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novels by

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. Developed by

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and produced by

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and

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for

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, the show premiered on August 9, 2014. It stars

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, a married former

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nurse, later surgeon, who in 1946 finds herself transported back to the Scotland of 1743 where she meets and falls in love with the dashing

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warrior Jamie Fraser (

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) and becomes embroiled in the

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. Starz has renewed the series for a sixth and seventh season. The sixth season premiered on March 6, 2022, with a shortened eight-episode season, while the seventh season consists of 16 episodes.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2014–15)

Season 2 (2016)

Season 3 (2017)

Season 4 (2018–19)

Season 5 (2020)

Season 6 (2022)

Ratings

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Outlander episodes, List of Lists of American drama television series episodes Lists of British drama television series episodes

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