The Outlander prequel series is officially moving forward at Starz. On Thursday, it was reported by Variety that Starz has put in the series order for Outlander: Blood of My Blood, a new show that serves as a prequel to the original Outlander. The new series is said to explore the love story between Jamie Fraser’s parents, serving as the Outlander version of How I Met Your Mother.
Outlander: Blood of My Blood is executive produced by Outlander EP and showrunner Matthew B. Roberts alongside Outlander series creator Ronald D. Moore and Maril Davis for Tall Ship Productions. Original author Diana Gabaldon is also serving as a consultant. The project is in development at Sony Pictures Television.
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“Outlander is a riveting show that from season to season has captured the hearts of its fans around the world,” Starz president of original programming Kathryn Busby said in a statement. “We are excited to peel back the layers of this vibrant world to bring our audience the origin of where it all began. Matthew, Maril, and Ronald will continue to bring their excellent vision and creativity to this new iteration, and we can’t wait to see what happens next.”
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Season 6 of Outlander wrapped up on Starz in May, though it was the shortest of the series at only eight episodes. The series will come back with a season that’s twice as long, as season 7 will consist of 16 episodes. Season 7 is based on the Outlander book An Echo in the Bone but doesn’t yet have a premiere date.
Outlander tells the story of a woman who time travels to a time period from the distant past where she meets the love of her life and gets involved in the Jacobite rising of 1745. The show stars Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan with season 6 cast members including Chris Larkin, Ned Dennehy, Mark Lewis Jones, Glen Gould, Simon R. Baker, and Gail Maurice. You can check out a trailer for the show belong along with the official synopsis.
