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At the 2025 San Diego Comic-Con, one of the quieter highlights came during the panel for Outlander: Blood of My Blood. While much of the discussion focused on the show’s setting and themes, actor Jamie Roy, who plays Brian Fraser, brought up a moment that stood out not for what happened in the story, but for what happened during filming. It involved a river, some broken timing, and a scene that had to be finished even when no one could really hear what the other was saying.
He kept the tone light. It was just a few lines in the middle of a group interview, but the image stayed. The crew was out near a rushing river. Roy and Harriet Slater were on a bridge, doing one of the first big scenes between Brian and Ellen. Everything was ready. Except for the sound. The water was so loud that the actors had trouble hearing each other, even with earpieces. So they worked with what they had. One would watch the other’s mouth and guess when it was time to speak.
The scene didn’t follow the plan
It was supposed to be a moment of connection between two characters meeting under quiet tension. A scene carried more by small reactions than by loud emotion. The setting was chosen to match that tone, but the environment had its own ideas. The noise took over. The rhythm slipped.
Instead of reshooting later, they kept going. The communication wasn’t perfect. Some of the timing had to be improvised. But in the end, it worked. Not exactly as intended, maybe, but still with weight. In Outlander: Blood of My Blood, that kind of adaptation seems to be part of how certain moments find their shape. What could’ve been a failed take became the version they used.
A return to familiar ground, but not the same role
Years before, Jamie Roy had auditioned for the original Outlander series. He didn’t make it in. Now he returns to the franchise through Outlander: Blood of My Blood, playing the father of the character he once hoped to portray. The producers remembered him, in part because of how closely he resembled Sam Heughan. But instead of casting him to match, they gave him space to shape something different.
This version of Brian isn’t a reference to Jamie. He’s not meant to echo the same mannerisms or style. He exists in another time, younger, less defined. The goal wasn’t to mirror what fans already know, but to open a space for the character to form on his own.
Two timelines, moving in parallel
The show is split into two periods. In one, Brian and Ellen meet in 1714, surrounded by tensions between clans. On the other hand, Julia Moriston and Henry Beauchamp lived through the years of World War I. Outlander: Blood of My Blood lets both timelines unfold separately, but there’s a connection building beneath them.
Eventually, time travel becomes part of the story again. Not just as a device, but as a way to show how certain choices echo across generations. These aren’t flashbacks. They’re starting points. Each couple’s path matters, even if it’s not leading directly to Jamie or Claire.
Environments that interrupt and shape the outcome
Most of the show was filmed in natural locations. The producers behind Outlander: Blood of My Blood chose to work with real landscapes rather than build controlled sets. That choice brings texture but also problems. Sound is one of them. Weather, light, and terrain bring more.
The bridge scene described by Roy shows what happens when the elements don’t cooperate. Instead of stopping everything, they adjusted. They read each other’s faces and finished the scene as best they could. That energy, rough and reactive, stayed in the final cut. It became part of the scene’s tone, even if it wasn’t planned that way.
A separate story, not a copy
The show fits into the Outlander world but doesn’t lean on nostalgia. The characters are related to the ones viewers know, but their arcs are new. Brian and Ellen aren’t just a way to explain Jamie. Julia and Henry aren’t there only to lead Claire. Each story carries its own weight.
By focusing on earlier generations, the prequel lets the emotional stakes land in a different way. There’s more space between the viewer and the known outcomes. That distance helps. It lowers the pressure. It opens room to explore mistakes, risks, and relationships that don’t feel shaped by what needs to happen later.
What’s coming for Outlander: Blood of My Blood, and what’s already out
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The premiere is scheduled for August 8, 2025, in the United States. The UK release comes the next day. So far, no full trailer has been released. Most of the attention has come through press images, early interviews, and short clips from panels like the one at Comic-Con.
What Jamie Roy shared wasn’t a big reveal. But it said something about how the show is being made. Not everything is timed perfectly. Some of it gets built on the spot, between one line and the next. That doesn’t make it feel rushed. It just makes it feel real. And that may be part of why Outlander: Blood of My Blood already seems like something worth paying attention to.
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