A major milestone approaches for *Outlander* as Starz confirms the release date for its highly anticipated final season. The long-running historical drama is preparing to close out its decade-long story with new challenges and emotional turns ahead.
### Outlander Season 8 Release Date Announced
Starz has officially announced that the eighth and concluding season of *Outlander* will premiere on March 6, 2026. This marks the beginning of the end for Claire and Jamie Fraser’s epic story. The news arrives just months after the show wrapped its seventh season in January 2025.
### About the Series
Based on Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling novels, *Outlander* stars Caitríona Balfe as Claire Randall Fraser, a World War II nurse who mysteriously travels back in time, and Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser, an 18th-century Scottish warrior. The eighth season will consist of 10 episodes, bringing the series total to 101 episodes, making *Outlander* Starz’s longest-running original series.
### What to Expect in the Final Season
According to a press release from Starz, “Jamie and Claire soon find the war has followed them home to Fraser’s Ridge, now a thriving settlement that has grown and flourished in their absence.” The statement continues, “With new arrivals and changes made during their years away, the Frasers are confronted with the question of what they are willing to sacrifice for the place they call home and, more importantly, what they would sacrifice to stay together.”
### Insights from the Cast and Crew
Showrunner Matthew B. Roberts shared his vision for the final season during San Diego Comic-Con, saying, “The idea for the last season was to not try to top everything we’ve done but to just do a really good season of *Outlander* and make [the story] work.”
Sophie Skelton, who portrays Brianna Fraser, added, “We’ve surpassed the books at this point. The writers have done such an incredible job of keeping that nostalgia but just injecting some stuff that you don’t expect.”
### Looking Ahead
In other news related to the *Outlander* universe, Starz has already renewed the prequel series *Blood of My Blood* for a second season, promising even more stories from this rich historical world.
Fans can now mark their calendars for March 6, 2026, when *Outlander* Season 8 begins the final chapter of this beloved saga on Starz.
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