has , fan-thrilling run on Starz while adapting Diana Gabaldon’s same-named book series. Actually, that run is not over (far from it), although the wait between seasons has been so long that devotees refer to “Droughtlander.” That’s both a good thing (because the audience is salivating for more, which the show deserves for having far more substance than being a mere “bodice ripper” story) but also, obviously, not optimal because frustrated viewers can get rowdy.
Starz does, after all, swiftly crank out new seasons of 50 Cent’s , so the holdup does look curious, and dang it, people want their timey-wimey historical-romantic drama, too. Since ‘s seventh season won’t even air until November (with an eighth season currently filming), there’s no time like the present to discuss the planned prequel, which is fortunately already rolling cameras. Plot will soon be focusing on the concept of despite physically traveling home, yet the prequel will take Jamie and Claire’s home lives back in time to a point where they didn’t yet exist.
That is to say, don’t expect to see Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan, but will spend time in the Scottish Highlands, and the logline remains simple: “The series will center on these two parallel love stories set in two different time periods, with Jamie’s parents in the early 18th-century Scottish Highlands and Claire’s parents in WWI England.” As well, the prequel will be written and executive produced by current co-showru.
