Outlander: Blood of My Blood Season 2 Sets Sept. 18 Premiere, Teaser Released
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“Outlander: Blood of My Blood,” the prequel series to the historical drama “Outlander,” will return for a second season on Starz on September 18. The network also released a first teaser for the new season. The show follows two couples: Henry and Julia Beauchamp, the parents of Claire Fraser, and Brian Fraser and Ellen MacKenzie, the parents of Jamie Fraser. Season 2 picks up after the events of the first season, with Julia left distraught and alone with her baby while Henry struggles with his mental health and fights to find his way back to her. Meanwhile, Brian and Ellen must navigate their loyalties as the 1715 Jacobite Rising pulls their clans into war. The season promises to test both couples as they are separated by forces beyond their control.
What’s verified
“Outlander: Blood of My Blood” Season 2 will premiere on Starz on September 18.
A teaser for the new season was released alongside the premiere date announcement.
The season will follow the love stories of Henry (Jeremy Irvine) and Julia (Hermione Corfield) Beauchamp, and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater).
Season 1 ended with Henry and Julia reuniting at the standing stones of Craigh na Dun, hoping to return to their own time and their young daughter, Claire.
The Season 2 teaser shows Julia alone with her baby, separated from Henry.
Henry must grapple with his mental health as he tries to find his way back to Julia.
Brian and Ellen face clan loyalties and the brewing 1715 Jacobite Rising.
The cast also includes Tony Curran, Séamus McLean Ross, Sam Retford, Rory Alexander, and Conor MacNeill.
Not yet confirmed
One source reported that the premiere date of September 18 is also “World Outlander Day.”
One source reported that the new season arrives less than a year after Season 1 and about four months after the flagship “Outlander” series concluded.
Key figures
Jeremy Irvine (Henry Beauchamp)
Hermione Corfield (Julia Beauchamp)
Jamie Roy (Brian Fraser)
Harriet Slater (Ellen MacKenzie)
Tony Curran (Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat)
Séamus McLean Ross (Colum MacKenzie)
Sam Retford (Dougal MacKenzie)
Rory Alexander (Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser)
Conor MacNeill (Ned Gowan)
Matthew B. Roberts (showrunner)
Ronald D. Moore (executive producer)
Maril Davis (executive producer)
Toni Graphia (executive producer)
Luke Schelhaas (executive producer)
Michael Wilson (executive producer)
Jim Kohlberg (executive producer)
Luke Parker Bowles (executive producer)
Sources: deadline.com, Variety, avclub.com
