'Outlander' Star Sam Heughan Talks the 'Amazing' Fraser Clan Old and New (Exclusive)
'Outlander' Star Sam Heughan Talks the 'Amazing' Fraser Clan Old and New (Exclusive) originally appeared on Parade.
The Fraser clan will soon see the passing of the tartan from one generation to the next when the Outlander: Blood of My Blood prequel premieres on STARZ on August 8. And fans of the historic Scottish world created by Diana Gabaldon in her franchise of Outlander bestselling novels will be able to watch the love story between Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) that created Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) and the rest of his clan.
To celebrate World Outlander Day on June 1, STARZ will release 'Outlander and Blood of My Blood: The Gathering' on its YouTube channel and on the STARZ app. The special unites cast members from both series for the first time to celebrate the Outlander journey, welcome in the new generation of Frasers, MacKenzies and Beauchamps and explore the ties that bind their stories. It features interviews with the executive producers and cast members from both series and will provide a sneak peek at the new prequel series, Outlander: Blood of My Blood ahead of its August 8 premiere, as well as a look back at the legacy of Outlander over the past 11 years.
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In the exclusive clip below, members of the cast from both STARZ series were given the chance to talk about the similarities and differences between their shows. In the scene, Heughan commented, 'What an amazing extended family we have from Murtagh being [Jamie's] godfather through to Jamie's own children that he's had. But also, the people he's brought into the family, like Marsali and Fergus, are an incredible family. And what a force to be reckoned with. This is a great representation of a Scottish clan. On the one side, they're loyal and trustworthy. And on the other, who knows?'
Several of the characters from the original Outlander series will be appearing in Blood of My Blood. That includes the aforementioned Brian and Ellen, as well as Jocasta MacKenzie (Ellen's sister), Dougal MacKenzie (Ellen's brother), Colum MacKenzie (Ellen's brother), and Murtagh FitzGibbons Fraser (second cousin to Brian and Jamie's future godfather).
Of course, the roles have been recast with younger actors, as the story takes place prior to Jamie's birth. Jocasta will be played by Sadhbh Malin, Dougal by Sam Retford, Colum by Séamus McLean Ross, and Murtagh will be played by Rory Alexander.
Blood of My Blood will be set in two different time periods. Jamie's parents met and fell in love in the early 18th-century Scottish Highlands, while Claire's parents, Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine), who were added to the story from the original books, met and fell in love in WWI England.
Outlander: Blood of My Blood will premiere on Friday, August 8.'Outlander' Star Sam Heughan Talks the 'Amazing' Fraser Clan Old and New (Exclusive) first appeared on Parade on May 30, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
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