Historical influences, time travel, a touch of fantasy and a lot of romance: that’s the Outlander series, which nine years ago catapulted the nurse Claire (Caitriona Balfe) almost 200 years through time to 18th-century Scotland.
And while fans of the Fraser Clan eagerly await the start of Season 7, here comes the good and at the same time bitter news: Outlander has been renewed for season 8. And it will be the last.
Outlander ends with season 8: fans are sad and grateful
Outlander is based on Diana Gabaldon’s Highland novel series, which has so far comprised nine volumes and is set to end with a tenth part in the future. However, the series adaptation is expected to be only up to Volume 8 create. In that sense, Outlander meets the same fate as the fantasy epic Game of Thrones, which ended well before the original Season 8 was completed.
Here’s the first teaser for the upcoming Outlander season:
Outlander – S07 Teaser Trailer (English) HD
With a total of 10 episodes will bring Season 8 of the adventures of Claire, Jamie (Sam Heughan), Brianna (Sophie Skelton), Roger (Richard Rankin) and co. to a conclusion. The official channel of the series announced the upcoming farewell with a video message from the stars on Twitter:
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How much Outlander means to its fans can be seen in the comments below the message. “I am grateful, happy, sad and crying!!“Writes a viewer who deposition mourning and at the same time aptly sums up passion for the series.
No, I’m so sad that this great series is coming to an end. But I am grateful that we had 8 wonderful seasons.
In the reactions of the fans, the gratitude prevails that Outlander not the tragic fate of many current series shares and is canceled without a (hopefully) satisfactory conclusion.
While it’s bittersweet news, it’s exciting that there will be another season to wrap up this extraordinary moment in television history. Outlander will always be more than a TV series for many fans. There’s good news, too: Outlander is getting a prequel
Even as Claire and Jamie’s journey comes to an end, fans won’t have to say goodbye to the Outlander world. Because in the course of the extension to the final 8th season, the home broadcaster Starz also announced the Ordering a new Outlander series.
Podcast for Outlander fans: We talk about 5 seasons of time travel romance:
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Outlander: Blood of My Blood is a series spin-off that delves even further into the Fraser’s past and the (Love) story of Jamie’s parents, Brian Fraser and Ellen MacKenzie. The first season will consist of 10 episodes.
When will Outlander season 7 and 8 start?
Fans won’t have to say goodbye to Outlander any time soon. Because standing until the end of the series two more seasons with a total of 26 episodes before.
Outlander Season 7 will air in the US in Summer 2023 start at Starz with 16 episodes. It is not yet known when and where the new episodes will be shown in Germany. Already the 6th season was no longer released on TV, but first as a purchase VoD.
Since the shooting of season 7 is currently in full swing, Outlander’s final season will be a while longer. We’re expecting one Season 8 to start sometime in 2025.
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