''Nothing can prepare you for how it ends'' This is the only warning Starz gave its fans before unveiling a new teaser for Outlander Season 8 titled Threads. The eighth and final season of Outlander, based on fantasy romance books by Diana Gabaldon, is scheduled to be released on March 6, marking the concluding entry in Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie's (Sam Heughan) decades-spanning love story.The recently released clip features a dire future for Jamie Fraser, also teased in the Comic-Con teaser unveiled in July 2025. After Brianna brought Frank's (Claire's first husband, who was also a historian) book about the American Revolutionary War to the past, Jamie learns that he will be a casualty in the battle in North Carolina. While Jamie left his post in the Continental Army and left for Fraser's Ridge in the penultimate season, he will likely fight in the war, signalling his death in Outlander Season 8.More on this in our story.The Outlander Season 8 'Threads' teaser hints at a tragic fate for James FraserSeasoned Jamie and Claire fans will certainly remember the first Outlander Season 8 clip, released at the San Diego Comic-Con in July 2025, which teased an ominous fate for the couple with James Fraser's death. The recently released teaser titled Threads features additional clips from the final season with that ominous foreshadowing, where Jamie emotionally revealed to Claire:''I've been reading Frank's book. He says war is coming to the back country and that James Fraser dies in it."This is the only hint the teaser leaves us for Outlander Season 8, before we see snippets of Jamie and Claire spending some heartwarming moments together, before their inevitable end. This recently released clip has re-surfaced this question among the fandom: Will James Fraser die in Outlander Season 8?In addition to this obvious evidence in Frank's book, the clip also features other teases, hinting at a dire fate for Heughan's character. Firstly, the teaser opens with Jamie literally hammering a nail into a wooden box, which we later learns is a small coffin (presumably for Faith), likely foreshadowing his eventual fate. The Outlander Season 8 clip also teases a reunion between Jamie and William, after the latter learned the truth about his real parentage in the previous season. This father-son reunion, while wholesome, is also ominous.The clip concludes with Claire saying 'Don't go'' to Jamie, setting a tragic fate for the couple in the final season.Does Jamie Fraser die in the Outlander books? View this post on Instagram Instagram PostWhile Diana Gabaldon is yet to write the final book in her series (which will feature a different conclusion from Outlander Season 8), one plot point from the ninth book, titled Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, might reveal Jamie's fate. Since the final season will adapt important stories from Book 9, many fans believe the teaser hints at Jamie's near-death experience from the penultimate book.Gabaldon's ninth book saw Jamie and Claire finally leaving the war behind and settling in Fraser's Ridge, until the American Revolutionary War reached North Carolina and all men (including Jamie) were forced to participate in it. While Jamie is equipped with the knowledge that he will die in the battle (from Frank's book), he sets out into the mountains to fight regardless. As history and Frank's book recorded, Jamie Fraser was severely wounded and nearly died at the Battle of King's Mountain, until Claire followed him and healed him using her magical healing powers.Since this feels like an important segment from the books, Outlander Season 8 might feature Jamie's death, but with this twist. Jamie might die shortly or have a near-death experience in battle, until Claire literally revives him from the dead and saves his life. While the Starz series has largely avoided delving into Claire’s mystical healing abilities, the final season may finally venture into this unexplored realm, offering fans a miracle.Tune in to the Outlander Season 8 premiere on Starz on March 6.For the latest scoops on your favorite TV shows and movies, follow SoapCentral.