Jamie Fraser was just a man in a kilt in Diana Gabaldon’s head when she decided, some 35 years ago, to try writing her first novel. That book would become Outlander , its story centered on Claire, a war nurse in 1945, and Jamie, a Highland warrior in the 1700s.

Now, more than a decade after Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan first brought Claire and Jamie to life in Starz’s beloved television adaptation of Gabaldon’s historical-fantasy series, fans are preparing for the show’s eighth and final season to air in early 2026. But the Outlander story will continue on with a new prequel series, Outlander: Blood of My Blood , built around Jamie’s parents, Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy), and Claire’s parents, Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beaucham

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