The eighth — and final — season ofOutlanderhas officially been announced.
On Thursday, STARZ revealed it had renewed its time travel romance for one more batch of episodes.
Along with a dash of bitter news for fans of Diana Gabaldon’s page–to–screen adaption came a sweet surprise: STARZ has greenlitOutlander: Blood of My Blood, a prequel series about Jamie Fraser’s parents, Brian Fraser and Ellen MacKenzie.
Along with the announcement, STARZ released a video about the final season that includedOutlander’s central couple teasing the end of the series.
“Every good story has to come to an end,” saysSam Heughan, who plays Jamie Fraser. “It always does,” replies Caitríona Balfe, who portrays Claire Fraser.
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“We’re going to go out with a bang, and tell the story how it should be,” adds John Bell, a.k.a. Young Ian.
Sophie Skelton (Brianna MacKenzie) and Richard Rankin (Roger MacKenzie) are also excited to have one more season.
“It’s not over yet,” Skelton says in the clip. That means we get to be with our characters a whole other year. “With love and enthusiasm,” adds Rankin.
“We hope that we do you proud,” says Balfe.
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Fans last sawOutlander— which premiered in 2014 — grace their screens when season 6 aired this past spring.
“The cast and crew are back at it,” the seriesshared at the timefrom its official Twitter account. “#Outlander Season 7 is in production!”
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The eighth season ofOutlanderwill consist of 10 episodes, following anextended 16-episode seventh season, which is currently filming in Scotland and will air this summer on STARZ.
source: people.com
