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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- ReferenceThe other Lord Lovat
Tony Curran plays the younger Lord Lovat, Brian's father. In the main series, the older version of the character was played by Clive Russell.
source ↗ - SetupMaisri's vision
At Beltane, the seer Maisri says she sees a baby and a boy tied to Scotland's future. Keep an eye on her.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesPulled from the author's drafts
The show draws on material Diana Gabaldon wrote for a book about Jamie's parents. She said Claire's parents' story didn't interest her personally, but she was open to the writers' ideas.
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- Behind the scenesRenewed before it aired
Starz ordered S2 in June 2025, two months before S1 premiered.
source ↗ - ReferenceThe 1715 rising
The season moves into the Jacobite rising of 1715. Thirty years later, the 1745 rising is the backdrop of the main series.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe book isn't out yet
Gabaldon is also writing A Bird in the Hand, a novel about Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser. It has no release date yet, so the show gets there first.
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- CameoGabaldon at the Gathering
Diana Gabaldon cameos as Iona MacTavish in the episode The Gathering, in the hall at Castle Leoch.
source ↗ - ReferenceJamie came from Doctor Who
Gabaldon named Jamie after Jamie McCrimmon, a 1745 Scot who traveled with the Doctor in Doctor Who.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesOne actor, two Randalls
Tobias Menzies plays both Frank, Claire's husband in 1945, and Black Jack Randall, his 1743 ancestor.
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- Behind the scenesThe opening in French
For the first half of the season, the second verse of the opening song is sung in French.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesParis in Prague
The Paris streets and the Palace of Versailles were shot in Prague. Interiors stayed on the Scottish soundstages and in palaces in southern England.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA prince and a king
Andrew Gower plays Prince Charles Stuart and Lionel Lingelser plays Louis XV. Both joined the cast in 2015.
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- Behind the scenesThe Caribbean in South Africa
The sea and Caribbean scenes were shot in Cape Town from March to June 2017.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesAn opening with a Caribbean beat
In the second half, the opening's second verse switches to Caribbean music to match the Jamaica setting.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesNew faces who stick around
David Berry debuts as Lord John Grey, and César Domboy and Lauren Lyle step in as adult Fergus and Marsali. All three stay with the show for years.
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- Behind the scenesNorth Carolina in Scotland
Scottish locations doubled for 18th-century America. Some North Carolina mountains and rivers were recreated in Eastern Europe.
source ↗ - ReferenceAn episode with a prequel's name
S4 episode 6 is called Blood of My Blood, the same name the prequel would get years later.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA colonial opening
The opening song takes on a colonial American sound this season.
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- Behind the scenesBalfe and Heughan as producers
Starting with S5, Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan also became producers on the show.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesWritten by the author
Diana Gabaldon wrote one of this season's episodes.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesWhere Craigh na Dun really is
This season, Craigh na Dun was filmed at Kinloch Rannoch. The Thomas Coats Memorial church in Paisley also shows up.
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- Behind the scenesA shortened season
The pandemic pushed filming from May 2020 to February 2021, and Starz cut S6 down to eight episodes.
source ↗ - CameoLord John drops by
David Berry said in 2020 he wouldn't return for S6, then guest-starred in one episode.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesMarch 6
S6 premiered on March 6, 2022. Four years later, S8 premiered on the same date.
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- Behind the scenesSinéad's last recording
Sinéad O'Connor sings the S7 opening. It was the last song she recorded before her death in July 2023.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesFrom 12 to 16
S7 was ordered at 12 episodes and grew to 16. The 2023 Hollywood strikes helped push the two halves more than a year apart.
source ↗ - CameoFamiliar faces
Graham McTavish, Lotte Verbeek, Nell Hudson and Steven Cree all come back as guests this season.
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- Behind the scenesAnnie Lennox on the theme
In the final season, Annie Lennox sings the opening song.
source ↗ - CameoFrank, voice only
Tobias Menzies is back in the main credits, but only as a voice.
source ↗ - ReferenceBack to the beginning
The final episode brings back the S1 title sequence and theme.
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