Overview

• Outlander: Blood of My Blood premieres August 8 at 8 p.m. ET on Starz as a prequel focusing on the dual love stories of Jamie Fraser’s parents and Claire Randall’s parents.
• Series veteran Sam Heughan advised actors to savor every moment of production and later texted Jamie Roy during the premiere to check on his wellbeing.
• Jamie Roy and Harriet Slater said they did not deliberately mimic Heughan’s mannerisms, attributing any resemblances to casting’s emphasis on shared character qualities.
• Steamy scenes were choreographed under closed-set conditions and overseen by an intimacy coordinator to ensure actor safety and confidence.
• Starz has already ordered a second season of the spinoff and confirmed that the flagship Outlander will wrap with its eighth season in 2026.