Release Date, Cast & Everything We Know

Season 6 ended on a massive cliffhanger, and Outlander season 7 updates indicate the story will likely cover a lot of ground. Based on Diana Gabaldon’s best-selling book series, Outlander season 6 covers much of her book A Breath of Snow and Ashes but Outlander season 6 had only eight episodes. The final chapters of the book along with Gabaldon’s seventh book, An Echo in the Bone, will now all be featured in Outlander season 7, which means audiences should prepare for an eventful ride.

The Outlander season 6 finale was an action-packed episode, with Claire and Jamie’s standoff against Richard Brown and the safety committee resulting in a massive shootout and witch hunt against Claire. With options limited, Claire agrees to stand trial and Tom Christie surfaces as her mysterious protector after she and Jamie are separated en route. Meanwhile, Brianna and Roger journey to Roger’s seminary school and discover a birthmark on Jemmie that finally confirms Roger as his true father. Yet, while much happened in the Outlander season 6 ending, readers of Diana Gabaldon’s books will know that what did not happen is far more interesting.

The Latest Outlander Season 7 News

The biggest news when it comes to Outlander season 7 updates is that the season will be split into two parts. After the last season of Outlander had only eight episodes — mostly thanks to the shutdown of production during the pandemic — the new season will be supersized. The news is that it won’t end up dropping over 16 weeks on Starz. Instead, the show will get the first eight episodes out and then take a break before picking up and releasing the second eight later in the year. The other big news is that Outlander season 8 will be the last of the series. However, viewers won’t have to say goodbye to Outlander‘s intriguing setting for long, as there will be a spinoff series called Outlander: Blood of My Blood, which will focus on Jamie’s parents.

Outlander Season 7 Release Date

Luckily, there’s no question about whether there would be a seventh season. Starz announced the Outlander season 7 renewal in March 2021. Though the season has been touted as “supersized,” Outlander season 7 will be the second time the series has produced a 16-episode season. The first was Outlander’s premiere season in 2014. Starz announced on April 6th, 2022 that filming for Outlander season 7 has officially started. Another confirmation came recently via social media when actor Sam Heughan (Jamie Fraser) shared photos from the set.

In related Outlander season 7 updates, Diana Gabaldon revealed that the new season will be set in America, London, Canada, and Scotland, but, as is tradition for the show, filming will be primarily in Scotland. The official release date for the new season is June 16, 2023. The show will be split into two halves, with the first half having eight episodes. There is no word on when the second half will air.

Outlander Season 7 Cast

The main two stars will be back, as Sam Heughan returns as Jamie Fraser and Caitriona Balfe as Claire Fraser. Also returning for the series is Richard Rankin as Roger Macklenzie and Sophie Skelton as Brianna Mackenzie. Outlander season 7 updates reveal there was also a major recasting with Kristin Atherton taking on the role of Jenny Murray — Jamie’s sister. Originally, Laura Donnelly played Jenny but scheduling conflicts ended her time on the show.

Graham McTavish returns as Dougal MacKenzie, Nell Hudson as Laoghaire Fraser, Steven Cree as the elder Ian Murray, Lotte Verbeek as Geillis Duncan, Andrew Whipp as Brian Fraser, and Layla Burns as Joan MacKimmmie. Additionally, Charles Vandervaart (Lost in Space) stars as William Ransom, Jamie’s grown son. Finally, also returning are John Bell (Young Ian), Lauren Lyle (Marsali), Cesar Domboy (Fergus), Caitlin O’Ryan (Lizzie), and David Berry (Lord John).

Outlander Season 7 Story Details

Outlander season 7 updates reveal the rest of Gabaldon’s sixth book and much of her seventh will be told in the upcoming season. The remainder of A Breath of Snow and Ashes includes the reappearance of Outlander‘s time-traveler Wendigo Donner and the devastating fire that originally brought Brianna back in time. Outlander season 7 will also likely see Claire stand trial for Malva’s murder and further explain Tom Christie’s mysterious protection of her. Brianna is currently pregnant, so the birth of Bree and Roger’s daughter, Amanda, is part of the story. Amanda’s heart condition will likely lead Bree and Roger to time-travel to the 20th century to save her.

With Bree and Roger’s return to the future, Gabaldon’s Echo in the Bone features multiple timelines, following both Brianna and Roger as they settle at modern-day Lallybroch and Claire and Jamie in the past as they journey back to Scotland to visit Jenny and Ian. Interestingly, Jamie’s son, William Ransom, now 19 years old and Earl of Ellesmere, will be a large part of the Outlander season 7 story, and viewers should expect Lord John, Fergus, and Marsali to take a larger role next season as well. Finally, America’s Revolutionary War officially begins on Outlander, lending even more drama and action.

Outlander Season 7 Trailer

The Outlander season 7 updates hit hard with the trailer in December 2022. The trailer opened with Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) talking in a voice-over where he is speaking to Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and talking about a dream he had. In this dream, he saw her surrounded by light, but it wasn’t candlelight or firelight, but an electric light – which he could only imagine what that looked like. This played over a series of clips from the new season that showed the Fraser’s Ridge fire, the posting of the Declaration of Independence, a funeral procession, Brianna giving birth, and Claire facing a hanging. He then says he dreamed of the future.