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'Outlander' Season 7: What to Expect / COLLIDER

Posted: June 11, 2023

COLLIDER's KOPAL writes…..Among the various derived works from the Outlander series of historical fantasy novels by Diana Gabaldon, Starz's Outlander series might be the most popular one. The series centers on a 20th-century British nurse, Claire Randall, who travels back to 18th-century Scotland and falls in love with the handsome Highland warrior Jamie Fraser. The series has established its place among the best wartime dramas of all time, having won several People's Choice and Critics' Choice Awards.

The series debuted in August 2014 and has thus far aired six successful seasons, each adapting the various volumes of the book series. In 2022, a prequel series titled Outlander: Blood of My Blood, which centers on Jamie Fraser's parents, Brian and Ellen Fraser, was also formally confirmed for a ten-episode first season. Amidst this, fans eagerly await a seventh season of Outlander, which was officially announced in March 2021.

Outlander fans nicknamed the pause between the fifth and sixth seasons of the show "Droughtlander" since it lasted so long. On May 1, 2022, the Season 6 finale aired, and fans had been sinking into this Doughtlander for almost a year. The popular historical time-travel drama is returning soon for a seventh and promises an eighth season. Here is everything you need to know about Outlander Season 7.

The sixth season of Outlander was based on A Breath of Snow and Ashes, the sixth book in the Outlander series of novels. The season aired from March to May 2022, which left the series amidst rising political tensions. The seventh season of Outlander is expected to proceed like the first, with 16 episodes spread across two parts. Fans can catch the upcoming season on Friday, June 16, 2023, on Starz, with new episodes releasing each Friday at midnight ET on the Starz app. The second half of Season 7 has no release date scheduled, but it will likely debut in 2024.

Countries including Belgium, France, India, Malaysia, Japan, Hong Kong, Poland, South Korea, and Singapore will get weekly episodes of Outlander Season 7 on Netflix alongside its release on Starz, just like it happened with Season 6. Netherlands, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, and Sweden will get the new season on Netflix precisely one year after its premiere on Starz. So they should expect a June 2024 release window.

As for the United States, Seasons 1-5 of Outlander are now available to stream on Netflix. Usually, an Outlander season is released on Netflix US two years after the finale episode airs on Starz. This means Outlander Season 7 will probably be available to stream on Netflix sometime in 2025.

A first-look teaser for the upcoming season arrived on December 23, 2022, right before Christmas. You can watch the teaser trailer below:

The teaser opens with Jamie Fraser telling Claire about a dream in which he saw her surrounded by light. We see the tragic Fraser's Ridge fire that led Brianna to go back in time, the Declaration of Independence, Brianna giving birth, and—most shockingly—Claire being sentenced to death by hanging. Near the end of the teaser, Claire questions Jamie about how he can recognize something he has never actually seen. He responds, "If I dream of the past, why can't I dream of the future?" leaving fans with much to look forward to in the upcoming season. This was followed by the official Outlander Season 7 trailer on May 11, 2023, which you can see below:

Ahead of the season premiere, Starz released a new video for Outlander Season 7 on June 7 that's part teaser, part behind-the-scenes featurette. The video shows several cast members discussing the Revolutionary War and how excited they are to explore this highly significant historical event. 

The Outlander series was created by Ronald D. Moore, based on the novel series of the same name by Diana Gabaldon. Production on Outlander Season 7 began in late March 2022 and wrapped in February 2023, with Matthew B Roberts returning as the showrunner and producer. Executive producers include Toni Graphia, Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis, Andy Harries, and Jim Kohlberg. Danielle Berrow, Toni Graphia, Tyler English-Beckwith, Marque Franklin-Williams, Taylor Mallory, Sarah H. Haught, Margot Ye, Luke Schelhaas, and Barbara Stepansky are the writers credited for the seventh season.

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