Outlander: Blood of my Blood Season 2 – Everything we know about the second chapter of the hit drama prequel

Outlander: Blood of my Blood
Outlander: Blood of my Blood (Image via Prime Video)

Outlander: Blood of My Blood, the prequel to the acclaimed Outlander series, is set to return for Season 2. This comes as Season 1 had a successful run on Starz.

The prequel depicts the story of the original series' main characters' parents, Jamie Fraser and Claire Beauchamp, making an 18th-century historical romance drama stretch from Scotland to the England of World War I. Starz even announced the renewal before the first season's release, an act that speaks volumes about the new series' potential.

Season 2 is currently being filmed in Scotland, and the cast is again portraying their original characters. The exact release date remains unannounced, which means the fans will have to bide their time longer for the story to unfold.


What we know so far about Outlander: Blood of my Blood Season 2?

Outlander: Blood of my Blood (Image via Prime Video)
Outlander: Blood of my Blood (Image via Prime Video)

Outlander: Blood of My Blood Season 2 is still on the way since the filming is taking place in Scotland. If everything goes along the usual timeline for shooting and then post-production, the very earliest release for Season 2 could be 2027.

There are also whispers in the industry about a possible late 2026 release, but it seems that early 2027 is a more probable date, considering the time required for post-production, together with Starz's release schedule to roll out the Outlander franchise.

Outlander: Blood of My Blood was given an early renewal by Starz even before the premiere of its first season in August 2025. The proactive renewal, in fact, was an indication of the network's confidence not only in the plot of the series but also in the drawing of the audience.

The showrunner Matthew B. Roberts stated that the story for the second season was already planned before even the first one was released, with a few of the storylines intentionally being introduced in season one, which will be developed in the following episodes. By mid-2025, filming of the second season started at Wardpark Film and Television Studios in Scotland, where the original Outlander series was filmed, thus showing that the production value and visual aesthetics, and settings have been maintained and are continuous.

Besides, some main actors will appear again, among them Jeremy Irvine as Henry Beauchamp, Hermione Corfield as Julia Moriston, Jamie Roy as Brian Fraser, and Harriet Slater as Ellen Mackenzie.


Outlander: Blood of My Blood: The storyline so far and what’s next

Outlander: Blood of my Blood (Image via Prime Video)
Outlander: Blood of my Blood (Image via Prime Video)

Outlander: Blood of My Blood, Season 1, threaded the two major plots together, centering on Jamie Fraser and Claire Beauchamp. The story is set in the 18th-century Scottish Highlands, as well as in England during WWI, and these two love stories are followed simultaneously.

The Fraser parents face inter-clan wars and forced marriages, while the Beauchamp couple experiences war and unconventional time travel. The adventures of the Beauchamp couple add a new dimension to the Outlander universe by connecting the 1900s with the Scottish Highlands of the 1700s and weaving their tales into an extravagant, intermingled narrative.

The first season ended with a cliffhanger when, after all the dangerous encounters with the rival clans, Brian and Ellen were finally together again, and Julia and Henry, together with their newborn son William, were at the enchanting Craig Na Dun stones, torn between wanting to connect with the future and possibly with Claire's timeline.

This cliffhanger not just united families but also added a powerful emotional aspect, turning around legacy and the impact of time on love and fate. The finale's ambiguousness raises a lot of questions concerning the functioning and results of time travel, and the characters' destinies, thus providing an excellent opportunity for the second season to dive into these questions.

The actors predict that in the second season, viewers will see more of the relationships develop. They will especially explore "awkward conversations" and reconciliations, shaping Julia and Henry's story. Jeremy Irvine has made hints about his character going through some unforeseen and shocking situations, and he described the beginning of the season as being in a place that even surprised him during his costume fitting.

The series keeps its characteristic pairing of high-stakes historical drama with the supernatural mystery that suggests political conflicts and personal transformations. Thematically, the prequel, along with the original storyline, seems to establish the Outlander franchise by showcasing the epic love stories as well as the socio-political unrest of two eras that are very tumultuous.

The narrative's split timelines and inter-generational links yet again form the strong dramatic construct that will be certain to appease audiences hungry both to see continuations of favorite characters' histories as the continuations to new, suspenseful plot twists.

Edited by Sahiba Tahleel