Outlander has six seasons and has been announced to carry on with a sixteen-episode seventh season as well.
Outlander, a historical drama television program produced by Ronald D. Moore, based on Diana Gabaldon's book series, follows the life of Claire Beauchamp, a nurse in World War II who enigmatically time-travels to Scotland in 1743. She unexpectedly finds herself caught up in a grand uprising.
It received "universal acclaim," according to the Metacritic score of 87 points out of 100 based on 6 reviews. 80% of the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes have given it a positive rating, and the average score across 16 reviews is 7.95/10. According to the website's user reviews, "Outlander's epic love story returns with the same strong storytelling and a layer of added maturity."
What is the plot of Outlander?
It features Caitrona Balfe as Claire Randall, a former military nurse in Scotland who was sent back in time to 1743 from 1945. Claire Randall served in the Second World War. She meets Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), a dashing Highland warrior from Gabaldon's fictionalized Clan Fraser of Lovat, falls in love with him, and they get married. As a result, she gets involved in the Jacobite uprising.
Based on the first book in the series, Outlander (known as Cross Stitch in the UK), the television show's 16-episode debut season (distributed as two half-seasons) has 16 episodes. From April to July 2016, 13 episodes of the Dragonfly in Amber-based second season were aired. The third season of Voyager, which consisted of 13 episodes, ran from September to December 2017. The Drums of Autumn-based fourth season, consisting of 13 episodes, aired from November 2018 to January 2019. The Fiery Cross-based fifth season, which consisted of 12 episodes, ran from February to May 2020. Due to COVID, the sixth season's 8 episodes were only broadcast from March to May; currently, production is underway on the seventh season.
What was Season 6 about?
The Fraser family, composed of Jamie, Claire, Brianna, and Roger, tries to live in peace on their remote homestead in the North Carolina foothills as the political unrest in the colonies reaches a boiling point. Jamie finds himself suddenly forced to choose between remaining true to the oath of allegiance he took to the British throne and pursuing his dream of freedom in the new world. As "a committee of safety" is formed by the Browns, trouble with them continues.
Jamie experiences a flashback to his time in Ardsmuir Prison as the Christie family arrives at the Ridge and begins to stir up trouble. Malva Christie, the daughter of Tom Christie, takes a liking to Claire, only to betray her in announcing her pregnancy with Jamie as the father. The season ends with a huge amount of unrest involving the Browns and the Christies, as Jamie and Claire's grip on Fraser's Ridge becomes ever more fragile.
Is Outlander available on Netflix?
Except for Season 6, every season of Outlander is available on Netflix in the United States. However, Outlander Season 6 was not included in the list of upcoming movies and TV shows that will be available on Netflix US in October 2022.
But, if we look at the Outlander seasons' previous release dates on Netflix, Season 6 is anticipated to arrive there precisely two years after the final episode is finished. Season 6 should therefore be available on Netflix US in late April or early May 2024. Netflix hasn't, however, made any official announcements as of yet.
Criticism of Outlander
Outlander's sexual behavior does have a more disturbing side, though. Every member of the Fraser family has been brutally raped, along with other supporting characters like Fergus, who was a child; the show has long attracted attention—and criticism—for its frequent use of sexual assault. In the contentious fifth season finale, in which kidnappers sexually assaulted Claire, she dissociated from the events taking place by escaping with her loved ones in dreamlike sequences throughout the contentious episode, which was watched by many people. According to Balfe, "We didn't give the attackers power or weight, so you never see their faces." "I thought we handled it respectfully and displayed the dissociation that many people go through," the author said.
According to Balfe, "We have to pay attention to the criticism and perhaps we haven't always gotten it right." "We do attempt to handle it as delicately as we can. " I don’t think you can pretend these things don’t happen, especially when you go back to the not-too-distant past." She further added, “Rape was used as a weapon against women and people without a voice."
FAQs
Q. What is the seventh season about?
A. For the Fraser family, there is still a great deal of danger ahead. Season 7 will depict the Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) looming ever closer to Fraser's Ridge than it did in Season 6, which ended with a hint at the nation's escalating unrest as Claire arrived in Wilmington.
Q. Is Outlander booming?
A. Starz's "Outlander" leads the pack among historical dramas, with 28.9 times the average series demand in February. Prior to the show's Season 6 premiere on March 6 after a nearly two-year break, there was strong demand for it in February.
Q. What is the possibility of a prequel?
A. It was announced that a prequel series was in development. The Blood of My Blood television series will chronicle the courtship of Jamie Fraser's parents, Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser. Matthew B. Roberts, the showrunner of the Outlander series, will pen the script and serve as executive producer; Ronald D. Moore and Maril Davis will also be involved.
