‘Outlander’ Season 7 Releases New Photos and Announces June Premiere

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Sam Heughan in ‘Outlander’ season 7 part 1 (Photo Courtesy of Starz)

Starz has set a June 16, 2023 premiere for Outlander season seven part one. The 16-episode seventh season of the popular show will be split in two, however, Starz has not revealed the launch date of the second eight-episode batch other than confirming they’ll arrive in 2024.

The premiere date announcement was accompanied by the first official photos from the upcoming season.

Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan return to lead the cast as Claire and Jamie Fraser. Also returning are Sophie Skelton as Brianna MacKenzie, Richard Rankin as Roger MacKenzie, John Bell as Young Ian, David Berry as Lord John Grey, Caitlin O’Ryan as Lizzie Beardsley, and Paul Gorman as twins Josiah and Keziah Beardsley.

Newcomers to the time-traveling romantic drama include William Ransom, Izzy Meikle-Small as Rachel Hunter, and Joey Phillips as Denzell Hunter.

Series stars Balfe and Heughan serve as executive producers along with Matthew B. Roberts, Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis, Toni Graphia, Luke Schelhaas, Andy Harries, and Jim Kohlberg.

In January 2023 Starz announced Outlander will come to an end with its eighth season. The network also revealed they’ve greenlit Outlander: Blood of My Blood, a prequel focusing on Jamie Fraser’s parents.

“For nearly a decade, Outlander has won the hearts of audiences worldwide and we’re pleased to bring Claire and Jamie’s epic love story to a proper conclusion,” said Kathryn Busby, President, Original Programming for STARZ. “But before we close this chapter, there is plenty of their passionate story to tell over the course of 26 new episodes and even more to explore of this dynamic world and its origin story. We’re thrilled to continue to partner with Matthew, Maril, and Ronald and can’t wait to see where their alluring storytelling takes us next.”

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Caitriona Balfe as Claire Fraser in season 7 part 1 (Photo Courtesy of Starz)
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Richard Rankin as Roger and Sophie Skelton as Brianna in season 7 part 1 (Photo Courtesy of Starz)
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John Bell as Young Ian in season 7 part 1 (Photo Courtesy of Starz)
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David Berry as Lord John Grey and Charles Vandervaart as William Ransom in season 7 part 1 (Photo Courtesy of Starz)