Everything to Know About Outlander Season 4
Warning: Contains minor spoilers for season four of Outlander.
The final episode of Outlander season three airs on Sunday, and we're just not ready to say goodbye. But all good things come to an end, and we'll be farewelling Claire and Jamie very soon until they return to our screens in season four.
Until then, here's everything you need to know about the next season of the STARZ hit show.
When will it air?
This time, Droughtlander won't be as lengthy as it was last time. (Thank goodness.) Showrunner Ronald D. Moore said that the aim is to air the next 13-episode season in the fall of 2018. To make that happen, Moore told EW: "We were actually working on season four while we were still shooting season three this year. So it made it a much more difficult production because now, you had to shift focus for writers and department heads to start working on that season while the one we were currently on was still underway."
Which of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander books should I read to prepare?
Get into Drums of Autumn. Season 4 will be based on the events of the fourth book in the popular series.
What's going to happen?
Obviously, we won't totally spoil you (you can read the book if you haven't already, and want to know!). But Drums of Autumn sees Claire and Jamie land in North Carolina with Young Ian, ready to tackle the challenge of yet another new country. Though they might be far from the stones that first drew Claire back through time, in the 20th century, the Frasers' daughter Brianna uncovers a historical record that could mean danger for her parents; she heads for Craigh Na Dun herself, which will be very interesting indeed. We'll see Roger again, too.
Along with Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe as time-crossed couple Jamie and Claire, Lauren Lyle and César Domboy will come back as next-generation lovebirds Marsali and Fergus. Moore also flagged the possibility that Tobias Menzies might return in future seasons, though whether as Frank Randall or Black Jack Randall isn't certain.
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Who are the key new characters?
Ed Speelers has been cast as Stephen Bonnet, a pirate and smuggler; Jamie helps him to escape prison, and their paths cross more than just that once. And we haven't seen the last of the Mackenzies yet, with Jamie's aunt Jocasta (played by Maria Doyle Kennedy) entering the Outlander line-up.
And, importantly, these cute pups will debut as Rollo, Young Ian's canine pal:
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Where will the season be filmed?
With season three having taken Outlander to Cape Town, what's in store for next season's travels? Moore told EW that Scottish locations would serve for some of the American locations, but also that the cast and crew would be heading to Eastern Europe to "shoot some stuff for the mountains and rivers of North Carolina.”
Where can I get my Sam Heughan fix in the meantime?
Our favorite not-really-redheaded Scot, Sam Heughan, will star in 2018 film The Spy Who Dumped Me alongside Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, and Gillian Anderson. That makes two great things to look forward to.
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