Outlander 

An English combat nurse from 1945 is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743.

Creator:

Ronald D. Moore

Stars:

Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Duncan Lacroix

Nominated for 6 Golden Globes. Another 27 wins & 45 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Caitriona Balfe	...	Claire Randall 55 episodes, 2014-2019
Sam Heughan	...	Jamie Fraser 55 episodes, 2014-2019
Duncan Lacroix	...	Murtagh Fraser 35 episodes, 2014-2019
Tobias Menzies	...	Frank Randall / ... 24 episodes, 2014-2018

Storyline

Follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world in which her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate relationship is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | time travel | standing stone | year 1743 | scottish highlands | 

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Taglines:

Brave the new world. (Season 4)

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official Site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Scottish Gaelic

Release Date:

9 August 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Highland Saga

Filming Locations:

Scotland, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tall Ship Productions, Story Mining & Supply Co., Left Bank Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

64 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The outdoors sex scene by the river between Claire and Jaime in the Season 4 was re-shot because the first version did not have any nudity as it was actually shot in Scotland in November during the winter. Caitriona Balfe said, "We were fully clothed, and we tried to make it as sexy as possible but I think they decided it wasn't sexy enough." The scene was re-shot at the end of the season when Scottish temperatures were a bit more cooperative. Balfe noted, "You can do something a little bit more nude at that time" about the warmer temperature. In the steamier re-shot scene, Balfe is topless and Sam Heughan appears shirtless showing off his muscular physique.

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Crazy Credits

The opening song changes from season to season to reflect what's happening in the story line. In the first half of Season 2 (which is set in France), part of the lyrics are in French. In the second half of Season 2 (which is mostly about preparing for war), there is a militaristic drum roll added to the opening song. During Season 3, there are tribal drums added because much of the season is set in the West Indies. In Season 4, bluegrass fiddle and banjos are added, plus some of the lyrics are sung with a Southern accent because the season is set mostly in America.

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Connections

Referenced in Honest Trailers: The Emmys (2016)

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Soundtracks

The Skye Boat Song
(uncredited)
Traditional Scottish air with lyrics by Sir Harold Boulton
New lyrics by Robert Louis Stevenson

User Reviews

Outlander TV Series Spectacular!

I have been a fan, make that obsessed fan, from the first book. There are now eight BIG books in the series along with The Lord John series and a few novellas. I've read them all numerous times. I was hesitant about TV show ruining the books but Starz and Ron D. Moore have shown that you can use a book's dialog and make the actors fit into the characters and make a marvelous show.

Outlander so far has been a perfect representation of the book. Sam Heughan as Jamie is sublime.....as is Caitrona Balfe as Claire. Even though Claire is telling the story, it's Jamie we all want.

I am thrilled with the camera work, the costumes, and the writing. I'm thinking subtitles for the Gaelic Language would have been a good decision but I understand why there is none. After all Claire doesn't understand it either and it is her story.

Kudos to Diana Gsbaldon for writing the stories and for trusting Ron D. Moore with it. Watch!,