Outlander: Blood of My Blood Season 2 brought Brian Fraser, Ellen MacKenzie, Henry Beauchamp and Julia Moriston back to screens on Friday, September 18, 2026, with 10 episodes rolling out weekly on Starz in the United States and MGM+ in the United Kingdom. The season carries a planned skip week on November 13, which pushes the finale to Friday, November 27, 2026 — a date confirmed across Starz release listings, episode guides and multiple entertainment outlets. This hub gathers every confirmed episode date, title, streaming window and cast detail in one place for viewers in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, India and the rest of the world.
Full Episode Release Schedule With Titles
Starz published the complete Season 2 schedule before the premiere, including episode titles and the November skip week. New episodes arrive on the Starz app and Starz streaming platforms at 12 a.m. ET on Fridays, with the linear Starz channel airing each episode at 8 p.m. ET/PT the same day.
- Episode 1: “Remembrance Day” — Friday, September 18, 2026 (Season 2 premiere)
- Episode 2: “The Veil of Time” — Friday, September 25, 2026
- Episode 3: “Rabbits Don’t Swim” — Friday, October 2, 2026
- Episode 4: “A Portion of My Soul” — Friday, October 9, 2026
- Episode 5: “Forgive Me, Father” — Friday, October 16, 2026
- Episode 6: “Small Mercies” — Friday, October 23, 2026
- Episode 7: “Heart of the Highlands” — Friday, October 30, 2026
- Episode 8: “The Dance” — Friday, November 6, 2026
- Skip week — Friday, November 13, 2026 (no new episode)
- Episode 9: “Another Man’s Shadow” — Friday, November 20, 2026
- Episode 10: “Twelfth Night” — Friday, November 27, 2026 (Season 2 finale)
BroadwayWorld’s episode listing explicitly marks November 13 as a skip week and places the finale on November 27. Town & Country also reported the skipped week and confirmed Episode 9 on November 20 with the title “Another Man’s Shadow”. Cosmopolitan described the gap between Episodes 8 and 9 as a planned hiatus, confirming no episode on November 13.
A small number of listings, including one IMDb news roundup, placed the finale on November 20 instead. That date reflects the schedule before the skip week was factored in. The November 27 finale is the version carried by the published Starz episode guide and the outlets that list all 10 episode titles alongside the hiatus.
Premiere Date and Why September 18 Matters
The September 18, 2026 premiere was not a random pick. Starz scheduled the launch to coincide with World Outlander Day, the anniversary of Diana Gabaldon’s first Outlander novel. The date gave the prequel a direct link to the book series that started the entire franchise.
Episode 1, “Remembrance Day,” opened with the fiery crosses lit across the Highlands and the Jacobite Rebellion beginning in earnest. The official episode description sets the tone for the season: lovers must part as the call to arms brings friends and enemies home.
How to Watch in the USA
Starz is the exclusive US home for Season 2. New episodes stream on the Starz app at 12 a.m. ET on Fridays and air on the linear Starz channel at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
The standalone Starz plan costs $11.99 per month or $69.99 per year, with ad-free access and offline downloads included. Starz can also be added as a channel through Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock and Apple TV.
How to Watch in the UK, Canada and Australia
UK viewers get the series through MGM+ on Prime Video Channels. New episodes arrive on Saturdays, one day after the US release, and continue weekly. The UK premiere landed on Saturday, September 19, 2026.
Canadian viewers stream through Starz via Crave.
Australian audiences watch on Stan, which carries the series for the region.
Streaming in India and Other Regions
India does not have a confirmed Starz or MGM+ launch for Season 2. Streaming trackers listed the series as not available on any platform in India at the time of the Season 2 rollout. Viewers in India should check regional distributors, as Outlander franchise rights have moved between platforms in previous seasons.
In Latin America, Disney+ carries the series. Season 2 premiered on Saturday, September 19, 2026, with a new episode every Saturday. The Disney+ launch covered Argentina and the wider Latin American region under the same rollout.
European markets outside the UK vary by territory. Germany received Season 2 through MagentaTV+ starting September 19, 2026. France saw the season arrive on September 19 through its local distributor.
Cast Returning for Season 2
The four leads return from Season 1. Jamie Roy plays Brian Fraser, Harriet Slater plays Ellen MacKenzie, Hermione Corfield plays Julia Moriston, and Jeremy Irvine plays Henry Beauchamp.
Supporting cast members back for Season 2 include:
- Tony Curran as Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat
- Séamus McLean Ross as Colum MacKenzie
- Sam Retford as Dougal MacKenzie
- Rory Alexander as Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser
- Conor MacNeill as Ned Gowan
Matthew B. Roberts serves as showrunner and executive producer. The executive producer team includes Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis, Toni Graphia, Luke Schelhaas, Michael Wilson, Jim Kohlberg and Luke Parker Bowles.
The Two Timelines Driving Season 2
Season 2 runs two separate stories that connect to the Outlander timeline from opposite directions.
Brian Fraser and Ellen MacKenzie face the 1715 Jacobite Rising in the Scottish Highlands. Brian and his cousin Murtagh return to Castle Leathers to fight beside Brian’s father, the scheming Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat. Ellen goes back to Castle Leoch, where her brothers Colum and Dougal are divided over how to answer the call to arms. Ellen works out a plan to protect Clan MacKenzie from the Crown regardless of how the uprising ends.
Henry and Julia Beauchamp are finally reunited after their jump through time, and they are ready to return to their own era and to their daughter, Claire. Their plan fails, and the couple is separated again. Henry battles his mental health while trying to find his way back to Julia, who is forced to return to Castle Leathers and face her dangerous husband, Lord Lovat.
Showrunner Matthew B. Roberts told Entertainment Weekly that the war is the season’s central turning point:
“It’s a historic event, so it’s going to have a huge effect on everybody’s life going forward throughout the season, because there will be a battle. Once we get to the battle, what happens after the battle — the ramifications of that — will have major effects on everybody involved. It is a huge fulcrum of the season.”
What Happens in the Early Episodes
Episode 2, “The Veil of Time,” opened in Cambridge, England, in 1924, with Uncle Lamb reminding a young Claire to be careful with his figurines. Lamb’s associate Firouz arrives with newspapers from Inverness, and Lamb admits he has not given up finding Claire’s parents but may need to stop telling her they are gone forever.
Episode 3, “Rabbits Don’t Swim,” gave Ellen MacKenzie her biggest physical test of the season so far. Harriet Slater described the episode as the moment Ellen and the women at Leoch team up against a dangerous enemy:
“Ellen and all the women team together and basically become badasses to protect Leoch from a very bad man. It was so much fun to shoot; lots of stunts, lots of blood, and I got to learn how to fire a bow and arrow.”
Episode 4, “A Portion of My Soul,” continued the separation storylines. Henry introduced himself to Mrs. Graham as Henry Grant, not by his real surname Beauchamp, setting up a near-miss moment between the two timelines.
Episode 5, “Forgive Me, Father,” aired on October 16, 2026, and took Brian to Fort William. An aftershow breakdown with TV Insider covered Brian’s visit to the notorious location, and Jamie Roy spoke about Brian’s battlefield action in the same episode.
Episode Run Times and Content Ratings
Episodes run approximately 61 minutes each, according to New Zealand’s Classification Office listing for the first two episodes of Season 2. The Season 1 premiere ran 64 minutes, so the slightly shorter Season 2 episodes keep the same hour-long drama format.
The New Zealand Classification Office published age ratings and content warnings for Episodes 1 and 2, which is standard for the series’ mature drama content.
Why the Season 2 Schedule Has a Skip Week
The November 13 skip week is a planned break, not a production delay. Starz scheduled the season around the US Thanksgiving holiday window, with the finale landing on Friday, November 27, 2026 — the day after Thanksgiving. The gap keeps the final two episodes away from the holiday ratings dip and gives the finale a clean landing date.
For viewers following week to week, the practical effect is simple: after Episode 8 on November 6, the next new episode arrives on November 20, and the finale follows on November 27.
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Where Season 2 Picks Up From Season 1
Season 1 ended with the two couples briefly reunited before the fiery crosses signaled the start of the 1715 Jacobite Rising. Season 2 begins with that war separating them again — Brian and Ellen in the Highlands, Henry and Julia across time.
Outlander: Blood of My Blood premiered on August 8, 2025, and was certified fresh by Rotten Tomatoes. Season 2 was confirmed ahead of the Season 1 premiere, and production took place in Scotland. The series is produced by Sony Pictures Television and builds on Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander books, which have sold an estimated 50 million copies worldwide.
The main Outlander series wrapped its eight-season run in May 2026, with Caitríona Balfe and Sam Heughan as Claire and Jamie. The prequel now carries the franchise forward on Starz.
Keep checking VvipTimes for episode breakdowns and schedule updates across the Outlander universe.
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