Sam Heughan’s “groundbreaking” Scotland-set drama confirms release date for “heart-wrenching” finale

The popular historical drama Outlander, filmed in Scotland, has announced that its final season will premiere in March 2026. Sam Heughan, who plays the central character Jamie Fraser, returns for the eighth and final season, promising an emotional conclusion to the series.

The final season of the time-traveling romance series, based on Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander books, will begin airing on MGM+ in the UK on Saturday, March 7, 2026. Each new episode will be released every Saturday.

The Starz series centers on Claire Fraser, played by Caitríona Balfe, a nurse from World War II who mysteriously travels back to 1700s Scotland. There, she finds love with Jamie, a brave Highland warrior.

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Along with the release date, MGM+ has revealed new promotional images for the final season, showcasing the show’s beloved couple who have been central to the story since it started in 2014.

As the series ends, Claire and Jamie’s love story will face a deeply emotional and challenging final chapter.

Season eight continues the story right after Claire was shot and chose to go back to Fraser’s Ridge with Jamie, promising both a sweet love story and thrilling suspense.

The American Revolution disrupted Jamie and Claire’s lives and the season concluded with a shocking revelation: they wondered if their daughter, Faith, who they thought had died, might actually be alive.

According to the season eight preview, Jamie and Claire discover the war has reached their home at Fraser’s Ridge. The settlement has become successful and expanded while they were away.

After years apart and with new faces appearing, the Frasers must decide how much they’re willing to give up for their home – and, even more crucially, how much they’d sacrifice to remain a family.

The Fraser family presents a strong face to those who threaten them, but hidden secrets are starting to cause trouble within the family itself. They may have escaped the Revolutionary War, but their struggles are far from over as they try to build a life at Fraser’s Ridge.

Season 8 of Outlander will premiere on MGM+ on Saturday 7 March 2026.

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2025-11-11 15:49