Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Outlander’s season 7 finale.Outlander: Blood of My Bloodis on the way, and this spinoff series has the power to make the final season ofOutlandereven better. The parent series' seventh season ended with a major plot twist, which saw Claire Fraser come to the conclusion that her stillborn daughter, Faith, had somehow lived. Audiences will have to wait untilOutlanderseason 8 to see how this all plays out. However, before this happens, the spinoffOutlander: Blood of My Bloodwill premiere its first season. This release schedule puts these two shows in the unique position to help one another out.
Outlander: Blood of My Bloodwill jump between Jamie and Claire’s respective parents, further exploring their romances in the 18th and 20th centuries. This will help audiences understand where the story inOutlanderreally got its start since neither Jamie nor Claire would exist if their parents hadn’t met and fallen in love. Still, the full extent of whatBlood of My Bloodwill explore can only be revealed whenthe prequel hits Starz in the summer of 2025—months beforeOutlanderseason 8.
Blood Of My Blood Season 1 Will Release Before Outlander Season 8
Starz Seems To Have A Specific Release Plan
Outlander: Blood of My Bloodisn’t waiting forOutlanderto wrap up before it gets started. Filming forOutlanderseason 8 has wrapped, but Starz has not yet announced a release window for this final installment. Based on the filming schedules of pastOutlanderseasons,season 8 will likely begin to air near the end of 2025. Regardless,Outlander: Blood of My Bloodseason 1is guaranteed to come first. This feels like very purposeful planning on Starz’s part.Outlanderseason 7 dedicated some time to setting up the spinoff, so it seems likeBlood of My Bloodseason 1 will do the same in return.
Outlander’s Spinoff Can Confirm A Massive Faith Pocock Theory
Blood of My Blood Can Drop More Hints About Faith’s Survival
Audiences will be eager to learn whether Claire is right about her daughter Faith after theOutlanderseason 7 finale, andBlood of My Bloodcould provide some answers. There is a prominent theory that Master Raymond took baby Faith through time after resurrecting her. Since he didn’t return the baby to Claire, it seems he had an alternative plan in place instead, and a destiny in another time and place could certainly be a reasonable explanation.Outlander: Blood of My Bloodis set in two different periods that Claire herself has never visited, so these settings could be perfect destinations for Faith.
There is a prominent theory that Master Raymond took baby Faith through time after resurrecting her.
Claire’s parents met and fell in love during the events of World War I in the early 20th century, while Jamie’s parents began their forbidden romance in the early 18th.Either of these couples could have had unexpected run-ins with Master Raymond—a prehistoric time traveler—which means they might have also unknowingly met their resurrected grandchild. It has even been suggested that Faith could have been raised by either the Frasers of Beauchamps. If this is true,Outlander: Blood of My Bloodcould subtly reference Claire’s lost baby in its first season. It would certainly provide an additional reason to tune in for season 8.
Blood Of My Blood Including Faith Pocock Could Make Outlander Season 8 Even More Exciting
Blood Of My Blood & Outlander Can Help Each Other Out
Outlander: Blood of My Bloodcould have easily kicked off afterOutlandercame to an official close. The fact that Starz decided to stagger these seasons in this way indicates that there is a plan forOutlanderand its spinoff to work together for a time.They can bolster one another’s viewership, and the character of Faith Pocock would be among the best ways to do this. A storyline in which Claire’s parents raise Faith might be a problem since audiences who didn’t watch the spinoff would be lost comeOutlanderseason 8. However, a subtle tease could go over perfectly.
More than likely, Faith Pocock is a time traveler (if she truly is Claire’s daughter), andMaster Raymondmay have continued to play a role in her life. So far, there is no magical element teased forOutlander: Blood of My Blood—it’s all romance and no fantasy. The spinoff series will need the time travel element added in, anda brief appearance from Faith as either a baby or an adult would be the perfect way to do this. If the summer’s spinoff series teases that Faith truly did survive, thenOutlanderseason 8 will instantly become all the more intriguing.
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Outlander follows Claire Randall, a married nurse from 1945, who is transported back to 1743 Scotland. Amidst political intrigue and danger, she navigates life in the past and becomes torn between loyalty to her husband and the love for a dashing young warrior.
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
Outlander: Blood of My Blood is a romantic saga spanning World War I and 18th century Scotland. The series follows two fated couples as they navigate challenges across time, confronting forces that threaten to separate them in a tale that unfolds with unexpected turns.
