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Forbes
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Outlander: Blood Of My Blood' Release Schedule—When Do New Episodes Drop?
The first two episodes of the new Outlander spinoff series, Outlander: Blood of My Blood, have finally arrived. Here's everything you need to know about watching the anticipated prequel, including the release schedule, episode count, streaming options and more. The 10-episode series — based on characters created by best-selling author Diana Gabaldon — follows two love stories across different periods. The first is centered on Jamie's parents, Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater), in the 18th-century Scottish Highlands. The second focuses on Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine) and Julia Moriston's (Hermione Corfield) romance in WWI-era England. Blood of My Blood takes place two decades before the the start of the mothership series. Roy, who portrays Brian, told Glamour that it's 'really important to know where Brian comes from.' He continued, 'He's living with his father, who's very abusive. He's been shunned by most of his clan because of his misdeeds, so they kind of lived in isolation. And this is all Brian's really known growing up.' However, Brian's whole life changes after he meets Ellen MacKenzie. 'Obviously, that's when he realizes, This is actually something that I want," the Scottish actor continued. 'But to get this thing I want, I have to go through this massive journey of rival plans.… So, he takes on this whole new challenge.' So far, positive reviews from critics and publications have been pouring in for the sequel, which boasts a stellar 92% Rotten Tomatoes score. 'Lush, complex, beautifully shot and structured, this prequel is a thrilling addition to a franchise that has enraptured audiences from the beginning,' Variety's TV Critic Aramide Tinubu penned. 'Outlander: Blood of My Blood is more than a prequel; it's a necessary story to tell both for the world and because of its themes,' wrote CBR's Nicholas Brooks. When Do New Episodes Of Outlander: Blood Of My Blood Come Out? New episodes of Outlander: Blood of My Blood stream Fridays at midnight ET and Thursdays at 9 p.m. PT for West Coast viewers on STARZ. The next episode, Episode 3, 'School of the Moon,' will be released on Friday, August 15, 2025. How Many Episodes Are In Outlander: Blood Of My Blood Season 1? The first season of Outlander: Blood of My Blood is slated to have 10 episodes. What Is The Outlander: Blood Of My Blood Season 1 Release Schedule? The first two episodes of Outlander: Blood of My Blood premiered on Friday, August 8. The remaining eight episodes will be released on STARZ every Friday at 12 a.m. ET until the Season 1 finale on October 10. Check out the full release schedule (with episode titles) below. How To Watch Outlander: Blood Of My Blood Outlander: Blood of My Blood will be available to stream on STARZ and on the STARZ app. While a subscription is typically priced at $10.99 a month or $69.99 a year, the streaming platform is currently offering a deal that gets you the monthly plan for $4.99 a month for three months, or the annual plan for just $29.99. If you're already subscribed to platforms like Philo, DirecTV, Fubo, Prime Video and Sling, you can add STARZ to your existing plan. Philo includes a free trial for the STARZ add-on. Prime Video also has a deal for STARZ, which is currently priced at $3.99/month for two months, then $10.99/month after. (Offer ends August 21.) Check out the official trailer for Outlander: Blood Of My Blood below.
Daily Record
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Outlander star Hermione Corfield's life from knowing co-star before prequel to Tom Cruise film
She is stepping into the role of Claire Fraser's mum Julia Morison in the Outlander prequel Blood of My Blood Outlander Blood of My Blood has made its debut with actress Hermione Corfield among its four main stars. MGM+'s Blood of My Blood will take a step back in time once again, this time focussing on the whirlwind romances between Jamie (played by Sam Heughan) and Claire's (Caitriona Balfe) parents. Living in the First World War, Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine) falls madly in love with Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) but when she touches those magical Scottish stones, she finds herself in the 18th Century. So how will the pair find each other again as they are separated by time, much like their daughter Claire would grow up to be? As the iconic romantic drama debuts, here's all there is to know about actress Hermione Corfield. Tom Cruise link Born in December 1993 in London, Corfield's love of the arts started as a young age as she studied English Literature at University College London before taking a method acting course at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. She also briefly worked as a model, appearing on the cover of Tatler UK in 2013. But it didn't take too long before she delved into the world of acting and featured in 50 Kisses and Mr Holmes, before landing a role in Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. She portrayed a shop girl who turned out to be a secret agent that was soon killed by the villain, portrayed by actor Sean Harris. Speaking about working opposite Cruise as Ethan Hunt, she described it as 'the most amazing experience, it was a complete dream to work with him and such a huge opportunity for a young actress starting out.' Pride and Prejudice and Zombies The following year, the 31-year-old was cast in the horror action film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies which sees the English countryside from the classic Jane Austen novel, plagued by zombies. Corfield was cast as Cassandra Featherstone and while the film stars some big names including Lily James and Matt Smith, as a former literary student, she wasn't initially too sure about taking part. She told Tumblr: 'When I first saw the title I was amused but I also thought they were slaughtering an iconic book. 'But it's actually a stroke of genius combining zombies and period drama – it's hilarious!' Outlander Corfield has been cast as one of the four leading stars in the Outlander prequel, Blood of My Blood. Her character Julia Moriston's big love story is with First World War soldier Henry Beauchamp who is being played by War Horse and Mamma Mia! actor Jeremy Irvine. It's key for the stars to have chemistry on set but this was easier than expected given that Corfield and Irvine already knew each other before shooting. She told Cinema Daily US: 'I was familiar with Outlander and I was familiar with the project. 'When I got the call saying that they wanted to screen test me, I then realised that Jeremy Irvine was playing Henry, which was a really lovely surprise because he and I have known each other for 10 years, so I was quite lucky in that aspect. 'Whenever you walk into those chemistry reads, it can be a bit of a challenge, while with him there was an immediate level of comfort, which was a huge advantage.' What's next Apart from Blood of My Blood, Corfield has an exciting thriller in the pipeline, according to her IMDb profile. Currently in post-production, she is going to feature in Family Secrets with Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane and The Fosters' Maia Mitchell. The synopsis reads: 'A young man infiltrates a wedding to seek revenge on the bride's grandfather by befriending the groom and seducing the bride.'
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Outlander: Blood of My Blood': 'Outlander' prequel drops twist about Claire's parents
"It just adds a whole new layer of storytelling," showrunner and executive producer Matthew B. Roberts said The Outlander universe is expanding with Outlander: Blood of My Blood (on Crave in Canada), with an ensemble cast that includes Hermione Corfield, Jeremy Irvine, Jamie Roy and Harriet Slater. The prequel to the famed Outlander series takes us across time, from the First World War to the 18th century Scottish Highlands, as two couples try to stay together, while being forced apart. One couple is Julia Moriston (Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Irvine), parents of Outlander character Claire (played by Caitríona Balfe). While Outlander established that Claire's parents died in a car crash, we quickly find out what really happened in Blood of my Blood, and it involves a connection to Claire's time travel. "I just love the idea ... of including Claire's parents in the first place. I think it opens up the world in such an amazing way, and it makes sense," executive producer Maril Davis told Yahoo Canada. "All we know is they died in a car crash, and the fact that they didn't die in a car crash, and they've actually gone through time, is such great connective tissue to the mothership, in terms of Claire's abilities to travel." "I love seeing Claire's mother. She's very Claire, obviously, but she's her own person. ... Claire was, in some ways, very medical focused. Julia is kind of a master of many trades. We see she's artistic. She can put herbs together. She's got an incredible memory for detail." "She's also very mechanical. She can build things," showrunner and executive producer Matthew B. Roberts added. "You want to see that when you're watching Julia you go, oh maybe Claire got that from her. And then when you see Henry you go, oh maybe she got that from Henry. And I think that's the way we want to build it out. That you're not seeing facsimiles of Claire, or Caitríona's Claire, ...that Hermione is actually bringing her own thing to Julia." Corfield described playing Julia as a "huge honour," but also felt a responsibility in being that connection to a beloved character from Outlander. "I was always keen for her to have elements of Claire, but to be her own character," Corfield said. "No one wants an impression of another performance, so I kind of looked at the core elements of Claire and then tried to find a similarity in the core of Julia, and worked from there. But yes, they're both strong women that deal with a lot of adversity." When it comes to Henry, his story isn't just about finding Julia, but he's also dealing with PTSD from his time in the war, adding another layer and more dimension to the character. "It's obviously very sad that Henry has to deal with that, but for me it's great because ... it just opens up so many ideas," Irvine said. "Then you can just start to play and sort of go, well how far can we take this?" "As an actor, it's a gift. You've just got the all clear to go and hopefully do something really fun and different, and hopefully interesting to watch." 'He's like the 18th century Superman' The second couple we follow in Blood of my Blood is Ellen MacKenzie (Slater) and Brian Fraser (Roy), parents to Jamie (played by Sam Heughan in Outlander). A core element of the series is allowing the audience to see how integral Jamie and Claire's parents are in them ending up together. But one of the most beautiful scenes in all of Blood of my Blood is a moment when Ellen and Brian, after their first brief meeting, reconnect alone by a bridge in the beautiful Scotland landscape. "It was a really important scene for us as well. We'd lived with it for a long time. It was our audition scenes, both of us, and then we eventually read it together at the chemistry read as well. So we were kind of anticipating it with a lot of excitement, and it didn't disappoint," Slater said. "It was quite a dramatic day because the weather was not on our side. I think we were delayed for quite a long time at the beginning of it, and then when we eventually got around to shooting it, we couldn't hear each other because the water was so loud. We had earpieces, but they were cutting out." For Roy, something he really brings forward for Jamie is this appealing heart and compassion that the character has. "He learns that from both his mother and his father in different ways," he said. "So from his mother, Davina, he's learned to love and respect and to take care of people. And from his father, he's learned how to not be a man. So everything that Lord Lovat does he wants to do the opposite of." "I think that's the combination, ... as well as him being kind of stoic in the sense of [controlling] what he can control, and accepting everything that he can't, which he learned how to do because he's a bastard son, so he doesn't have the same opportunities, the same access to things as other people. And I think it's a combination of that, which has really allowed him to put other people first, who deserve it. At his heart, at his core, he's just a good person, and he's always trying to do the right thing. So anytime that he sees an opportunity to help somebody, to save someone, he's more than willing to sacrifice whatever it takes to protect the ones that he loves. Actually Matt Roberts said to me right from the start of filming, he's like the 18th century Superman. And I was like, got you, say no more." Can you watch 'Blood of my Blood' without watching 'Outlander' In terms of how Outlander and Blood of my Blood differ, emotional love stories are still central, including the steamy intimate scenes fans talk about season after season for Outlander, but Blood of my Blood is able to really dive into the political landscape, the politics between clans, much more than we've seen before. "Outlander moves away from that very quickly, ... there's a couple episodes where we really dive into it ... and now we know we can go seasons with it, because of this family dynamic, and it adds a new dimension to the storytelling," Roberts said. "Whereas in Outlander, the threat usually comes from without, and the family sticks together to fight it off, whereas in Blood, it's both within and without. So your rivals could be out there or within your own family. And it just adds a whole new layer of storytelling." If you never got into Outlander and you're wondering if you need to go back and watch all seven season, with its eighth season coming in 2026, that's not necessarily required. You'll certainly get a lot more out of Blood of my Blood if you do, but it is a story that, in a lot of way, can stand on its own. "A generation has gone by. When we started Outlander one of our writers, her child was in our writer's room with colouring books, and now he's in college," Roberts said. "The cast is all very young and very dynamic, but the stories are quite different, in a way, than Outlander. It's just one love story and we root for that couple, but all the stories had to go through Jamie and Claire, rightfully so. And on Blood we can hit the tributaries, and we can go and explore different characters, and that's really where the freedom comes from." "Also, I love the fact that you can come into this never having watched Outlander, but you can also come in having watched Outlander, be a fan, and there's extra stuff for you," Davis added. There's Easter eggs, in there, things and connections that you'll get that a new watcher might not. so I love that there is opportunities for both." Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Outlander: Blood of My Blood': 'Outlander' prequel drops twist about Claire's parents
"It just adds a whole new layer of storytelling," showrunner and executive producer Matthew B. Roberts said The Outlander universe is expanding with Outlander: Blood of My Blood (on Crave in Canada), with an ensemble cast that includes Hermione Corfield, Jeremy Irvine, Jamie Roy and Harriet Slater. The prequel to the famed Outlander series takes us across time, from the First World War to the 18th century Scottish Highlands, as two couples try to stay together, while being forced apart. One couple is Julia Moriston (Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Irvine), parents of Outlander character Claire (played by Caitríona Balfe). While Outlander established that Claire's parents died in a car crash, we quickly find out what really happened in Blood of my Blood, and it involves a connection to Claire's time travel. "I just love the idea ... of including Claire's parents in the first place. I think it opens up the world in such an amazing way, and it makes sense," executive producer Maril Davis told Yahoo Canada. "All we know is they died in a car crash, and the fact that they didn't die in a car crash, and they've actually gone through time, is such great connective tissue to the mothership, in terms of Claire's abilities to travel." "I love seeing Claire's mother. She's very Claire, obviously, but she's her own person. ... Claire was, in some ways, very medical focused. Julia is kind of a master of many trades. We see she's artistic. She can put herbs together. She's got an incredible memory for detail." "She's also very mechanical. She can build things," showrunner and executive producer Matthew B. Roberts added. "You want to see that when you're watching Julia you go, oh maybe Claire got that from her. And then when you see Henry you go, oh maybe she got that from Henry. And I think that's the way we want to build it out. That you're not seeing facsimiles of Claire, or Caitríona's Claire, ...that Hermione is actually bringing her own thing to Julia." Corfield described playing Julia as a "huge honour," but also felt a responsibility in being that connection to a beloved character from Outlander. "I was always keen for her to have elements of Claire, but to be her own character," Corfield said. "No one wants an impression of another performance, so I kind of looked at the core elements of Claire and then tried to find a similarity in the core of Julia, and worked from there. But yes, they're both strong women that deal with a lot of adversity." When it comes to Henry, his story isn't just about finding Julia, but he's also dealing with PTSD from his time in the war, adding another layer and more dimension to the character. "It's obviously very sad that Henry has to deal with that, but for me it's great because ... it just opens up so many ideas," Irvine said. "Then you can just start to play and sort of go, well how far can we take this?" "As an actor, it's a gift. You've just got the all clear to go and hopefully do something really fun and different, and hopefully interesting to watch." 'He's like the 18th century Superman' The second couple we follow in Blood of my Blood is Ellen MacKenzie (Slater) and Brian Fraser (Roy), parents to Jamie (played by Sam Heughan in Outlander). A core element of the series is allowing the audience to see how integral Jamie and Claire's parents are in them ending up together. But one of the most beautiful scenes in all of Blood of my Blood is a moment when Ellen and Brian, after their first brief meeting, reconnect alone by a bridge in the beautiful Scotland landscape. "It was a really important scene for us as well. We'd lived with it for a long time. It was our audition scenes, both of us, and then we eventually read it together at the chemistry read as well. So we were kind of anticipating it with a lot of excitement, and it didn't disappoint," Slater said. "It was quite a dramatic day because the weather was not on our side. I think we were delayed for quite a long time at the beginning of it, and then when we eventually got around to shooting it, we couldn't hear each other because the water was so loud. We had earpieces, but they were cutting out." For Roy, something he really bring forward for Jamie is this really appealing heart and compassion that the character has. "He learns that from both his mother and his father in different ways," he said. "So from his mother, Davina, he's learned to love and respect and to take care of people. And from his father, he's learned how to not be a man. So everything that Lord Lovat does he wants to do the opposite of." "I think that's the combination, ... as well as him being kind of stoic in the sense of [controlling] what he can control, and accepting everything that he can't, which he learned how to do because he's a bastard son, so he doesn't have the same opportunities, the same access to things as other people. And I think it's a combination of that, which has really allowed him to put other people first, who deserve it. At his heart, at his core, he's just a good person, and he's always trying to do the right thing. So anytime that he sees an opportunity to help somebody, to save someone, he's more than willing to sacrifice whatever it takes to protect the ones that he loves. Actually Matt Roberts said to me right from the star of filming, he's like the 18th century Superman. And I was like, got you, say no more." Can you watch 'Blood of my Blood' without watching 'Outlander' In term of how Outlander and Blood of my Blood differ, emotional love stories are still central, including the steamy intimate scenes fans talk about season after season for Outlander, but Blood of my Blood is able to really dive into the political landscape, the politics between clans, much more than we've seen before. "Outlander moves away from that very quickly, ... there's a couple episodes where we really dive into it ... and now we know we can go seasons with it, because of this family dynamic, and it adds a new dimension to the storytelling," Roberts said. "Whereas in Outlander, the threat usually comes from without, and the family sticks together to fight it off, whereas in Blood, it's both within and without. So your rivals could be out there or within your own family. And it just adds a whole new layer of storytelling." If you never got into Outlander and you're wondering if you need to go back and watch all seven season, with its eighth season coming in 2026, that's not necessarily required. You'll certainly get a lot more out of Blood of my Blood if you do, but it is a story that, in a lot of way, can stand on its own. "A generation has gone by. When we started Outlander one of our writers, her child was in our writer's room with colouring books, and now he's in college," Roberts said. "The cast is all very young and very dynamic, but the stories are quite different, in a way, than Outlander. It's just one love story and we root for that couple, but all the stories had to go through Jamie and Claire, rightfully so. And on Blood we can hit the tributaries, and we can go and explore different characters, and that's really where the freedom comes from." "Also, I love the fact that you can come into this never having watched Outlander, but you can also come in having watched Outlander, be a fan, and there's extra stuff for you," Davis added. There's Easter eggs, in there, things and connections that you'll get that a new watcher might not. so I love that there is opportunities for both."
Yahoo
08-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
How to watch ‘Outlander: Blood of my Blood:' Everything you need to know about the new ‘Outlander' prequel series
Outlander fans, are you ready to step even further back in time? Outlander's first prequel series, Outlander: Blood of My Blood, premieres Aug. 8, 2025 (or, at midnight tonight, if you're feeling ambitious). The prequel series stars Harriet Slater, Jamie Roy, Hermione Corfield and Jeremy Irvine and follows Claire's parents after they are thrust back in time, to when (and where) Jamie's parents were first falling in love. You can stream the steamy new sci-fi-meets-historical-drama prequel series on Starz — which is having a huge sale right now. Here's what to know about how to watch Outlander: Blood of My Blood. trailer: When does come out? While we won't be getting the final season of Outlander until 2026, we are getting a prequel spinoff this week, premiering Aug. 8, 2025. What time does come out? The first two episodes of the Outlander prequel land on Starz at Midnight ET on Friday — meaning you could totally stay up late Thursday, Aug. 7, to tune in. channel: Much like the main Outlander series, Blood of My Blood will stream on Starz. How to watch without cable: episode release schedule: Episode 1: "Providence" – Aug. 8, 2025 Episode 2: "S.W.A.K. (Sealed with a Kiss)" – Aug. 8, 2025 Episode 3: "School of the Moon" – Aug. 15 Episode 4: "A Soldier's Heart" – Aug. 22, 2025 Episode 5: "Needfire" – Aug. 29, 2025 Episode 6: "Birthright" – Sept. 5, 2025 Episode 7: "Luceo Non Uro" – Sept. 12 Episode 8: "A Virtuous Woman" – Sept. 19 Episode 9: "Braemar" – Sept. 26 Episode 10: "Something Borrowed" – Oct. 3, 2025 cast: Harriet Slater as Ellen Mackenzie Jamie Roy as Brian Fraser Hermione Corfield as Julia Moriston Jeremy Irvine as Henry Beauchamp Rory Alexander as young Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser (originally played by Duncan LaCroix) Sam Retford as Dougal MacKenzie (originally played by Graham McTavish) Séamus McLean Ross as Colum MacKenzie (originally played by Gary Lewis) Conor MacNeill as Ned Gowan (originally played by Bill Paterson) Sally Messham as Mrs. Fitz Terence Rae as Arch Bug Sadhbh Malin as Jocasta Cameron Ailsa Davidson as Janet MacKenzie Annabelle Dowler as Lizbeth Harry Eaton as Private Charlton What is about? This prequel series, from Outlander showrunner Matthew B. Roberts, reimagines Claire"s parents' story, where instead of dying in a car crash, they travel back in time to when Jamie"s parents first meeting. While Brian Fraser falls hard for Ellen MacKenzie, Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) finds herself fascinated by a letter from the front lines of WWI written by Henry Beauchamp.
