Black Jack’s Return Cancelled Regardless of Fan Hopes in Closing Season

Warning: SPOILERS forward for Outlander Season 8! Sorry, Black Jack followers, you may be holding your breath when you’re anticipating the beloved season 3 character to make a return in Outlander‘s eighth and closing season.

The historic romance, primarily based on the 1991 novel written by Diana Gabaldon, follows the story of Claire Beauchamp, a World Struggle II fight nurse performed by Caitríona Balfe, who’s mysteriously transported again to 1743 Scotland. It is there she meets Jamie Fraser [ Sam Heughan], in what turns into an journey full of affection, loss, and the inner battle between the previous and future.

Whereas some acquainted faces are returning for the ultimate season, rumors about bringing Tobias Menzies‘ Jonathan Randall, a.okay.a. Black Jack, again from the useless earlier than Outlander bid farewell to its loyal viewers, has confirmed to be simply that, with season 8 set to give attention to the American Revolution arriving at Fraser’s Ridge. In an interview with ScreenRant‘s Tatiana Hullender forward of Outlander‘s eighth season, producers Matthew B. Roberts and Maril Davis revealed that Black Jack — who was confirmed by each Menzies, and Gabaldon, to have been killed by Fraser within the Battle of Culloden in 1746, on the finish of season 2 — was only one of the present’s many characters they wished they may’ve “performed extra of.”

Maril Davis: I imply, there’s a lot within the books that I want we may have performed extra of, that we simply haven’t got time with. I am thrilled we received a bit extra time with Murtagh, that wasn’t within the books. We wished to have a bit extra time with Black Jack, however that did not occur. I imply, that is an not possible query. There’s simply so many. There’s a lot materials within the books that we could not get to. So, it is at all times about looking for a cohesive storyline that works within the variety of episodes we have now. So yeah, there is a ton of stuff, however I am very pleased with the place we have ended up and the way the writers have crafted the story.

Even when they had been unable to make Black Jack occur, there’s nonetheless a giant urge for food for extra tales within the Outlander universe, as evidenced by the 2025 spin-off, Outlander: Blood of My Blood — and a bunch of supply materials to attract from, too. Along with the core Outlander novels, the franchise contains a number of novellas on characters aside from Jamie and Claire, a graphic novel, and a spin-off guide collection centered on the character Lord John Gray. And although Roberts stayed pretty tight-lipped on what’s to return, he did share that there have been talks about extra spin-offs.

Matthew B. Roberts: We have been positively speaking about extra spin-offs, and making an attempt to determine the place to go subsequent. I will not break the information now, however there is likely to be some information sooner or later.

Outlander returns to Starz on Friday, March 6.