MGM+ has announced that it has renewed Outlander spin-off series Blood of my Blood for a second season. The renewal comes following a strong debut for the epic romantic saga which began on August 9 and streams new episodes weekly on Saturdays.
Production on the brand new season is already underway in Scotland, on the same stages where the legacy series Outlander filmed over the past decade.
If you haven’t seen Outlander: Blood of my Blood yet, check out the season one trailer below:
A standalone prequel series set in the Outlander universe, Outlander: Blood of my Blood follows the romance between Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy), and Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine). From the battlefields of World War I to the rugged Highlands of 18th century Scotland, two fated couples must defy the forces that seek to tear them apart, intersecting in surprising and unforeseen ways. Outlander: Blood of my Blood features new cast, characters and stories, welcoming viewers unfamiliar with the Outlander universe, while also providing existing fans with origin stories of fan-favourite characters from early seasons of Outlander, offering new perspectives that will change what they think they know. In addition to Corfield, Irvine, Slater and Roy, Outlander: Blood of my Blood also stars Tony Curran (Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat), Rory Alexander (Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser), Séamus McLean Ross(Colum MacKenzie), Sam Retford (Dougal MacKenzie) and Conor MacNeill(Ned Gowan).
Matthew B. Roberts serves as showrunner and executive producer on Outlander: Blood of my Blood, with Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis and Jim Kohlberg also serving as executive producers. Outlander: Blood of my Blood is produced by Sony Pictures Television.
