Open Gallery It will be based on A Breath of Snow and Ashes.Ī Breath of Snow and Ashes is Gabaldon's sixth book in the Outlander series. Get a taste of the new installment with the first-look photos below. The cast is all set to return, including Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, and John Bell. There will be eight episodes with a 90-minute premiere. Starz has announced that Outlander Season 6 will arrive on March 6, 2022. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht said 'Fans can rest assured their beloved Claire and Jamie will be back facing new challenges, adversaries and adventures.' It premieres in early 2022.

Starz announced the news all the way back in May 2018, confirming that like Season 5, Season 6 will consist of 12 episodes.

Here's what we know about Season 6, and keep in mind there are some mild spoilers ahead. And now that production is underway, we have a pretty good idea of what to expect-in part thanks to Diana Gabaldon's book series. Outlander's fifth season, which concluded in May 2020, saw Claire and Jamie settled at Fraser's Ridge with the inevitability of the Revolutionary War looming in the distance. Another droughtlander is upon us, but there's some light at the end of this parched tunnel: The show is officially coming back to Starz for Season 6.

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