The first episode won’t land until Thursday, August 8, but Outlander: Blood of my Blood already has a second season in the works. Starz is betting hard on its period drama prequel, greenlighting more episodes while most viewers are still figuring out how many Frasers they can keep straight.
This kind of early renewal isn’t unheard of, but it’s a clear sign that Starz sees Blood of my Blood as possibly its next flagship series. It’s a long-term play, with production on Season 2 already underway in Scotland. That’s the same setup Outlander used to become one of the network’s signature shows — steady production, devoted fanbase, and enough kilts and coats of arms to support a small nation.
The prequel cuts between two timelines: one in the muddy trenches of World War I, the other in the windswept Highlands of 18th-century Scotland. Harriet Slater and Jamie Roy headline as Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser, while Hermione Corfield and Jeremy Irvine lead the wartime thread as Julia Moriston and Henry Beauchamp. Yes, it’s all very Outlander, but there’s also a clear effort to deepen the lore without leaning too heavily on time travel gimmicks.
Matthew B. Roberts returns as showrunner, backed by Outlander creator Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis, and Jim Kohlberg. Sony remains the studio behind it all, keeping one of its most reliable IPs on a steady pipeline.
The takeaway? Starz isn’t experimenting. It’s expanding. And it wants fans to know that this universe isn’t going anywhere.
