Saturday January 18, 2025, Netflix broadcast the sixteenth and final episode of season 7 ofOutlander. As at the end of each chapter, fans are wondering how long they will have to wait to discover the rest of the events, namely season 8, which will also be the last.
A new season of 10 episodes
Season 7 launched in June 2024 and returned in November for a second part. This chapter concluded – in the last episode, posted online last weekend – with Claire, played by Caitriona Balfe, discovering that someone dear to her is still alive.
This plot will necessarily be at the heart of season 8, filming of which ended on September 27, 2024. This time it will only have 10 episodes.
Although no release date has been officially announced to date, some sites estimate that this new season should arrive on the small screen at the end of 2025 or beginning of 2026considering the period during which the filming concluded.
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A prequel in preparation
The majority of the cast will be back, namely Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Richard Rankin and Lauren Lyle.
-Sophie Skelton, interpreter of Brianna, who will also be present in this season 8, spoke to Collider on the filming of the last episodes.
“I really liked the dynamic with everyone in season 8. And I also think everyone knows for sure that it’s the last one, this relationship and this magic really comes through on screen” she said.
This new chapter in the adventures of the literary saga signed by Diana Gabaldon will adapt two works for the screen: Written with the monkey in my heartvolume 8, and Farewell to the beesvolume 9.
If fans must prepare to say goodbye to the characters they have followed for ten years, they can console themselves by discovering another facet of the universe of the series. A prequel, Blood of My Bloodlaunched in summer 2025, has been ordered. It will focus on Jamie and Claire’s parents, and should also join the Netflix library.
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