorn interact pinch nan different caller recurring Virgin River character that will beryllium introduced successful Season 8, Eddie (Mitchell Slaggert), a charismatic EMT.
Canadian character Calis has beardown TV aesculapian credentials. She leads nan Paramount+ Canadian aesculapian play SkyMed, which launched its 4th play past week, playing transportation caregiver Hayley Roberts.
According to sources, Calis’ statement for SkyMed was up, allowing her to go a bid regular connected Virgin River. She could do some shows if they get further seasons, taxable to a caller woody pinch SkyMed which would beryllium moving astir her schedule, I hear.
Calis antecedently starred successful different Canadian aesculapian drama, Nurses, which aired connected NBC successful nan U.S.. Her characteristic credits see Sam Raimi’s The Possession for Lionsgate. She is repped by Atlas Artist and Mary Falcon astatine Play Management successful Canada.
