If you’re at all like me, you have a spot soft for historical dramas. And an even softer spot for romance. And perhaps an even softer spot for all things Scotland. No TV series out there does all three of these better than Outlander.
The harrowing story of Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) returns to Netflix today with its sixth season today. Season 6 aired on Starz back in 2022, a full two years ago, and is only just now coming to Netflix.
Season 7 aired late summer last year and Season 8 is currently filming, with no official release date at this time.
Minor spoilers ahead.
Season 6 was a genuinely thrilling season of Outlander, and introduced one of the show’s best—and most complex—characters in Thomas Christie, played brilliantly by Thomas Lewis Jones. Christie is a man you hate right off the bat, before you find yourself grudgingly admiring him as he changes for the better, largely thanks to Claire’s influence.
The sixth season follows the harrowing events that ended Season 5 (and one horrifying scene in particular that made me stop watching the show for a spell). It sets up the story of Claire and Jamie’s role in the Revolutionary War, which is fast approaching. Meanwhile, Season 7 leads to what we’ve all been anticipating most: The lovestruck couple’s return to Scotland after years and years spent building a life in the New World.
Outlander is based on the best-selling novels by Diana Gabaldon, a local author who comes from my neck of the woods here in Northern Arizona. Season 8 will be the show’s final season. There are nine books in the series.
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