Sam Heughan recently added fuel to that worrying fire during his appearance at New York Comic Con. The arrival of the family will be "very destabilizing for Claire," Balfe says, adding that the Frasers' interaction with the Christies is "a really heartbreaking, but a really twisted narrative that they all get embroiled in." That new threat comes with the arrival of the Christie family-Jamie's old nemesis, Tom Christie (Mark Lewis Jones), and his two children, Allan (Alexander Vlahos) and Malva (Jessica Reynolds). Jamie and Claire will face "heartbreaking" new challenges.īecause it just wouldn't be a new season of Outlander unless it put our beloved heroes through the emotional wringer! Executive producer Maril Davis just shared this ominous tidbit with Entertainment Weekly: "Jamie and Claire keep thinking they're safe at Fraser's Ridge, but in season 6 we're asking, 'What do you do when your home turns against you?' We'll see how that happens in their own backyard." Dinna fash, we will then film an extended season seven with 16 episodes next year as life returns to normalcy.” “Filming 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. Roberts, Outlander showrunner said in a statement. “We 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’s Ridge,” Matthew B. Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, and John Bell will all reprise their starring roles, while new cast members will include Mark Lewis-Jones as Tom, Alexander Vlahos as Allan, and Jessica Reynolds as Malva Christie. Season six will be eight episodes, including a 90-minute premiere episode. In June 2021, in honor of World Outlander Day, Starz announced that the so-called "droughtlander" will end in early 2022, with filming for season six finishing up this week. "Fans can rest assured their beloved Claire and Jamie will be back facing new challenges, adversaries and adventures in seasons five and six as we delve into American history and continue the story of the Frasers as they settle in the New World," Starz president and CEO Chris Albrecht said in a statement.
On May 9, 2018, Starz announced that the series would be renewed for two more seasons (season 5 and season 6).
On November 22, 2021, at the launch event for Diana Gabaldon's ninth Outlander book Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone, Starz announced that season six of Outlander will premiere on Maat 9 p.m. Here's what else we know so far about season 6: Outlander season six will air in March 2022.