New Outlander Spinoffs & Universe Growth After Blood Of My Blood Teased By Showrunner

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New Outlander Spinoffs & Universe Growth After Blood Of My Blood Teased By Showrunner

Whereas the unique Outlander collection is coming to an finish, there isn’t any finish to the bigger franchise in sight.

Premiering on March 6, Outlander season 8 will mark the hit historic fantasy present’s last outing. Nonetheless, Starz formally started its first growth past the flagship collection with Outlander: Blood of My Blood, a prequel present that premiered in August 2025. With Blood of My Blood season 2 already confirmed to be on the best way, it is trying like it’s going to quickly be joined by extra Outlander offshoots.

In an interview with ScreenRant‘s Tatiana Hullender for Outlander season 8, showrunner Matthew B. Roberts addressed the potential for added tales throughout the Outlander TV universe. Whereas Roberts did not make clear which Outlander timeline, characters, or broader connections would function the idea, the showrunner did affirm that the workforce has “undoubtedly been speaking about extra spinoffs,” whereas teasing that there “is likely to be some information” coming for followers to look out for:

ScreenRant: “Matt, the success of Blood of My Blood reveals there may be nonetheless an urge for food for extra tales on this universe. Have there been conversations about exploring different spinoffs, or are we interested by what’s taking place with Jamie’s mother and father and Claire’s mother and father proper now?”
Matthew B. Roberts: “No, we have undoubtedly been speaking about extra spinoffs, and making an attempt to determine the place to go subsequent. I will not break the information now, however there is likely to be some information sooner or later.”

Whereas Blood of My Blood focuses on the backstory of Jamie’s mother and father and Claire’s mother and father, Roberts’ response means that there have been conversations about increasing the franchise’s focus past these extra immediately-connected characters. Not solely are different spinoff talks taking place behind the scenes, however Roberts implies that Starz could already be on the level of getting ready to announce these plans.

The notion that Outlander could broaden with extra spinoffs comes as little shock, given the excellent success of Blood of My Blood over summer season 2025. Blood of My Blood acquired overwhelmingly optimistic evaluations from critics, with the primary Outlander spinoff at present holding a “Licensed Recent” 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. All through its season 1 run, Blood of My Blood additionally managed to stay on the prime of Starz’s streaming charts.

The primary present, which launched on Starz in 2014, is customized from Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander ebook collection. 9 books have already been revealed, with the tenth and last installment within the authentic novel collection at present on the best way. Nonetheless, the supply materials has turn into way more expansive than what the unique Starz collection covers, offering loads of different tales for potential spinoff diversifications to deal with.

Along with the core Outlander novels, the franchise consists of a number of novellas on characters aside from Jamie and Claire, a graphic novel, and a by-product ebook collection centered on the character Lord John Gray. Previously, there have been talks of a possible Lord John Gray collection, with actor David Berry revealing that in Outlander season 4, a by-product script was written and he signed a contract for the present. Whereas plans for the collection had been later quietly scrapped, Berry has nonetheless expressed curiosity in getting a Lord John spinoff on the air.

Although extra spinoffs look like on the horizon, it is unclear whether or not they might nonetheless embrace the canceled Lord John offshoot. That stated, the primary focus for the TV franchise proper now could be the discharge of Outlander season 8. After the season 8 premiere on March 6 and the collection finale launch on Might 8, consideration could then flip to the subsequent route for Outlander‘s teased expansions alongside Blood of My Blood.