DESCRIPTION: (from Starz's press release, February 2024) STARZ announced today that production is underway on the first season of "Outlander: Blood of My Blood," a prequel series to its highly popular time-traveling drama, "Outlander." As with the flagship series, the 10-episode season will be filmed in Scotland. STARZ has also confirmed the casting of four key roles in the series with Harriet Slater ("Pennyworth," "Belgravia: The Next Chapter"), Jamie Roy (Condor's Nest, Flowers and Honey), Hermione Corfield (The Road Dance, "We Hunt Together"), and Jeremy Irvine (War Horse, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) leading the cast. As previously announced, "Outlander: Blood of My Blood" will explore the lives and relationship of Jamie's parents, Ellen MacKenzie (Slater) and Brian Fraser (Roy). STARZ confirmed today that the series will also explore the origin story of Claire's parents, Julia Moriston (Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Irvine). The series will center on these two parallel love stories set in two different time periods, with Jamie's parents in the early 18th century Scottish Highlands and Claire's parents in WWI England. |