Outlander: Blood of my Blood premieres its first two episodes Aug. 8 on Starz. The series follows the intertwined love stories of Claire's parents and Jamie's parents, Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater).

Slater noted that the scene's set-up reminded her of an iconic scene in Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of Shakespeare's play, Romeo + Juliet. " The very first time in the barn, it reminded us all a bit of the scene in Romeo + Juliet with the fish tank. That was my first thought when I read it. It's such a beautiful scene."

Outlander's Jocasta Cameron has delighted fans after a new teaser from Diana Gabaldon's spin-off confirmed the characters early days will play out on screen.

Blood of My Blood across major markets across EMEA, LATAM, and APAC. SPT has finalized licensing agreements with MGM+ (U.K.), Deutsche Telekom (Germany), Sky Italia (Italy), Movistar Plus+ (Spain), HBO Max (France,

Technically, Blood of My Blood isn't rewriting Claire's history from Starz's Outlander or Diana Gabaldon's books. Fans may have believed that Claire's parents died in a car crash based on her narration,

Premiering August 8th, here's the trailer for STARZ and Showrunner Matthew B. Roberts' spinoff prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood.

Blood Of My Blood begins “on the eve of an earlier Jacobite rebellion.” In 1714, Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) fall in love despite the fact that “my father detested yours,