\u201cSome new \u2018acting challenges\u2019 this season,\u201d he joked, alongside a script that simply said, under the category \u201cLine\u201d, \u201c(Love making groans and breaths)\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a lot of intimate scenes\u2014that\u2019s where we live and breathe,\u201d executive producer Matthew B. Roberts previously told ELLE Magazine<\/a>, explaining that the cast and crew had worked hard to \u201ckeep Outlander, Outlander\u201d while still sticking to safety guidelines, and that the series would rely more on visual effects this season.<\/p>\n Fans will get their first look at a shortened season six next year in 2022, following a delayed filming schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are excited to get into the editing room to work on bringing the fans one step closer to reuniting with the family back on Fraser\u2019s Ridge,\u201d said showrunner Matthew B. Roberts in June 2021.<\/p>\n While that might seem a while away, beyond this latest #Droughtlander there\u2019s plenty for fans to look forward to, as the time-travelling series has been renewed for an \u201cextended\u201d season seven \u2013\u00a0with hopes for more seasons along the line.<\/p>\n \u201cAs long as people keep wanting to watch us, then we\u2019ll keep making [Outlander seasons],\u201d Sam Heughan exclusively told\u00a0Radio Times<\/strong>\u00a0earlier this year.<\/p>\n After all, there are plenty more Outlander books<\/a> to adapt in the Diana Gabaldon series, so the actor\u2019s comments certainly bode well for the show\u2019s future.<\/p>\n The 16-part seventh season will reportedly see the return of main cast members \u2013 Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin \u2013\u00a0who will also star in the upcoming sixth instalment (via TV Line<\/a>).<\/p>\n \u201cWe are so excited Starz has given us the opportunity to continue the epic Outlander\u00a0<\/span>journey,\u201d showrunner Matt Roberts said in a March 2021 statement. \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to get into the writers\u2019 room and start breaking [Diana Gabaldon\u2019s novel] Echo in the Bone and look forward to giving the fans another season of this exhilarating story.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking about season six, Heughan said: \u201cWe\u2019re still in America, we\u2019re in Fraser\u2019s Ridge and there are some new characters who are friends and there are new foes, too\u2026 But we\u2019re also building up to the War of Independence \u2013 nothing is ever easy in Outlander.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier, Heughan and co-star Caitriona Balfe had spoken to Starz about what storylines they were looking forward to, claiming they are looking forward to seeing how the Frasers \u201cheal together\u201d after the shocking moments in the season five finale.<\/p>\n Speaking during a Starz<\/a> interview in September 2020, Caitriona Balfe said that Claire\u2019s healing process was \u201cone of the things I\u2019m most looking forward to, seeing how she copes with all that\u2026 how the family as a whole unit heal together or help her to heal\u201d.<\/p>\n The upcoming series will be based on the sixth book in Diana Gabaldon\u2019s Outlander series \u2013 A Breath of Snow and Ashes. However, the writers have not exclusively stuck to the source material in the past so deviations should be expected \u2013 past characters may even come back from the dead\u2026<\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about Outlander season six, including what happened at the end of season five, cast updates, trailers, and more.<\/p>\n Outlander season six will be released in 2022. We\u2019ll keep this page updated with further news.<\/p>\n Outlander was officially in production as of February 2021, following lengthy delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. Production wound down in June 2021.<\/p>\n Starz previously announced the \u201cwonderful news\u201d that they\u2019d begun filming with a short video showing the behind-the-scenes departments preparing for the new season.<\/p>\n Now *this* is wonderful news. We’re officially in production on #Outlander<\/a> Season 6! pic.twitter.com\/piwiX24KUc<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Outlander (@Outlander_STARZ) February 9, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> Sam Heughan previously\u00a0revealed<\/a> in March 2020 that the cast had begun filming episode one, although COVID-19 halted production shortly after the actor tweeted.<\/p>\n However, Caitriona Balfe, who plays Claire Fraser in the series, tweeted a month later to say that the writers were \u201cstill at work\u201d on season six even though filming had been unable to resume.<\/p>\n The writers are still at work. #AskCait<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/2TkAMIXwYg<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Caitr\u00edona Balfe (@caitrionambalfe) April 15, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> In June 2020, Heughan confirmed on This Morning that shooting was supposed to be underway \u2013 but that work was being done by the production team to ensure that a return to filming was made as soon as possible.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were supposed to be shooting right now and obviously things are still slightly up in the air, but I think you know, I\u2019m hopeful that we\u2019re gonna be back before we know it,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cThey\u2019re putting plans in place.\u201d<\/p>\n And during another appearance on This Morning in early November Heughan gave a further update, revealing that things were moving along nicely.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have been delayed; we were supposed to start shooting by May,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we are gearing up. We\u2019ve had fittings, we\u2019ve got scripts, we are getting there. It\u2019s just such an epic show it\u2019s taking a while to get there, but we will be back for season six.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans may have to ride out the rest of the Droughtlander\u2026 but in the meantime, US viewers can watch previous seasons on Starz, and UK viewers on Amazon Prime<\/a>.<\/p>\n Season six got back in production in Scotland following a long delay due to lockdown restrictions, and executive producer Matthew B. Roberts reassured fans that the show\u2019s famously intimate scenes won\u2019t be going anywhere, despite some necessary safety adjustments during filming.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t want me or the staff changing what the story is for COVID. We have a lot of intimate scenes\u2014that\u2019s where we live and breathe.\u201d \u00a0Speaking to ELLE Magazine<\/a>, he revealed that the solution came down to \u201ctesting, testing, testing,\u201d adding:\u00a0\u201cWe had to figure out how to make sure we tested everybody a million times before they walked onto set and keep that bubble as safe as possible. That was our main focus\u2014making sure everybody feels safe walking onto a set in the studios and locations.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite safety being paramount, Roberts insists he wouldn\u2019t sacrifice the tone of the show: \u201cI don\u2019t know how to write \u201cCOVID-friendly scenes,\u201d certainly not an Outlander scene, because we are going to have people next to each other, being emotional\u2014you talk close to people, and that\u2019s where it transfers COVID. We had to figure out, how do we keep Outlander, Outlander?\u201d<\/p>\n He also revealed that some of these solutions included featuring fewer supporting background actors (for safety reasons), meaning that the show will rely on visual effects more.<\/p>\n All being well, we\u2019ll likely see the return of all four central characters, including Caitriona Balfe as Claire Randall Fraser; Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser; Richard Rankin as Roger Wakefield; and Sophie Skelton as Brianna Randall. However, we won\u2019t see Duncan Lacroix return as Jamie\u2019s godfather Murtagh as the character died in season five.<\/p>\n There are new faces on the way though as Mark Lewis Jones, Alexander Vlahos & Jessica Reynolds have all signed up to appear in the sixth season. The three will be playing the roles of Tom Christie, Allan Christie and Malva Christie.<\/p>\n Tom Christie is the de facto leader of a group of Protestant settlers while his children are Allan and Malva. Expect Malva, in particular, to have an interesting relationship with her father as she gets closer to Claire and her outlook on the world.<\/p>\n In terms of the behind-the-scenes crew, we already know that one vital member of the production team won\u2019t be returning for season six. In May 2020, Outlander\u2019s cast and crew have announced the departure of production designer Jon Gary Steele from the show following the series five finale.<\/p>\n So sad to have Gary leave us. His sets and design have been integral to the look and feel of the show. We have been so lucky. Wishing you well @jongarysteele<\/a> ! ???????? https:\/\/t.co\/REkf7gVwI6<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Sam Heughan (@SamHeughan) May 11, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> There\u2019s no sign of a trailer yet, but we\u2019ll keep you posted with any updates.<\/p> Outlander was renewed for a seventh season in March 2021, and will be based on Diana Gabaldon\u2019s novel Echo in the Bone.<\/p>\n The extended 16-part season hasn\u2019t yet got underway, as we still have to wait until season six has aired.<\/p>\n Matthew B. Roberts, Outlander showrunner, said, \u201cFilming in 2021 has presented an unprecedented set of challenges which led us to the decision to truncate the season in order to bring the fans the most vibrant and dynamic season as soon as possible. Dinna fash, we will then film an extended season seven with 16 episodes next year as life returns to normalcy.\u201d<\/p>\n There have been no details released about when season seven might start production; nor do we know whether season seven will be filmed back-to-back with season six.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll keep this page updated with any season seven news.<\/p>\n *Warning: spoilers ahead for Outlander season five episode 12*<\/strong><\/p>\n Season five was as action-packed and nail-biting as ever, with near-death experiences for both Roger (by hanging) and Jamie (snake-bite); a desperately sad farewell to Murtagh; and Brianna dealing out justice to her rapist Stephen Bonnet, whom she shot out of mercy knowing that drowning (his death sentence) was his greatest fear.<\/p>\n Roger, Brianna and Jemmy also failed to return to the future through the stones, landing back where they started in 18th century America \u2013 before realising that \u2018home\u2019 meant their family around them at Fraser\u2019s Ridge.<\/p>\n\n However, the most dramatic and also controversial storyline was reserved for the end of the season, which saw Claire brutally gang-raped by Brownsville resident Lionel Brown and his men.<\/p>\n Lionel \u2013 a previous patient of Claire\u2019s \u2013 attacked Fraser\u2019s Ridge and kidnapped Claire, before confronting her about her medical pseudonym,\u00a0Dr Rawlings, and blaming her for his wife rejecting his sexual advances.<\/p>\n During the rape, Claire went into a dissociative dream-scape, imagining her family as they would be if they lived in the 1960s.<\/p>\n Speaking to The New York Times<\/a>, Balfe explained how the creative team \u201chad so many conversations about how to empower Claire\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI felt that if we were going to do the dream-escapes, we had to keep in mind why,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re not a gimmick, not a reason to wear cool costumes. Claire is experiencing something terrible. This has to show the progression of her mental state, to show that she\u2019s reached a breaking point, that she\u2019s snapped in some way, and is trying to stay in one piece.\u201d<\/p>\n Jamie and his men discovered Claire tied to a tree, Lionel and his men asleep at their campsite \u2013 all were killed except Lionel, who was brought back to Fraser\u2019s Ridge for questioning.<\/p>\n John Quincy Myers offered Claire revenge, but Jamie reminded her and John of her Hippocratic oath to \u201cdo no harm\u201d.<\/p>\n However, Marsali never took such an oath, which she later used to her advantage when she poisoned Lionel using Claire\u2019s newly-made syringe.<\/p>\n Jamie returned Lionel\u2019s body to his brother, who swore revenge on the Frasers \u2013 meaning that season six will likely deal with the fall-out from Lionel\u2019s murder, and Marsali\u2019s part in it.<\/p>\n We will also likely see Claire continue to cope with her trauma from series five \u2013 and will likely be aided by bother her husband, Jamie, and daughter, Brianna, who are all also rape survivors.<\/p>\n And of course, there\u2019s that teensy tiny issue of the looming American War of Independence, with further danger to be faced in North Carolina \u2013 and Jamie\u2019s own mortality is clearly weighing heavy on him.<\/p>\n In the series five final episode, he ominously told Claire: \u201cWhen the day shall come that we do part, if my last words are not, \u2018I love you\u2019, you ken it\u2019s because I dina have time.\u201d[sic]<\/p>\n In a fundraiser interview hosted by Starz in September 2020, both Balfe and Heughan mentioned the \u201crepercussions\u201d of Claire\u2019s rape in season five.<\/p>\n You can listen to their conversation here from around nine minutes in.<\/p>\n\n In May, Lauren Lyle (who plays Marsali MacKimmie Fraser) teased plot details for her character next season. She told TV Line<\/a> that season six will see a chance for Marsali and Fergus (C\u00e9sar Domboy).<\/p>\n \u201cWe love the fact that they\u2019re one of the only couples that don\u2019t fight that much, and we don\u2019t argue that much. I mean, there\u2019s stuff I can\u2019t really talk about,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cI do know\u00a0some<\/em> stuff is going to happen with them next season that\u2019s very much them together, so that will happen, but it\u2019ll be a totally different situation to what you\u2019ve seen them in before,\u201d she added. \u201cA lot of what Marsali is about this season is protection and really having found her place and her meaning on the Ridge.\u201d<\/p>\n In the books, Marsali (currently pregnant in the series) also gives birth to a baby boy, Henri-Christian, who is born with dwarfism, and the little family face cruel persecution from superstitious locals \u2013 with Fergus\u2019 mental health suffering as a result.<\/p>\n Beyond the central Fraser family, in the book A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Jocasta\u2019s maid Phaedre (Natalie Simpson) and butler Ulysses (Colin McFarlane) play a larger role \u2013 it\u2019s Phaedre who discovers that her mistress and Ulysses were having an affair, and Jocasta is terrified of her new husband, Duncan Innes, discovering the truth.<\/p>\n However, in the series, Jocasta and Ulysses appear to have a (so far) more platonic relationship \u2013 the latter even aids his mistress in her romance with the doomed Murtagh. But could the series writers introduce the romance afresh in the upcoming series six?<\/p>\n We also learnt in June that author Diana Gabaldon is planning a sequel book about Jamie\u2019s parents, Ellen and Brian Fraser.<\/p>\n Yes. It’s in progress. https:\/\/t.co\/ZBIoaMXwqe<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 8, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> Since Gabaldon is so involved in the TV adaptation, writing several scripts, it would stand to reason that her new writing about Jamie\u2019s parents might inform future seasons \u2013 could we see another flashback to young Jamie, as we saw right at the beginning of season five?<\/p>\n Sam Heughan, who has played Jamie from a young Highlander to a settler and patriarch, also told Gold Derby that he could \u201csee where the end might possibly be\u201d \u2013 could season six herald the end for Outlander, paving the way for possible spin-offs<\/a>?<\/p>\n \u201cAs we get further along in the lifetime of this show, we\u2019re going into season six now, and I think and I can see where the end might possibly be,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd it\u2019s hard to think about that and to think about what will happen when the show is over.<\/p>\n \u201cI think we\u2019ll all miss it greatly. We already are with Droughtlander and with everything going on in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n Outlander fans have also recently been speculating about whether we\u2019ll ever find out if there was a hidden reason behind Jamie\u2019s ghost appearing way back at the start of season one, staring up at an oblivious Claire, while Frank Randall in turn tried \u2013 and failed \u2013 to approach the ghost.<\/p>\n Fans now believe that it was Jamie\u2019s ghost from Purgatory, waiting for Claire to potentially die in her own, modern timeline.<\/p>\n One fan wrote on Reddit<\/a>, \u201cRemember in DiA [Dragonfly in Amber] in that beautiful monologue about God giving him a rare woman, he said it would be worth enduring 200 years in Purgatory. I don\u2019t think that 200 years was randomly included.\u201d<\/p>\n Could we see Jamie dying before a heartbroken Claire returns to the present day?<\/p>\n Speaking on a a panel called the End of Summer series, hosted by Facebook, Outlander author Diana Gabaldon teased that some characters that she\u2019s previously killed-off may make a return.<\/p>\n Asked by series producer Maril Davis if she has ever renegaded on storylines, Gabaldon said she had:\u00a0\u201cAs my husband has said, \u2018You can\u2019t tell if anybody in your books is really dead unless you saw them go [dying noise] right in front of you.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Could this mean that a character like Black Jack could make a shock return to the show?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n You can catch up on Outlander on Amazon Prime Video now. Sign up for Amazon Prime<\/b><\/a><\/span> for \u00a37.99 a month with a 30-day free trial. <\/b><\/span><\/strong>If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our TV guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan will return for another run of the popular fantasy drama. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":3268,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/outlander-season-6-release-date-rumours-cast-trailer-and-news.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/outlander-season-6-release-date-rumours-cast-trailer-and-news-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/outlander-season-6-release-date-rumours-cast-trailer-and-news-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/outlander-season-6-release-date-rumours-cast-trailer-and-news.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/outlander-season-6-release-date-rumours-cast-trailer-and-news.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/outlander-season-6-release-date-rumours-cast-trailer-and-news.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/outlander-season-6-release-date-rumours-cast-trailer-and-news.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan will return for another run of the popular fantasy drama.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/3267"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Outlander season 6 release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Outlander season 6 cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/div>Outlander season 6 trailer<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Will there be an Outlander season 7?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Outlander season 5 ending explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Outlander season 6 episodes: What will happen next?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Fall-out from Lionel\u2019s death \u2013 and Claire\u2019s trauma<\/h3>\n
Marsali and Fergus<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nJocasta\u2019s affair?<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>Fraser flashbacks<\/h3>\n
Jamie\u2019s death?<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>Could dead characters return?<\/h3>\n
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