The Droughtlander is formally over! ‘Outlander’ season 6 is again beginning March 6. From the brand new solid members to what’s in retailer, right here’s all the things you might want to know concerning the highly-anticipated sixth season.
The worldwide hit Outlander is lastly making its long-awaited return. The sixth season is kicking off on March 6, and it'll be epic. Season 5 ended within the first half of 2020, and followers have been ready anxiously for season 6 ever since.
All your favorites can be again, together with Sam Heughan, Caitriona Balfe, Richard Rankin, and Sophie Skelton as Jamie Fraser, Claire Fraser, Roger MacKenzie, and Brianna MacKenzie. The stakes can be elevated as soon as once more for the Outlander characters within the highly-anticipated sixth season. From the teaser trailer particulars to the discharge date to new solid members, HollywoodLife has rounded up the important thing updates we learn about season 6.
How To Watch ‘Outlander’ Season 6
Outlanderseason 6 will premiere on March 6 at 9 p.m. ET throughout all STARZ platforms. The premiere can be 90 minutes lengthy. New episodes will premiere Sundays on STARZ.
‘Outlander’ Season 6 Trailers
The official trailer was launched in January 2022. The trailer targeted on an intense combat between Jamie and Claire. “I don’t belong right here,” Claire says to Jamie. “Brianna, Roger, they don’t belong right here. However but right here we're, all of us as a result of I liked you greater than the life that I had.”
The Outlander season 6 teaser trailer dropped in the course of the present’s New York Comedian Con panel on October 9. The teaser offers glimpses of all of your favourite characters –Jamie, Claire, Brianna, Roger, and extra. From the appears to be like of the trailer, season 6 would be the most difficult one but. There may be severe hassle coming. “It’s beginning,” Claire says within the teaser. “A storm. The battle. It’s virtually right here.” That battle she’s speaking about? The Revolutionary Battle.
STARZ didn’t launch an official premiere date whereas at NYCC. The community did launch the important thing artwork for Outlander’s sixth season. The art work options Jamie and Claire holding arms as snow falls round them. “Come what could,” the important thing artwork reads.
Is ‘Outlander’ Season 6 The Final Season?
Forward of the sixth season’s debut, Outlander was renewed for season 7. The renewal announcement was made in March 2021. The seventh season will encompass 16 episodes.
“Filming in 2021 has offered an unprecedented set of challenges which led us to the choice to truncate the season in an effort to carry the followers probably the most vibrant and dynamic season as quickly as doable,” government producer/showrunner Matthew B. Roberts stated in a press release. “Dinna fash, we'll then movie an prolonged Season 7 with 16 episodes subsequent yr as life returns to normalcy.”
There are nonetheless three further Outlander books by Diana Gabaldon to discover: An Echo within the Bone, Written in My Personal Coronary heart’s Blood, and Go Inform the Bees That I Am Gone, so the collection will probably lengthen past season 7.
What’s In Retailer For Season 6?
Season 6 will proceed to discover extra of the sixth Outlander ebook, A Breath of Snow & Ashes, and probably An Echo within the Bone. STARZ is describing season 6 as follows:
“The sixth season of Outlander sees a continuation of Claire and Jamie’s combat to guard these they love, as they navigate the trials and tribulations of life in colonial America. Establishing a house within the New World is certainly not a straightforward activity, significantly within the wild backcountry of North Carolina – and maybe most importantly – throughout a interval of dramatic political upheaval. The Frasers try to take care of peace and flourish inside a society which – as Claire is aware of all too effectively – is unwittingly marching in the direction of Revolution. In opposition to this backdrop, which heralds the start of the brand new American nation, Claire and Jamie have constructed a house collectively at Fraser’s Ridge. They need to now defend this house – established on land granted to them by the Crown – not solely from exterior forces, but additionally from the rising strife and battle locally inside their care. For the Frasers and their instant household, ‘house’ is greater than merely a website during which they stay, it's the place the place they're laying the foundations for the remainder of their lives. If Season 4 requested ‘What's house?’ and Season 5 requested, ‘What are you prepared to do to guard your own home?’ then Season 6 explores what occurs when there may be disharmony and division among the many inhabitants of the house you’ve created: whenever you turn out to be an outsider, or an ‘outlander,’ so to talk, marginalized and rejected in your individual house.”
‘Outlander’ Season 6 Launch Date
Outlander season 6 will premiere on March 6, 2022. The brand new season will encompass 8 episodes.
We have now began… Ep 1!!! So excited. However you’re going to like the remainder of this season. https://t.co/Pd5dfBUHOW
— Sam Heughan (@SamHeughan) March 22, 2020
Filming was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so it’s comprehensible that there was practically a 2-year hole between seasons. Sam Heughan tweeted again in March 2020 that manufacturing had begun, however it was shortly shut down due to the pandemic. Season 5 premiered in February 2020, and season 6 is lastly premiering in March 2022.
When Did Season 6 Filming Start?
Preliminary plans for season 6 filming have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In Nov. 2020, Sam gave an replace concerning the delay. “We have now been delayed,” he stated on the UK daytime collection This Morning. “We have been supposed to begin capturing by Might. However we're gearing up. We’ve had fittings, we’ve received scripts, we're getting there. It’s simply such an epic present it’s taking some time to get there, however we can be again for season 6.”
Now *this* is great information. We're formally in manufacturing on #Outlander Season 6! pic.twitter.com/piwiX24KUc
— Outlander Returns SUNDAY! (@Outlander_STARZ) February 9, 2021
On Feb. 9, 2021, STARZ and Sony Photos Tv introduced that manufacturing has began on Outlander season 6. The season is filming on location in Scotland. A behind-the-scenes video was launched to present followers a have a look at the solid and crew again on set. The units have been constructed, the costumes have been fitted, and the props are in place. Every little thing is prepared. The title for the season 6 premiere is “Echoes.” STARZ and Sony Photos Tv additionally launched a photograph of Sam and Caitriona in character on set (see above).
As of March 29, the Outlander solid and crew have been nonetheless filming season 6. Outlander launched a minute-long behind-the-scenes video teasing the upcoming sixth season. Caitriona famous the “new issues” of season 6 embrace “the fisherfolk, the Christie household.” Sam added, “The Christie household are sort of a blast from Jamie’s previous as effectively.” Richard hinted at “numerous new characters, numerous new relationships. A number of potential drama. It’s what Outlander does so effectively.”
Caitriona additionally stated that everybody’s starting to “discover their toes” however “some are nonetheless struggling.” Sam famous that the theme of the season is “there’s much more turmoil right here.” Caitriona posted a candy behind-the-scenes photograph with Sam on the identical day the video dropped. “Again on the ridge…!!” she captioned the photograph.
Sam opened up about how season 6 filming was getting in a March 2021 interview. “We began in January and it’s going effectively. Clearly, it’s been powerful with COVID protocols, but additionally the climate in Scotland has been fairly horrendous,” he advised the Every day Report. “The snow has been unhealthy, however it feels just like the spring is lastly right here, there may be hope across the nook!”
Filming is ready to wrap up the primary week of June. “We're excited to get into the enhancing room to work on bringing the followers one step nearer to reuniting with the household again on Fraser’s Ridge,” Outlander showrunner Matthew B. Roberts stated in a press release. “Filming in 2021 has offered an unprecedented set of challenges which led us to the choice to truncate the season in an effort to carry the followers probably the most vibrant and dynamic season as quickly as doable. Dinna fash, we'll then movie an prolonged season seven with 16 episodes subsequent yr as life returns to normalcy.”
Christina Davis, President of Unique Programming for STARZ, added, “We're dedicated to telling the story absolutely with gripping and daring storylines within the upcoming eight-episode season that introduces viewers to new characters together with Tom, Allan and Malva Christie (Mark Lewis-Jones, Alexander Vlahos, and Jessica Reynolds) who create rigidity on the Ridge. We will’t anticipate viewers to see the thrilling sixth season that displays the STARZ #TakeTheLead initiative via unapologetic storytelling and highly effective feminine characters.”
How Did Season 5 Finish?
Season 5 ended with Claire being kidnapped and brutally raped by Lionel Brown and his males. She was rescued by Jamie, Fergus, Ian, Roger, and others who killed Claire’s captors aside from Lionel Brown. Claire was unable to kill Lionel Brown when he was mendacity on her surgical desk, however Marsali did the deed and poisoned him.
Lionel Brown’s brother, Richard, vowed revenge on the Frasers after Lionel’s demise. “And you probably did what you will need to. So will I… when the time comes,” he threatened. Wendigo Donner additionally turned out to be a time traveler like Claire. He advised her that he needed to return to his personal time, and Claire revealed that she knew of a stone circle he might journey via.
Roger, Brianna, and Jemmy traveled via the stones, however they ended up again within the 18th century. They’re nonetheless in Fraser’s Ridge in the intervening time.
After the finale, Caitriona admitted it’s going to take time for Claire to completely take care of the horrifying assault she skilled. “She needs to be superwoman and to have the ability to say that this isn't going to interrupt her, however the entire level is that she doesn’t actually have management,” Caitriona advised Elle. “That is one thing that’s going to take her personal endurance and the endurance and love of her household to get her via this.”
Exhibits Comparable To ‘Outlander’
The Droughtlander’s been powerful, little doubt. Nevertheless, there are a variety of reveals to carry you over till Outlander season 6 premieres. Outlander stars Sam and Graham McTavish teamed up for a brand new journey collection known as Males in Kilts: A Roadtrip With Sam and Graham, which is now accessible on STARZ. The collection options Sam and Graham exploring their homeland of Scotland — all the things from meals to sports activities to beer.
There are additionally loads of interval dramas to carry you over till Outlander season 6. The Spanish Princess is a STARZ collection that explores Catherine of Aragon’s rise to energy in England and her marriage to King Henry VIII. The Crown’s first 4 seasons are actually accessible on Netflix. The latest season, which featured Princess Diana, swept awards season.
Poldark was a Masterpiece on PBS collection that aired from 2015 to 2019. The collection starred Aidan Turner as Capt. Ross Poldark, a redcoat returning to Cornwall after the American Revolutionary Battle, solely to seek out his father useless and his real love about to marry another person. The present turned a fan favourite amongst viewers and is now accessible to observe in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video.
Outlander is stuffed with epic battle scenes and jaw-dropping moments, so when you’re into that, Sport of Thrones could be good to observe when you haven’t but. All 8 seasons can be found to binge on HBO Max. Plus, it’ll get you prepared for the upcoming Sport of Thrones prequel, Home of the Dragon.
Season 6 Forged
Along with Sam, Caitriona, Richard, and Sophie, most of the different Outlander stars can be again. Lauren Lyle (Marsali), César Domboy (Fergus), John Bell (Younger Ian), Caitlin O’Ryan (Lizzie), and Paul Gorman (Josiah and Kezzie Beardsley) have all been pictured on the season 6 set. New solid members may also be becoming a member of the present in season 6. We’re speaking concerning the Christie household. Guide readers can be very acquainted with this household.
STARZ launched the character descriptions for Tom Christie (Mark Lewis Jones), Allan Christie (Alexander Vlahos), and Malva Christie (Jessica Reynolds). Their characters have been teased in three movies launched on the Outlander Twitter account on March 19.
Final however *definitely* not least… meet Alexander Vlahos (@vlavla) AKA our Allan Christie. Son to Tom and brother to Malva, Allan is very protecting of his household as they settle into this new setting. #Outlanderpic.twitter.com/7xMJPUtswB
— Outlander Returns SUNDAY! (@Outlander_STARZ) March 19, 2021
Tom Christie is a “fellow Ardsmuir prisoner and religious Protestant who arrives on Fraser’s Ridge searching for a spot to settle… although not with out some rigidity.” Allan Christie is Tom’s son and Malva’s brother. Allan is “extremely protecting of his household as they settle into this new setting.”
Alexander teased that Allan has a “very darkish historical past. However he’s additionally looking for his manner on the planet. He’s come over to the settlers and to Fraser’s Ridge to try to take a declare of a bit little bit of his personal manhood, I suppose, making an attempt to emulate his father, making an attempt to comply with in his father’s footsteps.”
Subsequent, be a part of me in giving the warmest of welcomes to @jesssreynolds_ who performs Malva Christie, Tom’s spirited daughter who's captivated by Claire’s work and fashionable considering, getting her into hassle together with her conservative father. #Outlanderpic.twitter.com/8cmmuofbN7
— Outlander Returns SUNDAY! (@Outlander_STARZ) March 19, 2021
Malva is “Tom’s spirited daughter who's captivated by Claire’s work and fashionable considering, getting her into hassle together with her conservative father.” Jessica additionally notes within the behind-the-scenes video that Malva is “sort of in awe of Claire. I feel when she will get to the Ridge she’s heard a lot about Jamie and she or he expects him to sort of be the hero of her story, after which she sees the girl and she or he’s like, ‘Oh no, I’m extra fascinated with that.’… We sort of begin off with a really harmless, sort of desirous to be taught, she’s received the world in entrance of her, she thinks that is sort of her likelihood to blossom and turn out to be a lady probably like Claire, after which numerous stuff will get in the way in which.”