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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Death comes for Jamie Fraser in Outlander's final season trailer
It's the end of an era for Starz as Outlander concludes next year with its eighth season in early 2026. But while one popular show is bidding us adieu, its prequel is staking a claim as the cable network's next big historical romance saga. Blood Of My Blood, which premieres next month, follows two different, intersecting love stories. As San Diego Comic-Con gets underway, the cast and producers of both dramas offer a first look at Outlander's last hurrah and what to expect from its spin-off. Of course, everything about this franchise hinges on an undying love for time travel shenanigans, as well-established in Diana Gabaldon's novels. First, it was Claire Beauchamp (Caitriona Balfe) who went back in time to 1743 Scotland and ended up meeting and marrying the true love of her life, Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan). Eventually, their daughter Brianna (Sophie Skelton) and son-in-law Roger (Richard Rankin)—along with their own kids—were able to use the ancient stones in Craigh na Dun to hop across time. You can see all of this in the trailer released today for Outlander's final season, which spends a couple minutes revisiting the protagonists' complicated journeys. A glimpse of the new episodes towards the end of the footage reveal that Jamie is reading a book written by Claire's former husband, Frank (Tobias Menzies), which claims he is going to die in an upcoming battle. In season eight, the Frasers will undoubtedly do everything in their power to stop this from happening. In the season seven finale, Claire also discovered that a child she gave birth to back in season two might have survived (and wasn't stillborn, as she believed), which increases the stakes for the family as they resettle into their North Carolina home. Meanwhile, the previously released Outlander: Blood Of My Blood trailer already revealed its big twist: Claire's parents also journeyed back to the past. (Talk about a family problem.) After getting married during World War I in England and the birth of their daughter Claire, Julia (Hermione Corfield) and Henry (Jeremy Irvine) go on a holiday to Scotland and accidentally find themselves in 1714. There, they're separated and try to find each other, interacting with Ellen Mackenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) along the way. Ellen and Brian, who belong to warring clans, fall in love and will eventually go on to have a child: Jamie Fraser. In tandem with the show's SDCC panel, Starz released clips to introduce us to the two couples. Our big takeaway? Give the casting department a raise for bringing Corfield in as Claire's mom; she looks exactly like how Balfe did during Outlander's debut. Outlander: Blood Of My Blood will premiere with two episodes on August 8. It has already been renewed for season two. More from A.V. Club The biggest news (so far) from San Diego Comic-Con 2025 What's on TV this week—Chief Of War and Eyes Of Wakanda R.I.P. Tom Lehrer, mathematician and musical satirist
Geek Girl Authority
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
SDCC 2025: Watch OUTLANDER Season 8 Teaser and BLOOD OF MY BLOOD Sneak Peek Clips
Highlights SDCC 2025 blessed us with the Season 8 teaser trailer for Outlander , which you can watch below. Outlander Additionally, we have two sneak peek clips for Outlander: Blood of My Blood (also below for your viewing pleasure). Outlander: Blood of My Blood The prequel series' 10-episode inaugural season premieres next month, while Outlander 's eighth and final season will take STARZ by storm next year. The Outlander Small-Screen Universe (OSSU) The end of the dreadful Droughtlander is on the horizon. SDCC 2025 is the gift that keeps on giving, y'all. STARZ descended upon the con with not one , but two panels: one for its flagship series, Outlander, and one for its prequel, Outlander: Blood of My Blood . So, what goodies did said panels deliver to us mere fans? A Season 8 teaser trailer and two sneak peek clips. RELATED: New TV Shows This Week (July 20 – 26) It All Leads to This The teaser for the mega hit's eighth and (sob) final season kicks off with a trip down memory lane — a nostalgic flurry of scenes from the pilot until Season 7. We see Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire's (Caitríona Balfe) epic love story unfold in tandem with Brianna (Sophie Skelton) and Roger (Richard Rankin). We reunite with familiar faces long gone. The montage culminates in new footage in the teaser's final moments. Jamie tells Claire he's read Frank's book. It declares that 'war is coming to the back country,' and that 'James Fraser dies in it.' Oof. Well, this isn't the first time Jamie Fraser has evaded death. RELATED: Read our Outlander recaps Blood of My Blood in Two Timelines In the first clip for Blood of My Blood , Henry (Jeremy Irvine) and Julia (Hermione Corfield) Beauchamp, Claire's parents, drive through the Scottish Highlands. They chat about Claire staying with Uncle Lamb and visiting the British Museum while they're away. It's a short, sweet and simple clip. The second clip zeroes in on Jamie's parents, Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater). There's the requisite yearning while standing a respectable distance from each other. At least the nearby bridge can fill in for the role of chaperone. Here, Brian learns that Ellen is a MacKenzie, while Ellen discovers that her soon-to-be husband is a Fraser. Outlander: Blood of My Blood premieres with two episodes on Friday, August 8, at 9/8c, on STARZ and the STARZ app. Outlander Season 8 will debut sometime in early 2026. Before you go, watch the Season 8 teaser and two Blood of My Blood sneak peek clips below: OUTLANDER: BLOOD OF MY BLOOD Gets Season 2 Renewal at STARZ Contact: [email protected] What I do: I'm GGA's Managing Editor, a Senior Contributor, and Press Coordinator. I manage, contribute, and coordinate. Sometimes all at once. Joking aside, I oversee day-to-day operations for GGA, write, edit, and assess interview opportunities/press events. Who I am: Before moving to Los Angeles after studying theater in college, I was born and raised in Amish country, Ohio. No, I am not Amish, even if I sometimes sport a modest bonnet. Bylines in: Tell-Tale TV, Culturess, Sideshow Collectibles, and inkMend on Medium. Critic: Rotten Tomatoes, CherryPicks, and the Hollywood Creative Alliance.
UPI
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Caitriona Balfe, Fiona Shaw, more join 'Sense and Sensibility' remake
1 of 5 | Caitriona Balfe, seen at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., has joined the cast of "Sense & Sensibility." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo July 21 (UPI) -- Focus Features announced additional cast for its new Sense and Sensibility film on Monday. Outlander's Caitriona Balfe, Killing Eve's Fiona Shaw, Frank Dillane, George MacKay, Herbert Nordrum and Bodhi Rae Breathnach have joined the cast. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles star as Elinor and Marianne Dashwood in the Jane Austen adaptation. Focus announced the film in June and it is in production in Britain. Diana Reid wrote the adaptation, with Georgia Oakley as director. The Austen novel that inspired the film follows the Dashwoods, a widow and her three daughters, who are left poor by Mr. Dashwood's elder children. A 1995 film adaptation won an Oscar for Emma Thompson's screenplay adaptation. It was nominated for Best Picture, Thompson and Kate Winslet's performances, cinematography, costume design and musical score. Ang Lee directed that film. Focus re-released its 2005 Pride and Prejudice film earlier this year.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Look: 'Outlander: Blood of My Blood' pics show Claire, Jamie's relatives
July 7 (UPI) -- Starz released new photos from Outlander: Blood of My Blood on Monday. The new series premieres Aug. 8. Blood of My Blood is a prequel to Outlander, starring Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe as couple Jamie and Clare Fraser. The Blood of My Blood photos show Rory Alexander as young Murtagh Fraser and Jamie Roy as Brian Fraser, ancestors of Heughan's Jamie. Harriet Slater also plays Ellen MacKenzie, who becomes Jamie's mother. Other photos show Tony Curran as young Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, Sam Retford as young Dougal MacKenzie, Séamus McLean Ross as Colum MacKenzie and Conor MacNeil as Ned Gowan. Hermione Corfield and Jeremy Irvine star as Julia Moriston and Henry Beauchamp, the parents of Balfe's Claire. The time travel romance spans from 18th-century Scotland to World War I. Photos show Henry and Hemione laughing together, Jamie and Ellen standing and embracing in the Highlands, and the couples standing on opposite sides of the stones that allow them to travel through time. Matthew B. Roberts serves as showrunner for Blood of My Blood and also executive produces with Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis and Jim Kohlberg. The show will air weekly on Starz and the Starz streaming app. Outlander will end with Season 8. Blood of My Blood has already been renewed for a second season.
Daily Record
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Outlander's Caitriona Balfe in tears as she reflects on favourite episode
Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan fondly reflected on filming season two of Diana Gabaldon's well-loved franchise when the Irish actress became emotional. Caitriona Balfe became tearful as she sat down alongside co-star Sam Heughan to discuss one of their favourite episodes of the beloved Outlander franchise. Fans are already mourning the loss of its eighth and final season before it has even aired. Balfe, who plays leading role of Claire Fraser, alongside Sam, in his role as Highland warrior Jamie Fraser, joined a panel to discuss some behind the scenes snippets from shooting one of their favourite episodes. The Irish actress, 45, became emotional in the clip, which was shared to social media. There was a chorus of admiration from the watching audience, as Sam playfully joked she was "still crying" as the actress wiped away tears. The pair discussed the season 2 finale episode, Dragonfly in Amber, and gave some behind-the-scenes insights from filming. Caitriona referred to Kinloch Rannoch, where the famous time-travelling stones are situated as a "very special place". She recalled turning up for filming that morning like "Disney himself had turned up and sprinkled snow everywhere." She continued, "The sun was shining, it was beautiful. Then we took our 200 crew and they stamped on it," Caitriona joked. "We done about two takes and it looked like a mud bath." "But I think it was one of our favourite scenes that day ever," she divulged, "The crew cried that day, and that's a feat. If you can get hairy Scottish crew to cry you know you've done something right." Sam interjected as he also fondly reminisced on the moment as being "beautiful". In Outlander Season 2, Claire and Jamie travel to France to try and prevent the Jacobite uprising, facing political intrigue and personal challenges, while Claire's 20th-century life with Frank also unfolds, ultimately leading to Claire's return to the past and a reunion with Jamie. The historical romance, based on Diana Gabaldon's best-selling book franchise, has amassed fans across the globe who have fallen in love with lead characters Caitriona Balfe (Claire Fraser) and Sam Heughan (Jamie Fraser). And whilst we all await the dreaded final chapter of their epic love story, some fans can't get enough and have been binge watching the Starz show from the beginning. Take a closer look at more behind-the-scenes snaps from filming series 2 here.
