‘Outlander’ Season 6: Everything to Know About Jamie and Claire’s Return

Credit: Starz

‘Outlander’ Season 6: Everything to Know About Jamie and Claire's Return

The story continues! After an explosive conclusion to season 5 of Outlander, fans of the Starz series will see the Fraser family face even more trouble as the Revolutionary War heats up. Viewers witnessed Claire (Caitríona Balfe) being violently sexually assaulted after she secretly published medical advice under a man's name in the season 5 finale. Although her husband, Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), came to her rescue, the pair still have plenty of obstacles to face in season 6. "Fans can rest assured their beloved Claire and Jamie will be back facing new challenges, adversaries and adventures in season six as we delve into American history and continue the story of the Frasers as they settle in the New World," Starz president and CEO Chris Albrecht shared in a statement after the show was renewed. Heughan confirmed that story lines would continue to get darker during the Outlander panel at New York Comic Con in October 2021. "I think Jamie and Claire have spent a lot of time building this community [at Fraser's Ridge] and I think this is the season where we really see that disintegrate," he said at the time. "Yeah, Jamie went to save Claire, but I think, obviously, she hasn't gotten over that trauma, and I think Jamie is very aware of it. He's keeping an eye on her, and I think these cracks are really starting to show — not only for Jamie and Claire but for the rest of the inhabitants of Fraser's Ridge. The war is coming." The Spy Who Dumped Me star also teased new characters and how they will add to the overarching plot. "We have this family, the Christies, that arrive at the Ridge, and they initially are integrated into the new community, but very soon we start to see a lot of the history that's between Tom and Jamie really get under the skin of everyone," the Saturn Award winner noted. "And it starts to sort of disintegrate or decay what Claire and Jamie have built at Fraser's Ridge." Heughan previously admitted that filming season 6 came with its own set of complications amid the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s been challenging. I think shooting through a Scottish winter during a pandemic, it was weird. We would go to work, especially at the start, and we didn’t know what was going to happen," the Bloodshot actor detailed on the "Just the Facts" podcast in June 2021. "I’d just finished a movie in London which had similar protocols. But to be in Scotland and to see no one on the roads driving to work — and just to be in this world where it felt like we were the only people at work — it was kind of crazy.” The Scottish actor noted that he was "really pleased with this season" after filming finished. “It feels almost like early western vibe," he said at the time. "We’re building to the War of Independence. Obviously, there’s time travel as well and all the other elements. It feels like a small, but mighty season.” Scroll on for everything to know about season 6 of Outlander: [podcast_block]

Credit: Starz

‘Outlander’ Season 6: Everything to Know About Jamie and Claire's Return

The story continues! After an explosive conclusion to season 5 of Outlander, fans of the Starz series will see the Fraser family face even more trouble as the Revolutionary War heats up. Viewers witnessed Claire (Caitríona Balfe) being violently sexually assaulted after she secretly published medical advice under a man's name in the season 5 finale. Although her husband, Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), came to her rescue, the pair still have plenty of obstacles to face in season 6. "Fans can rest assured their beloved Claire and Jamie will be back facing new challenges, adversaries and adventures in season six as we delve into American history and continue the story of the Frasers as they settle in the New World," Starz president and CEO Chris Albrecht shared in a statement after the show was renewed. Heughan confirmed that story lines would continue to get darker during the Outlander panel at New York Comic Con in October 2021. "I think Jamie and Claire have spent a lot of time building this community [at Fraser's Ridge] and I think this is the season where we really see that disintegrate," he said at the time. "Yeah, Jamie went to save Claire, but I think, obviously, she hasn't gotten over that trauma, and I think Jamie is very aware of it. He's keeping an eye on her, and I think these cracks are really starting to show — not only for Jamie and Claire but for the rest of the inhabitants of Fraser's Ridge. The war is coming." The Spy Who Dumped Me star also teased new characters and how they will add to the overarching plot. "We have this family, the Christies, that arrive at the Ridge, and they initially are integrated into the new community, but very soon we start to see a lot of the history that's between Tom and Jamie really get under the skin of everyone," the Saturn Award winner noted. "And it starts to sort of disintegrate or decay what Claire and Jamie have built at Fraser's Ridge." Heughan previously admitted that filming season 6 came with its own set of complications amid the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s been challenging. I think shooting through a Scottish winter during a pandemic, it was weird. We would go to work, especially at the start, and we didn’t know what was going to happen," the Bloodshot actor detailed on the "Just the Facts" podcast in June 2021. "I’d just finished a movie in London which had similar protocols. But to be in Scotland and to see no one on the roads driving to work — and just to be in this world where it felt like we were the only people at work — it was kind of crazy.” The Scottish actor noted that he was "really pleased with this season" after filming finished. “It feels almost like early western vibe," he said at the time. "We’re building to the War of Independence. Obviously, there’s time travel as well and all the other elements. It feels like a small, but mighty season.” Scroll on for everything to know about season 6 of Outlander: [podcast_block]

Credit: Starz Entertainment

The Premiere Date

The adventure will continue starting with a special extended episode on Sunday, March 6, 2022.

Credit: Starz!/Kobal/Shutterstock

The Story

Based on A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, Season 6 is set to pick up right after Claire's violent encounter with Lionel Brown (Ned Dennehy). Viewers will follow Claire and Jamie as they try to shift alliances ahead of the Revolutionary War.

Credit: Starz

Returning Cast

The upcoming season will also show Brianna (Sophie Skelton) and Roger (Richard Rankin) making an unexpected journey. Of course, Ian (John Bell), Marsali (Lauren Lyle) and Fergus (César Domboy) will appear in the new episodes as well.

Credit: Starz!/Kobal/Shutterstock

The Future

With the show already renewed for season 7, Gabaldon hinted at what the future may hold for Outlander during a launch for the ninth book in the series, Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, in November 2021.

"It depends on Jamie and Claire. If they're not ready to die yet, I guess I will have to go on," the author explained, referring to previous discussions about capping the book series at 10 novels.

Credit: Courtesy of Outlander/Instagram

New Trailer

“Sometimes I think you're an angel." 🥺 As my gift to all the amazing #Outlander fans this holiday season, enjoy this clip from Season 6,” an Instagram caption on the show’s official page read in December 2021.

In the footage, Jamie and Claire shared a tender, romantic moment as Heughan’s character remarked that his love is “always there with” him.

Credit: STARZ/YouTube

A Look at What's Ahead

A two-minute trailer for the upcoming season was released in January 2022, with Claire and Jamie finding themselves facing threats from all sides. "I cannot be two things at once Claire; a rebel, a loyalist, an agent for the crown and an enemy of the king," Jamie tells his wife, who replies, "You can't live your life afraid of being who you are."

Credit: Starz!/Kobal/Shutterstock

An Enemy Comes to Town and Changes Everything

"To tease the season, Jamie's past comes back to haunt him, an old adversary in the shape of a man called Tom Christie," Heughan told Men's Health in March 2022. "He was also a fellow intimate in prison with Jamie years ago, and now he comes to live on Fraser's Ridge with his family, and they really signal the beginning of the decay of the Fraser's power."

The actor continued: "That Frasers have become affluent. The town has grown. Jamie and his wife Claire almost seem to be like chiefs. They're very good landowners, but with the arrival of this new family, we really start to see people's support and loyalty to Frasers start to wane, and it signals the beginning of change in Fraser's Ridge."

Credit: Starz!/Kobal/Shutterstock

Smooth Sailing for Brianna and Roger

"I can see why peaceful time in Outlander is too good to be true," Skelton told Hello! magazine in March 2022. "But with Bree and Roger and everything they’ve been through, this is the most peaceful season we will see them, which isn’t necessarily saying a lot, but they are settled now that they have decided to stay in the past. The chaos is all around them but they’re the rocks in the middle of it. They’re the stability throughout the season which is nice and different!"