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Stan announces release date for highly-anticipated Outlander prequel Blood Of My Blood
Streaming service Stan has announced the release date for Outlander: Blood Of My Blood.
The highly-anticipated prequel of the popular series will be released on August 9.
The historical drama follows the fortunes of Claire Fraser's mother and father during the First World War and Jamie Fraser's parents in the early 18th century Highlands.
The ten-episode series will centre on the two parallel love stories set in different time periods.
Hermione Corfield and Jeremy Irvine will play Julia Moriston and Henry Beauchamp, Claire Fraser's parents.
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The historical drama follows the fortunes of Claire Fraser's mother and father during the First World War and Jamie Fraser's parents in the early 18th century Highlands
Jamie's parents Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser will be played by Harriet Slater and Jamie Roy.
The prequel will introduce new characters and gives fans the opportunity to explore and deepen their understanding of the 'Outlander universe'.
It is set between World War 1 to the Highlands of 18th century Scotland.
The upcoming series will also feature Tony Curran as Simon Fraser, Séamus McLean Ross as Colum MacKenzie and Sam Retford as Dougal MacKenzie.
Meanwhile, Rory Alexander will play Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser while Conor MacNeill will take on the role of Ned Gowan.
Filming for the prequel took place in Scotland last year.
Outlander focuses on the time travel romance of 20th century heroine Claire, who falls through a hole in time to meet 18th century Scotsman Jamie.
The series, based on the books by Diana Gabaldon has been a global hit, winning two BAFTA and two Critics Choice awards among many others.
The seventh season of Outlander was released back in November.
It tells the story of Claire, a World War II military nurse for the British, who finds herself transported from 1945 back in time to 1743 Scotland.
Upon the realization she has gone back in time through a mysterious stone circle, Claire encounters, and then falls in love with Jamie, a dashing Highlander warrior.
Over the course of seven and a half seasons, they storyline has bounced back and forth between the two time periods that maintain a 202 year difference.
