'Outlander' Prequel Series 'Blood of My Blood' in the Works at Starz

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fans, rejoice! Starz confirmed on Thursday that their beloved historical romance is expanding its TV universe, with a prequel series officially in the works.The prequel series, titled, will detail the love story of Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser, the parents of Jamie Fraser, played by Sam Heughan in the flagship series.

showrunner and executive producer Matthew B. Roberts will write  and will also serve as showrunner and executive producer on the new series.

Author Diana Gabaldon, whose novels inspired the franchise, will serve as a consulting producer after revealing in February that she’s writing a prequel book about Jamie’s parents." is a riveting show that from season to season has captured the hearts of its fans around the world,” said Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming at Starz, in a press release. “We are excited to peel back the layers of this vibrant world to bring our audience the origin of where it all began.

Matthew, Maril [Davis], and Ronald [D. Moore] will continue to bring their excellent vision and creativity to this new iteration, and we can’t wait to see what happens next."A post shared by Outlander (@outlander_starz)ET spoke with the cast and creative team earlier this year about their sixth season — which aired as a shortened, eight-episode run this spring, due in part to COVID-19 filming restrictions and star Caitriona Balfe's real-life pregnancy — as well as what to expect from the «super-sized» season 7, currently in production.«The challenge of light and weather really hit us hard,» Roberts shared of the show's altered shooting schedule in the Scotland winter. «Our cast and crew embraced that, and got just beautiful, beautiful shots when the snow came, so that worked out.