Epic tale of love, legacy and longing-Outlander: Blood of my Blood

Outlander: Blood of my Blood, the highly anticipated prequel series, premiered Friday, August 8, on STARZ/August 9^th in Australia on Stan and on Neon in New Zealand.

In advance of the series, new artwork was made available, teasing the two lead couples — Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine); and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy).

The MacKenzie brothers, headstrong Dougal (Sam Retford) and shrewd Colum (Séamus McLean Ross).

Outlander: Blood of my Blood brings viewers from the war-torn battlefields of WWI to the sweeping Highlands of 18^th century Scotland, promising two new love stories filled with loyalty, passion and desire, as the young couples defy the forces that seek to tear them apart.

New episodes of the timeless romantic drama will be available to stream weekly for 10 episodes on Fridays only on the STARZ app, all STARZ streaming and on-demand platforms in the USA. Also on Stan Saturday’s in Australia and Neon in New Zealand.

Two fated love stories

Jamie Roy (Brian Fraser) and Rory Alexander (Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser).

Outlander: Blood of my Blood spotlights two fated love stories set in different time periods, which explore the lives and relationships of Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine) in World War I England, and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) in the rugged Highlands of early 18^th century Scotland.

These two new couples must fight against all odds to defy the forces that seek to tear them apart as their love stories unfold across time.

Jeremy Irvine (Henry Beauchamp) and Hermione Corfield (Julia Moriston).

A stand-alone prequel series, Outlander: Blood of my Blood features new cast, characters and stories welcoming viewers unfamiliar with the Outlander universe, while also providing origin stories of fan-favourite characters from early seasons of Outlander, and offering new perspectives that will change what viewers of the original series think they know.

In addition to Corfield, Irvine, Slater and Roy, who play the parents of Outlander’s central couple, Claire and Jamie, Outlander: Blood of my Blood stars Tony Curran as Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, Séamus McLean Ross as Colum MacKenzie, Sam Retford as Dougal MacKenzie, Rory Alexander as Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser, and Conor MacNeill as Ned Gowan.