Sam appeared on Lorraine on Thursday morning when he revealed what he admitted what he misses most about Outlander.
Sam Heughan has revealed what he misses most about filming on Outlander after filming wrapped last year. The Scots actor had been part of the hit Starz show for over ten years and is preparing to leave his iconic role as Jamie Fraser behind for good as it gets set to air its final series.
The 44-year-old joined Lorraine Kelly on her ITV show on Thursday morning to talk about his new campaign with WWF about the importance of embracing yourself in nature, when he touched on the dreaded last series of Outlander as fans wait on the eighth and final season.
Lorraine said: “It has been such a huge part of your life Outlander and I know the fans will be watching of course they will. It’s one of those shows its worked hand in hand.”
Sam replied: “I mean the books were written over 20 years ago, and Diana Gabaldon, I mean we must thank her, she’s still writing. She on the tenth book, we finished about book eight or nine.
“We have had to find an ending to ours but whether you’re a fan of the books and read them or not, there’s 101 episodes to dig into.”
Noting what he misses the most about Outlander, Sam said: “You work day in and day out with these people and they become family. That’s something I will miss the most is the community and friendship from Outlander.
“They are doing Blood of my Blood which I believe comes out in the summer, it’s now my opportunity to become a fan,” Sam teased as he referenced the spin-off show which will detail the story of Claire and Jamie Fraser’s parents.
Outlander fans were thrilled last week as the air date for the highly-anticipated spin off show Blood of My Blood was finally revealed. It comes as viewers are eagerly awaiting the eighth and final series of Outlander itself.
Announcing the premier date of the prequel as August 8, the official Starz social media account on Instagram wrote, “Can true love overcome rival clans? Experience Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser’s story in Outlander: Blood of My Blood premiering August 8 on STARZ.”
The new series will focus on Jamie’s parents, Ellen MacKenzie (portrayed by Pennyworth’s Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Condor’s Nest’s Jamie Roy), as well as Claire’s parents, Julia Moriston (We Hunt Together’s Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Treadstone’s Jeremy Irvine).
“The series will centre on these two parallel love stories set in two different eras, with Jamie’s parents in the early 18th-century Scottish Highlands and Claire’s parents in WWI England,” according to the official synopsis.
Matthew B. Roberts, the showrunner of Outlander, will also serve as the showrunner and executive producer on the spin-off series.
The first season will compose of 10 episodes. Maril Davis and Ronald D. Moore will also join as executive producers, with Outlander author Diana Gabaldon acting as a consulting producer.