“Outlander: Blood of My Blood is, at its heart, a love story,” Matthew B. Roberts, showrunner, executive producer and writer on both series said in a statement. “It will explore what lengths a person will go to find love in a time when love is considered a luxury, and when marriages are made strategically, often for political or financial gain. The title is a nod to Jamie Fraser’s marriage vow to Claire Claire (Caitríona Balfe) and there will be several names and faces that Outlander fans will know and recognize.”
“We’re thrilled to be telling the stories of these two couples,” Roberts said of the news. “The origins of their relationships explore universal themes that transcend time periods and we’re so excited for fans to discover and fall in love with these characters and their love stories the way they have with Claire and Jamie.”
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Blood of My Blood will be a 10-episode season.
What do we know about the story of Blood of My Blood?
Jamie Fraser himself told the story of the romance between Brian and Ellen in season 1 to Claire, so we know that it was a forbidden marriage. But Brian and a headstrong Ellen fell in love and married despite her family’s objections—Brian wasn’t considered good enough because he was a bastard, even though his father was Lord Lovat. As a result, they eloped during the Great Gathering because Ellen’s brothers had promised her hand to someone else.
Last year at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Gabaldon told the audience that she had already contributed story ideas for the new show.
Not surprisingly, Gabaldon also has a book in the works, as yet untitled.
In addition, Gabaldon has released an excerpt from the as yet untitled novel, which is too long to include here, but can be read on Gabaldon's website.
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Ellen MacKenzie: Ellen has never popped up during the six seasons of Outlander because she died while Jamie was just a wee bairn, which was many years before the events of the books and the series began.
Dougall MacKenzie, Ellen’s brother
Murtagh FitzgGibbons Fraser, who is second cousin to Brian: We came to love Murtagh before his demise in the Outlander series—he died at Culloden in the books, so years earlier than on the show—but the one thing that did remain the same is the secret, unrequited love he felt for Ellen.
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Other possibilities are Brian’s father Lord Lovett, Ellen’s two other sisters Janet and Flora and Brian’s two half-brothers Simon and Alexander.
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Helen SlaterPhoto Credit: Gerry McCabe
Harriet Slater (Ellen MacKenzie): The Leicester, England-born actress’ credits include Pennyworth, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The Haunting in Wicker Park, Horrorscope, and the lead character of Clara Dunn in Julian Fellowes’ Belgravia: The Next Chapter, currently airing on MGM+.
Jamie RoyPhoto Credit: Kristia Knowles
Jamie Roy (Brian Fraser): A native of Scotland, Roy’s credits include Condor’s Nest, Your Boyfriend is Mine, Squeaky Clean Mysteries: Hazardous Duty, Flowers and Honey, Burning Little Lies, and Picture Perfect Lies.
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Hermione Corfield (Julia Moriston): Born in London, Corfield’s credits include xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Fallen, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Mr. Holmes, Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, the fifth installment in the Mission Impossible franchise, and she just wrapped production on the thriller, Family Secrets.
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Jeremy Irvine (Henry Beauchamp): The British actor’s credits include War Horse, Now Is Good, The Railway Man, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Leopardi & Co, Return to Silent Hill, Baghead, This Is Christmas, Dalgliesh, Treadstone, and The Last Full Measure.
Rory AlexanderPhoto Credit: East Photography
Rory Alexander’s credits include his leading role in Inland opposite Mark Rylance, Pistol, Then You Run, and Untamed which will come out later this year. The graduate of Bristol Old Vic in 2020 also appeared in There's Someone at the Window and guest spots in Alex Rider and Call the Midwife.
Sam RetfordPhoto Credit: Sanne Gault
Sam Retford is an Australian actor, working within both stage and screen since the age of 14. He is best known for his role as Cory Wilson in Ackley Bridge and has since gone on to feature in numerous shows such as The Boleyn's: A Scandalous Family, Ralph and Katie, Blindspot, Coronation Street and All Creatures Great and Small.
Séamus McLean RossPhoto Credit: Clare Park
Séamus McLean Ross graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2022 and made his on-screen debut in Rebus and Payback. Onstage, he appeared in The Flea and whilst at Guildhall took the leading roles in theatre productions including playing Malvolio in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Nickolai Oblonsky in Anna Karenina.
Conor MacNeillPhoto Credit: Will Bremridge
Irish actor and writer, Conor MacNeill most recently was featured in an episode of The Tourist, and the films In the Land of Saints and Sinners, Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre, and Belfast. MacNeill also starred in the TV mini-series The Sixth Commandment, Resistance and Rebellion, and the TV series Industry, Derry Girls, and The Fall. In addition to MacNeill’s work as an actor, he has also written the short film The Party, which won a BAFTA award for Best British Short Film and the European Film Award for best short film in 2017.
Brian McCardiePhoto Credit: Alan McLean
McCardie made his feature film debut in Rob Roy, followed by roles in The Ghost and the Darkness, Speed 2 and The Damned United, as well as playing “Dougie Gillman” in Irvine Welsh’s Filth.
Jhon LumsdenPhoto Credit: Harry Livingstone
Jhon Lumsden“Malcolm Grant”Lumsden’s television credits include Karen Pirie (which starred Outlander’s Lauren Lyle), Blood, Sex & Royalty, and Pancake. Lumsden’s most recent work was The Famous Five, which will air later this year.
Sara VickersPhoto Credit: Sasha Gustov
Vickers is best known for her role as Joan Thursday, in the Inspector Morse prequel, Endeavour from 2013-2023, as well as Sunshine on Leith and Shetland. She played Ms. Crookshanks in the The Watchmen and recently starred in Guilt.
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Mullan is probably best known for his portrayal of Joe in the 1988 Ken Loach film My Name Is Joe. Other film roles include Riff-Raff, Braveheart, Trainspotting, Miss Julie, Young Adam, Children of Men, The Red Riding Trilogy, War Horse, the Harry Potter film series and The Vanishing. His TV credits include Ozark, Westworld, Cursed, Mum, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and Underground Railroad.
Sally MesshamPhoto Credit: Phil Sharp
Sally Messham as Mrs. Fitz, Ellen’s maid at Castle Leoch and Murtagh’s aunt.
Terence RaePhoto Credit: James Melia
Terence Rae will be playing another role familiar to fans of Outlander, Arch Bug, who’s working as a bodyguard to Clan Grant.
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Sadhbh Malin will be playing another fan-favorite character, Jocasta Cameron, the feisty youngest child of the MacKenzie clan.
Alisa DavidsonPhoto credit: Callum Heinrich
The creative team that brings Outlander to the screen will also be running the show on the prequel. Outlander showrunner and executive producer Matthew B. Roberts will serve in the same roles for Blood of My Blood, as will his Outlander executive producer Maril Davis, who will serve as an EP once again. And Ronald D. Moore, who developed Outlander from book to series, will also EP with Gabaldon serving as a consulting producer on the series.
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