Overview

• Episode 3, “School of the Moon,” premieres Friday at 8 p.m. ET, raising stakes in the MacKenzie laird selection as Ellen and Julia face pivotal choices.
• Starz ordered a second season before the August 8 debut and has commenced filming new episodes in Scotland.
• The first season’s finale remains under wraps after the cast shot four different endings to protect narrative surprises.
• Conor MacNeill says his portrayal of Ned Gowan will reveal a more fiery, backstory-rich version of the character in episodes five and six.
• Jamie Roy, Harriet Slater, Hermione Corfield and Jeremy Irvine lead the dual-time romance, underscoring the prequel’s blend of sweeping period drama and time-travel intrigue.