Outlander Prequel Blood of My Blood Returns for Season Two in September

The Outlander franchise is returning next month. Outlander: Blood of My Blood, the prequel spinoff to the long-running Starz series, will premiere its second season on September 18, 2026, according to Screen Rant.

The original Outlander series, based on the book series by Diana Gabaldon, ran for eight seasons and 101 episodes before concluding in May 2026. It followed Claire Randall, a former World War II nurse who is transported back to 1743 Scotland during the Jacobite rising, where she meets Highland warrior Jamie Fraser. Blood of My Blood was announced as a prequel while the original series was still airing, and a second season was confirmed before the first even premiered.

The first season of Blood of My Blood follows two separate relationships across different eras. One storyline tracks Jamie Fraser's parents in 18th-century Scotland. The other follows Claire's parents, Henry and Julia, during World War I-era England. The two couples eventually cross paths after Henry and Julia travel through time and encounter Jamie's parents, with romance and violence following before a cliffhanger ending.

That cliffhanger left several storylines unresolved. Henry, played by Jeremy Irvine, and Julia, played by Hermione Corfield, made their way back to the standing stones with baby William. Henry attempted to get Julia and William safely through the portal, but the episode ended before showing whether William made it through or what happens when the approaching Arch Bug, played by Terence Rae, arrives to claim Henry's head. Meanwhile, Brian, played by Jamie Roy, and Ellen, played by Harriet Slater, escaped from Malcolm, played by John Lumsden, though sounds of approaching conflict suggested their safety was far from guaranteed.

Trailers for season two indicate the show will pick up directly from those events.

Blood of My Blood earned an 87% audience approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes following its first season. The original Outlander series premiered on Starz on August 14 and maintained consistent quality across its full run, with each season building on the last through some of the most significant historical periods of the 18th and 19th centuries.