Fans will have to say goodbye to Claire and Jamie. The heroes of the series. strangerwhich is preparing to return for a seventh season this year, will be entitled to an eighth and final season, the Starz channel, which has broadcast the series since 2014, revealed on Twitter.
stranger it is also available on Netflix since 2016. Outlander season eight will have 10 episodes, and the seventh season is expected to have 16 like the first season. Actors Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan will also say goodbye to Claire and Jamie, whom they have played since 2014, across the ages, eras and continents.
“So Much to Come”
But Starz is also announcing a prequel to the series, which will be called Outlander: Blood of my blood, and will return to the adventures of the parents of the beautiful Scottish Jamie Fraser. This new series will consist of 10 episodes. like the series strangerIt will come out of Diana Gabaldón’s novels.
“Jamie and Claire’s television story may end with season eight, but Diana continues her literary journey in her wonderful book series and is hard at work on the tenth book. With Jamie and Claire, and now Brian and Ellen [ndlr, les parents de Jamie]there is so much more to come in the Outlander universe, and we look forward to continuing to share those stories with our dedicated fans,” said Matthew B. Roberts, series showrunner and executive producer.
Like in stranger, once again it will be very much about love. “‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood’ is, at heart, a love story,” said Matthew B. Roberts.
It explores the lengths one person is willing to go to find love at a time when love is considered a luxury and marriages are entered into strategically, often for political or financial reasons.
Time travel
It also promises that fans won’t be completely lost, despite this new time jump and new heroes.
“The title is a nod to Jamie Fraser’s wedding vow to Claire and there will be many names and faces that ‘Outlander’ fans will know and recognise.
stranger tells the story of the love affairs and adventures of Claire Randall, a British nurse in the years after World War II, who discovers she can time travel and finds herself in 18th century Scotland. Although she is already married to Frank Randall, an academic, she falls in love with Jamie Fraser, head of the Scottish clan.
Source: BFM TV
