Today, Starz (start your free trial) released the official trailer and key art for the long-awaited Outlander season six. The sixth season will premiere Sunday, March 6, 2022, across all Starz platforms, including on Starz at 9 PM ET/PT in the U.S. and day and date in the UK for the first time on STARZPLAY.
Outlander season six will launch with an extended episode, picking up shortly after the traumatizing events that took place at the end of season five. The last time we saw Claire and Jamie, Claire had just escaped a violent encounter with Lionel Brown and returned to Fraser’s Ridge.
The threat of the Revolutionary War looms over the ridge, and Claire and Jamie must choose what is best for their family.
The sixth season of Outlander sees a continuation of Claire’s (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie’s (Sam Heughan) fight to protect those they love as they navigate the trials and tribulations of life in colonial America.
Establishing a home in the New World is by no means an easy task, particularly in the wild backcountry of North Carolina — and perhaps most significantly — during a period of dramatic political upheaval.
The Frasers strive to maintain peace and flourish within a society which — as Claire knows all too well — is unwittingly marching towards Revolution. Against this backdrop, which heralds the birth of the new American nation, Claire and Jamie have built a home together at Fraser’s Ridge.
They must now defend this home — established on land granted to them by the Crown — not only from external forces but also from the increasing strife and conflict in the community within their care.
For the Frasers and their immediate family, “home” is more than simply a site in which they live; it is the place where they are laying the foundations for the rest of their lives.
If season four asked, “What is home?” and season five asked, “What are you willing to do to protect your home?” then season six explores what happens when there is disharmony and division among the inhabitants of the home you’ve created: when you become an outsider or an ‘outlander,’ so to speak, marginalized and rejected in your own home.
Adapted from Diana Gabaldon’s international best-selling books, Season 6 is based on material from the sixth book in the Outlander series, A Breath of Snow and Ashes.
Starz also previously announced the pick-up of the seventh season of Outlander, which will be based on the seventh of the nine books in the series, entitled An Echo in the Bone.
Ronald D. Moore, Matthew B. Roberts, Maril Davis, Toni Graphia, Andy Harries, and Jim Kohlberg executive produce. The series is produced by Tall Ship Productions, Left Bank Pictures, and Story Mining & Supply Company in association with Sony Pictures Television.
The Outlander television series is inspired by Diana Gabaldon’s book series, whose first eight books have sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide, with all of them gracing the New York Times best-seller list.
The Outlander television series has become a worldwide success with audiences, spanning the genres of history, science fiction, romance, and adventure in one amazing tale.
You can watch the official Season 6 trailer on YouTube.
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills in 2018 to cover the latest news on streaming, movies, TV, and video games.