Though it's unclear whether the seasons will split up both books evenly-as the show's done for the most part in seasons past-or attempt to combine the two, executive producer Maril Davis tweeted a sweet photo of a dog curled up with a copy of The Fiery Cross.
We want to be free in the writers’ room to pick and choose and do what feels most comfortable that year.” But we’ve talked about splitting books, and we’ve talked about combining them. “Should we keep it a book a season? We’ve done that up until now. “Every year we approach it fresh,” executive producer Ronald D. When Seasons 5 and 6 were officially renewed in April 2018, Starz announced they would be comprised of the fifth and sixth books in the Outlander series, The Fiery Cross and A Breath of Snow and Ashes. NFY07FNqTg- Outlander J2 | Season 5 will likely be based mostly on Book 5 of the Outlander series, The Fiery Cross. #Outlander will officially return in early 2020. From the footage, it's evident that war is looming, Brianna and Roger have some difficult decision to make about raising their daughter, and that Jamie may get involved in the Revolutionary War. We finally have a sneak peek at what happens next season, thanks to the official Season 5 trailer. And the episode's final moments brought a startling cliffhanger: A letter from Governor Tryon (Tim Downie) demanding Jamie build an army to fight the Regulators-and capture and kill Murtagh (Duncan Lacroix). The Season 4 finale saw several significant changes for the Frasers: Brianna gave birth to a son before reuniting with her parents and eventually, Roger, though his return required Young Ian (John Bell) to take his place as a member of the Mohawk tribe. Production on Season 5 of Outlander has completed in Scotland, and thanks to Diana Gabaldon's books, we have a good idea of what's coming next for the Frasers. Though it feels like this round of Droughtlander has stretched on for two centuries, it's only been a almost a year since we last saw Claire (Balfe), Jamie (Heughan), Brianna (Sophie Skelton), and Roger (Richard Rankin) on our screens.
It's official: Outlander Season 5 is coming back to Starz in February. He played Edward Seymour in Wolf Hall, and also starred in Alice Through The Looking Glass.? Minor spoilers for Outlander Season 5 below. Where have I seen Edward Speleers before? The British actor is probably best known for playing Jimmy Kent in Downton Abbey. Although many characters believe him to have died in a prison explosion at the end of season four, in reality he’s alive and now posing as a gentleman. Who is Stephen Bonnet? A violent pirate who raped Brianna, he is the possible birth father of her son, Jem.
Where have I seen Lauren Lyle before? Lyle played Chloe Demichelis in the TV series Broken, and Annie Stock in Tell It to the Bees. She’s a skilled seamstress and butcher, and in season five begins to help Claire in her surgical work. Who is Marsali? The high spirited eldest daughter of Laoghaire, and Jamie Fraser’s step-daughter, Marsali is married to Fergus Fraser. Where have I seen Sophie Skelton before? The actress has previously starred in Casualty, Waterloo Road, Foyle’s War and CBBC’s So Awkward, and she also played the title role in web series Ren. Pregnant, she reunites with her parents.Īt the end of season four Brianna gives birth to a baby boy, Jem, and Roger returns to her and claims Jem as his own, despite not knowing the boy’s true parentage. The couple are hand-fast, but later argue and separate, and soon after Brianna is raped by the pirate Stephen Bonnet. She meets Oxford history professor Roger MacKenzie in Scotland, and they fall in love.īrianna goes through the stone circle and travels back in time to warn Claire and Jamie of an imminent danger – and learns that Roger has followed her through the stones. She is unaware of the existence of her birth father, 18th century Highlander Jamie Fraser, until after Frank dies in a car crash. Who is Brianna MacKenzie? Brianna was born and raised in Boston, as her father Frank taught at Harvard.