Overview

• The newly released trailer depicts two intertwined romances—Ellen MacKenzie with Brian Fraser and Julia Moriston with Henry Beauchamp—across World War I Europe and 18th-century Scotland.
• The ten-episode prequel will debut on August 8, 2025, with new episodes premiering each Friday exclusively on the Starz app and its on-demand platforms.
• Matthew B. Roberts leads the series as showrunner and executive producer alongside Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis and Jim Kohlberg, with Diana Gabaldon serving as a consulting producer.
• The storyline traces the origins of Jamie and Claire’s parents before the events of the original Outlander, providing deeper insight into clan dynamics and time-travel lore.
• Fan-favorite characters including Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser, Colum MacKenzie and Ned Gowan return in the prequel, portrayed by Rory Alexander, Séamus McLean Ross and Conor MacNeill, respectively.