Outlander (TV series)
Sign in to saveOutlander is a historical fantasy television series based on the book series of the same name by Diana Gabaldon. Developed by Ronald D. Moore, the show premiered on August 9, 2014, on Starz. It stars Caitríona Balfe as Claire Randall, an English former World War II military nurse in Scotland who, in 1945, finds herself transported back in time to 1743. There, she encounters and falls in love with a dashing Highland warrior named Jamie Fraser, a tacksman of Clan Fraser of Lovat whom she later marries. Here, Claire becomes embroiled in the Jacobite rising.
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Key facts
- Genre
- Historical fantasy Drama Adventure Romantic fantasy
- Based on
- Outlander , by Diana Gabaldon
- Developed by
- Ronald D. Moore
- Showrunners
- Ronald D. Moore Toni Graphia Matthew B. Roberts
- Starring
- Caitríona Balfe Sam Heughan
- Opening theme
- The Skye Boat Song
- Composer
- Bear McCreary
- Countries of origin
- United Kingdom United States
- Original languages
- English Scots Scottish Gaelic French
- Number span no of episodes
- 101 ( list of episodes )
- Executive producers
- Ronald D. Moore Jim Kohlberg Andy Harries Maril Davis Ira Steven Behr Toni Graphia Anne Kenney Matthew B. Roberts Marigo Kehoe Luke Schelhaas Caitríona Balfe Sam Heughan
- Producers
- David Brown Guy Tannahill Michael Wilson
- Production locations
- Scotland Prague , Czech Republic England Cape Town , South Africa
- Cinematography
- David Higgs Neville Kidd Denis Crossan Martin Fuhrer Stephen McNutt Alasdair Walker Michael Swan Stijn van der Veken Michael Coulter Nic Lawson Caroline Bridges Scott Napier
- Editors
- Michael O'Halloran Liza Cardinale Melissa Lawson Cheung Stewart Schill Fabienne Bouville Miklos Wright Nathan D. Gunn Micky Blythe Gena Bleier Tammis Chandler Alanah Jones Amy D'Alessandro Michelle Grainger Sara Mineo
- Camera setup
- Single-camera
- Running time
- 53–90 minutes
- Production companies
- Left Bank Pictures Story Mining & Supply Co. Tall Ship Productions Sony Pictures Television
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- French
- Follows
- Outlander: Blood of My Blood
- Based on
- Outlander series
- Creator
- Ronald D. Moore
- Composer
- Bear McCreary
- Production company
- Sony Pictures Television
- Narrative location
- Boston
- Filming location
- Doune Castle
- FilmAffinity ID
- 150299
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.starz.com/originals/outlander
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- Commons category
- Outlander
- original broadcaster
- Starz
- title
- Outlander
- list of episodes
- list of Outlander episodes
- theme music
- The Skye Boat Song
- distributed by
- Hulu
- executive producer
- Ronald D. Moore
- number of episodes
- 98
- number of seasons
- 8
- after a work by
- Diana Gabaldon
- camera setup
- single-camera setup
- social media followers
- 582228
- different from
- Outlander
- set in environment
- island
- characters
- Martha Washington
- has spin-off
- Outlander: Blood of My Blood
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Encyclopedic overview
Outlander is a historical fantasy television series based on the book series of the same name by Diana Gabaldon. Developed by Ronald D. Moore, the show premiered on August 9, 2014, on Starz. It stars Caitríona Balfe as Claire Randall, an English former World War II military nurse in Scotland who, in 1945, finds herself transported back in time to 1743. There, she encounters and falls in love with a dashing Highland warrior named Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), a tacksman of Clan Fraser of Lovat whom she later marries. Here, Claire becomes embroiled in the Jacobite rising.
Outlander consisted of a total of eight seasons and 101 episodes, with the finale airing in May 2026. A prequel series, titled Outlander: Blood of My Blood, which focuses on Jamie Fraser and Claire Beauchamp's parents, premiered in August 2025.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Outlander (TV series)” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.