Whereas the unique Outlander collection is coming to an finish, there is not any finish to the bigger franchise in sight.
Premiering on March 6, Outlander season 8 will mark the hit historic fantasy present’s ultimate outing. Nonetheless, Starz formally started its first enlargement past the flagship collection with Outlander: Blood of My Blood, a prequel present that premiered in August 2025. With Blood of My Blood season 2 already confirmed to be on the way in which, it is wanting like it’s going to quickly be joined by extra Outlander offshoots.
In an interview with ScreenRant‘s Tatiana Hullender for Outlander season 8, showrunner Matthew B. Roberts addressed the potential for extra tales inside the Outlander TV universe. Whereas Roberts did not make clear which Outlander timeline, characters, or broader connections would function the idea, the showrunner did affirm that the workforce has “undoubtedly been speaking about extra spinoffs,” whereas teasing that there “could be some information” coming for followers to look out for:
ScreenRant: “Matt, the success of Blood of My Blood exhibits there may be nonetheless an urge for food for extra tales on this universe. Have there been conversations about exploring different spinoffs, or are we occupied with what’s occurring with Jamie’s dad and mom and Claire’s dad and mom proper now?”
Matthew B. Roberts: “No, we have undoubtedly been speaking about extra spinoffs, and making an attempt to determine the place to go subsequent. I will not break the information now, however there could be some information sooner or later.”
Whereas Blood of My Blood focuses on the backstory of Jamie’s dad and mom and Claire’s dad and mom, Roberts’ response means that there have been conversations about increasing the franchise’s focus past these extra immediately-connected characters. Not solely are different spinoff talks occurring behind the scenes, however Roberts implies that Starz could already be on the level of making ready to announce these plans.
The notion that Outlander could increase with extra spinoffs comes as little shock, given the excellent success of Blood of My Blood over summer time 2025. Blood of My Blood obtained overwhelmingly constructive opinions from critics, with the primary Outlander spinoff at present holding a “Licensed Recent” 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. All through its season 1 run, Blood of My Blood additionally managed to stay on the high of Starz’s streaming charts.
The primary present, which launched on Starz in 2014, is tailored from Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander ebook collection. 9 books have already been printed, with the tenth and ultimate installment within the authentic novel collection at present on the way in which. Nonetheless, the supply materials has turn out to be way more expansive than what the unique Starz collection covers, offering loads of different tales for potential spinoff diversifications to deal with.
Along with the core Outlander novels, the franchise contains a number of novellas on characters apart from Jamie and Claire, a graphic novel, and a derivative ebook collection centered on the character Lord John Gray. Prior to now, there have been talks of a possible Lord John Gray collection, with actor David Berry revealing that in Outlander season 4, a derivative script was written and he signed a contract for the present. Whereas plans for the collection have been later quietly scrapped, Berry has nonetheless expressed curiosity in getting a Lord John spinoff on the air.
Although extra spinoffs look like on the horizon, it is unclear whether or not they might nonetheless embody the canceled Lord John offshoot. That stated, the principle focus for the TV franchise proper now’s the discharge of Outlander season 8. After the season 8 premiere on March 6 and the collection finale launch on Could 8, consideration could then flip to the subsequent route for Outlander‘s teased expansions alongside Blood of My Blood.
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2014 – 2026-00-00
- Showrunner
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Matthew B. Roberts
- Administrators
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Metin Hüseyin, Jamie Payne
- Writers
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Ronald D. Moore, Matthew B. Roberts