Outlander followers could also be within the midst of the standard hiatus between seasons – a.okay.a. one other Droughtlander – however Starz has been delivering loads of excellent news for the rising TV universe. After confirming when the prequel sequence, known as Outlander: Blood of My Blood, will arrive within the 2025 TV schedule, the community has introduced a Season 2 renewal. Sure, we’re assured a Season 2 earlier than Season 1 even premieres, and there is even a tie to the unique sequence that already made me emotional.
Outlander: Blood Of My Blood Renewed For Season 2
The primary season premiere date of August 8 already struck me as a callback to the unique sequence’ premiere forward of “The Gathering” on-line occasion that was filled with treats for followers, so an early assure of extra episodes appears becoming. Showrunner Matthew B. Roberts commented on the Season 2 renewal, full with excessive hopes for a way viewers will reply to the upcoming epic love tales in comparison with Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan). He mentioned:
The eagerness and expertise our forged and crew have poured into ‘Outlander: Blood of my Blood’ has been extraordinary and we’re thrilled to proceed these epic love tales in Season Two. Simply as audiences fell in love with Jamie and Claire, we hope viewers might be enamored by these new {couples} once they meet them this summer season.
Apparently, the present being billed as a “stand-alone prequel sequence” based mostly on the love tales of Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) within the 18th century in addition to Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine) circa World Struggle I doesn’t suggest that it will be a one-and-done sequence with a single season.
It stays to be seen if Jamie and Claire’s mother and father can seize the romance magic that transcends centuries on Outlander, however the purpose of the Starz sequence is to begin recent sufficient for brand new viewers to observe in addition to deal with longtime Outlander followers to acquainted faces like Dougal, Colum, and – considered one of my private favorites out of all the franchise – Murtagh, to call a number of.
In fact, Murtagh will not be the person he was when he was dedicated to Jamie within the period of the primary sequence, however I am already invested in attending to know him a second time. But the promise of Murtagh’s return is not what had me emotional out of the main points of the renewal information.
Why The Particulars Are Surprisingly Emotional
Together with the information that work on Season 2 was already beginning on June 23, Starz’s renewal announcement additionally confirmed that manufacturing will happen on the identical phases the place Outlander filmed for ten years earlier than filming completed for Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe final 12 months. Whereas I am certain Blood of My Blood taking on these phases was for sensible causes somewhat than plucking at any heartstrings, it actually does really feel just like the prequel is carrying on the legacy of the unique.
Hopefully we’ll additionally get a few of that beautiful Scottish surroundings that was so often featured within the earlier seasons of Outlander, which appears seemingly for the timeline following Jamie’s mother and father. All in all, there’s quite a bit to rejoice because the weeks rely down till Blood of My Blood premieres… and, if we’re fortunate, a premiere date for the eighth and remaining season of the unique sequence.
For now, Outlander: Blood of My Blood is scheduled to premiere on Friday, August 8 at 8 p.m. ET on Starz, with episodes additionally streaming weekly on the Starz app and Starz streaming and on-demand platforms. Apparently, that Season 1 premiere is simply sooner or later off from the eleventh anniversary of the unique sequence again on August 9, 2014.