Outlander: Blood of My Blood
| Outlander: Blood of My Blood | |
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| Based on | Characters by Diana Gabaldon |
| Developed by | Matthew B. Roberts |
| Showrunner | Matthew B. Roberts |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Production location | Scotland |
| Running time | 60–80 minutes |
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| Network | Starz |
| Release | August 8, 2025 – present |
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| Outlander | |
Outlander: Blood of My Blood is a historical romance drama television series that serves as a prequel to the television series Outlander (2014–present), which is based on the book series of the same name by Diana Gabaldon.
The series follows the parents of both protagonists from the original series, Jamie Fraser and Claire Beauchamp. Jamie's parents in 18th century Scotland are played by Harriet Slater as Ellen MacKenzie and Jamie Roy as Brian Fraser. Claire's parents in World War I are played by Hermione Corfield as Julia Moriston and Jeremy Irvine as Henry Beauchamp.
Outlander: Blood of My Blood premiered on Starz on August 8, 2025. The first season of the series is set to run for ten episodes. In June 2025, the series was renewed for a second season ahead of the series premiere.
Premise
Outlander: Blood of My Blood is a love story that tells the tales of how the parents of Jamie Fraser came together in 18th century Scotland and how the parents of Claire Beauchamp met during World War I in England.[1] A trailer released in July 2025 also revealed a time travel element involving Claire's parents that appears to intersect with the 18th century timeline.[2][3][4]
Cast
Main
- Harriet Slater as Ellen MacKenzie, Jamie Fraser's mother
- Jamie Roy as Brian Fraser, Jamie's father
- Hermione Corfield as Julia Moriston, Claire Fraser's mother
- Jeremy Irvine as Henry Beauchamp, Claire's father
- Tony Curran as Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, Brian's father
- Séamus McLean Ross as Colum MacKenzie, Ellen's younger brother and the eldest son of Red Jacob MacKenzie
- Sam Retford as Dougal MacKenzie, Colum's brother
- Rory Alexander as Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser, Brian's best friend and second cousin
- Conor MacNeill as Ned Gowan, secretary at Castle Leoch
- Brian McCardie as Isaac Grant, son of Malcolm Grant
- Sara Vickers as Davina Porter, a housekeeper at Castle Leathers and Brian Fraser's mother
Special Guest
- Peter Mullan as Red Jacob MacKenzie, the late laird of Castle Leoch
Recurring
- Sally Messham as Mrs Fitzgibbons
- Jhon Lumsden as Malcolm Grant
- Terence Rae as Arch Bug
- Sadhbh Malin as Jocasta MacKenzie Cameron
- Ailsa Davidson as Janet MacKenzie
- Rebekah Lumsden as Letitia Chisholm MacKenzie
- Ryan Fletcher as James MacKinney
- Michael Cooke qw Alec MacMahon
- Chick Allan as Balloch
Episodes
| No. | Title [5] | Directed by | Written by [6] | Original release date [7] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Providence" | Jamie Payne | Matthew B. Roberts | August 8, 2025 | TBD |
| 2 | "S.W.A.K. (Sealed with a Kiss)" | Jamie Payne | Kiersten Van Horne | August 8, 2025 | TBD |
| 3 | "School of the Moon" | Jamie Payne | Teleplay by : Margot Ye Story by : Curtis Kheel and Margot Ye | August 15, 2025 | TBD |
| 4 | "A Soldier's Heart" | TBA | Macy Grace Smolsky | August 22, 2025 | TBD |
| 5 | "Needfire" | TBA | Taylor Mallory | August 29, 2025 | TBD |
| 6 | "Birthright" | TBA | Danielle Berrow | September 5, 2025 | TBD |
| 7 | "Luceo Non Uro" | TBA | Margot Ye | September 12, 2025 | TBD |
| 8 | "A Virtuous Woman" | TBA | Kiersten Van Horne | September 19, 2025 | TBD |
| 9 | "Braemar" | TBA | Diana Gabaldon | September 26, 2025 | TBD |
| 10 | "Something Borrowed" | TBA | Diana Gabaldon & Matthew B. Roberts | October 10, 2025 | TBD |
Production
Development
In February 2022, it was reported that a prequel series, with Matthew B. Roberts writing and executive producing.[8] In May 2022, executive producer Maril Davis confirmed that the series would focus on the parents of Jamie Fraser.[9] In August 2022, it was confirmed that the prequel series will be titled Blood of My Blood.[10] In January 2023, Starz ordered a 10-episode first season.[11][6] Once production started in February 2024, it was confirmed that the series would also focus on Claire's parents.[12] Gabaldon has said the series is in part based on material she has written for the first of potentially three prequel books about Jamie's parents,[13] who were the focus of Roberts' first conception of the new series.[14] He later came up with the time travel element involving Claire's parents that would connect the two storylines for the TV series.[15][16][17] Gabaldon had said she was not interested herself in the story of Claire's parents, but was receptive to the ideas pitched by the TV writers.[18]
Casting
In February 2024, the first casting announcements revealed that Harriet Slater, Jamie Roy, Hermione Corfield, and Jeremy Irvine were cast as the future parents of Jamie and Claire, respectively.[19] Tony Curran was also cast as Lord Lovat, Jamie's grandfather.[20] Then Rory Alexander, Sam Retford, Séamus McLean Ross, and Conor MacNeill were cast as younger versions of characters from the original Outlander series.[21] Brian McCardie, Jhon Lumsden, Sara Vickers, and Peter Mullan were added to the cast at the beginning of April.[22] Sally Messham, Terence Rae, Ailsa Davidson, Sadhbh Malin, Annabelle Dowler, and Harry Eaton rounded out the cast at the end of the month.[23]
Filming
Filming began in January 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland,[24] but production had to be put on hold due to storms in the area, and filming resumed at the end of February.[25] Part of the filming was also done on location at Doune Castle, serving as Castle Leoch.[26] On July 19, 2024, Starz announced on social media that filming had wrapped.[27] In June 2025, the series was renewed for a second season, and production was underway in Scotland ahead of the show’s premiere.[28]
Release
Outlander: Blood of My Blood premiered on August 8, 2025.[29][30]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 91% based on 22 critics' reviews. The website's critics consensus is, "Tapping into a rich vein of romance and swashbuckling adventure, Blood of My Blood is a swoon-worthy spinoff that exemplifies the original Outlander's best qualities."[31] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 70 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[32]
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- ^ "'Outlander: Blood of my Blood' trailer reveals Claire's parents can also time travel". EW.com. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ Darwish, Meaghan (July 10, 2025). "'Outlander: Blood of My Blood' Trailer Unveils Shocking Time-Traveling Twist". TV Insider. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ TVLine (July 21, 2025). 'Outlander: Blood of My Blood' Cast on Tragic Claire Twist. Retrieved July 22, 2025 – via YouTube.
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- ^ Cordero, Rosy (January 19, 2023). "Outlander Renewed For Eighth & Final Season; Starz Greenlights Prequel Series Blood Of My Blood". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
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- ^ "'Outlander: Blood of My Blood' producers tease epic dual romances to rival Jamie and Claire". EW.com. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
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