Virgin River‘s Benjamin Hollingsworth is weighing in after the show threw another curveball Brady’s way with a near-death accident in season 7.
In the new episodes released on Thursday, March 12, Brady finally reconciled with Brie (Zibby Allen) — but the honeymoon phase didn’t last long. Brady was cruising along on his motorcycle when he fell after failing to notice a construction truck on the road.
“That’s pretty much on par for Brady’s luck,” Hollingsworth, 41, quipped during an exclusive interview with Us Weekly. “I guess I just can’t have nice things. I guess Brady just can’t have nice things.”
Hollingsworth hinted that “it won’t be all smooth sailing” when Netflix’s longest-running scripted series returns for season 8, adding, “But it’s just nice to see [Brady and Brie] together.”
While fans are holding out hope that Brady will survive the incident, Hollingsworth teased that viewers can’t “assume anything” about his character’s fate.
“I definitely can’t spoil that. I think that’s going to be something that the audience is just going to have to wait another year to find out,” Hollingsworth told Us before confirming he knows where Brady will end up.
He continued: “I would love for Brady to be back. That would be nice. I’d love for him not to die — especially because he finally just got what he wanted.”
Based on Robyn Carr‘s book series, Virgin River, which premiered in 2019, follows the lives of residents living in a small town in Northern California. Brady quickly won over viewers, but he hasn’t had the best luck in his professional or personal life throughout the show.
Hollingsworth, for his part, has had fun seeing where the show takes Brady season to season. The actor told Us that he is having a blast starring in romantic projects, but he is interested in any and all opportunities.
“[Romance projects are] something that comes to me often. We get a lot of offers for that stuff, but it’s really tricky because you want to balance that,” he explained. “I’m a trained actor. I went to a conservatory and spent three years studying acting when I was 19 through 21. So I’ve got a really diverse background of theater training and I love stretching my range. I’ve had the opportunity to do it a little bit — and I want to continue to do that.”
He continued: “Maybe I can do [something like] Bridgerton. I love the idea of doing a period piece. I love action stuff and you see Brady do a little bit of it in Virgin River. I love doing my own stunts and working with stunt doubles. So it’d be fun to do kind of like a buddy cop action movie, too. We’ll see.”
Virgin River is currently streaming on Netflix.
