Development A prequel series was reported in February 2022 to be in development, written and executive produced by
Outlander showrunner / executive producer Matthew B. Roberts. In May 2022, executive producer Maril Davis confirmed that the series would focus on the parents of Jamie Fraser. In August 2022, it was confirmed that the prequel series will be titled
Blood of My Blood. In January 2023, Starz ordered a 10-episode first season. Once production started in February 2024, it was confirmed that the series would also focus on Claire's parents. Gabaldon has said the prequel series is based in part on material she had written for the first of three potential books about Jamie's parents, who were the focus of Roberts' first conception of the new series. He later came up with the time travel element involving Claire's parents that would connect the two storylines in the series. Gabaldon had said she was not interested herself in the story of Claire's parents, but was receptive to the ideas pitched by the TV writers. In June 2025, the series was renewed for a second season, ahead of the show’s premiere.
Tony Curran was also cast as Lord Lovat, Jamie's grandfather. Then Rory Alexander,
Sam Retford, Séamus McLean Ross, and
Conor MacNeill were cast as younger versions of characters from the original
Outlander series.
Brian McCardie, Jhon Lumsden,
Sara Vickers, and
Peter Mullan were added to the cast at the beginning of April. Sally Messham, Terence Rae, Ailsa Davidson, Sadhbh Malin,
Annabelle Dowler, and Harry Eaton rounded out the cast at the end of the month.
Filming Filming began in January 2024 in
Glasgow, Scotland, but production had to be put on hold due to storms in the area, and filming resumed at the end of February. Part of the filming was also done on location at
Doune Castle, serving as Castle Leoch. On July 19, 2024, Starz announced on social media that filming had wrapped. By June 2025, production was underway on the second season in Scotland. == Release ==