Get ready to head back through the stones — Outlander: Blood of My Blood, the sweeping prequel to the long-running time-travel romance series, Outlander, is arriving on Saturday 9th August via MGM+, and there’s a brand-new trailer to get you in the mood.
Watch it here…
Set decades before the events of the original Outlander series (based on the novels by Diana Gabaldon), Blood of My Blood explores the origins of Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser and follows the love stories of their parents. Set against the backdrop of early Jacobite uprisings and the First World War, the show follows the two fated couples who must defy the forces that seek to tear them apart, unfolding in surprising and unforeseen ways.
Hermione Corfield (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) and Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) star as Claire’s parents, Julia Moriston and Henry Beauchamp. Meanwhile, Harriet Slater (Pennyworth) and Jamie Roy (Condor’s Nest) play Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser, the future parents of Jamie.
The cast also includes Tony Curran as Lord Lovat, Séamus McLean Ross as Colum MacKenzie, Sam Retford as Dougal MacKenzie, Rory Alexander as Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser, and Conor MacNeill as Ned Gowan.
“Blood of My Blood is, at its heart, a love story,” said showrunner and executive producer Matthew B. Roberts back in 2023 when the spin-off series was announced. “It will explore what lengths a person will go to find love in a time when love is considered a luxury, and when marriages are made strategically, often for political or financial gain.
“The title is a nod to Jamie Fraser’s marriage vow to Claire and there will be several names and faces that ‘Outlander’ fans will know and recognize. Jamie and Claire’s TV story may be coming to an end with Season Eight, but Diana is continuing on with their literary journey in her wonderful book series and is working diligently on Book Ten. With Jamie and Claire, and now Brian and Ellen, there is still so much more to come in the ‘Outlander’ universe, and we cannot wait to continue sharing these stories with our dedicated fans.”
Outlander: Blood of my Blood will be released on Saturday 9th August via MGM+ and then new episodes will air weekly on Saturdays in the UK.
