Sam Heughan SaysOutlanderFinale Has Been Filmed But They Are Doing Reshoots: 'It's Been A Rollercoaster'

Mar. 15, 2025

Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe in “Outlander”.Photo: Starz

Sam Heughanhas given insight into whenOutlander’s final season may air.

The actor, 44, who plays 18th-century Scottish warrior Jamie Fraser in the historical drama, revealed during theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast’s 10th-anniversary celebration in New York City on Thursday, Oct. 17, why filming the series' final episode has “been a rollercoaster.”

“Yes, yeah, no, we have. We finished two weeks ago,” he said when asked about the eighth and final season of the beloved Starz show, which currently does not have a release date.

Sam Heughan at “Love Again” special screening on May 3, 2023.Gregory Pace/Shutterstock

“We shot our final episode – eight seasons, 101 episodes, 11 years, and I go back to work on Monday. We have to do a bunch of pickups. So, yeah, it’s, it’s been a rollercoaster. We’re still a long way off. I am just here to promote season seven, part two,” said Heughan.

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“But before we close this chapter there is plenty of their passionate story to tell over the course of 26 new episodes and even more to explore this dynamic world and its origin story,” she said.

Sam Heughan on “Outlander”.Robert Wilson/Starz

“Meanwhile, Roger (Richard Rankin) and Brianna (Sophie Skelton) face new enemies across time, and must battle the forces that threaten to pull their family apart,” the synopsis continues. “As loyalties change and painful secrets come to light, Jamie and Claire’s marriage is tested like never before. With their love binding them over oceans and centuries, can the MacKenzies and Frasers find their way back to each other?”

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Season 7, part 2 ofOutlanderpremieres on Starz on Friday, Nov. 22.

source: people.com