Television series

Outlander: Blood of My Blood

Name: Outlander: Blood of My Blood
Genre: Drama, Adventure, Romance
Released: 2025
Cast: Jamie Roy, Jeremy Irvine, Hermione Corfield, Tony Curran, Harriet Slater

Blood of My Blood answers the prequel's oldest dare — show us the ancestors — by splitting time between Jacobite Scotland and Great War England, tracing Jamie's and Claire's parents toward the loves that made them possible. It's unhurried, tender, handsomely mounted melodrama built entirely on borrowed anticipation. Newcomers should watch the original first; this only pays off if you already care.

TVMaze rating

7.4

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