Season Six of the Outlander premiered on March 6, 2022.[1] It consists of eight episodes and adapts the content of the sixth book of the series, A Breath of Snow and Ashes.[2]
Synopsis[]
The sixth season of “Outlander” sees a continuation of Claire and Jamie’s fight to protect those they love, as they navigate the trials and tribulations of life in colonial America. Establishing a home in the New World is by no means an easy task, particularly in the wild back country of North Carolina – and perhaps most significantly – during a period of dramatic political upheaval. The Frasers strive to maintain peace and flourish within a society which – as Claire knows all too well – is unwittingly marching towards Revolution. Against this backdrop, which heralds the birth of the new American nation, Claire and Jamie have built a home together at Fraser's Ridge.
They must now defend this home – established on land granted to them by the Crown – not only from external forces, but also from the increasing strife and conflict in the community within their care. For the Frasers and their immediate family, “home” is more than simply a site in which they live, it is the place where they are laying the foundations for the rest of their lives.
If Season Four asked “What is home?” and Season Five asked, “What are you willing to do to protect your home?” then Season Six explores what happens when there is disharmony and division among the inhabitants of the home you’ve created: when you become an outsider, or an "outlander" so to speak, marginalized and rejected in your own home.[2]
Cast[]
- Caitríona Balfe as Claire Randall Fraser
- Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser
- Richard Rankin as Roger Wakefield
- Sophie Skelton as Brianna Randall
- John Bell as Young Ian Murray
- César Domboy as Fergus Fraser
- Lauren Lyle as Marsali Fraser
- Caitlin O'Ryan as Lizzie Wemyss
- Mark Lewis Jones as Thomas Christie
- Jessica Reynolds as Malva Christie
- Alexander Vlahos as Allan Christie
Episodes[]
# | Title | Writer(s) | Director(s) | Airdate | |
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601 | Echoes | Writer: Matthew B. Roberts | Director: Kate Cheeseman | March 6, 2022 | |
Jamie's authority is tested when an old rival from Ardsmuir shows up to settle on the Ridge. Claire finds a new way to cope with the trauma of her assault by Lionel Brown.
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602 | Allegiance | Writer: Steve Kornacki & Alyson Evans | Director: Kate Cheeseman | March 13, 2022 | |
Jamie struggles with his first request as Indian Agent. Roger presides over an unusual funeral. Marsali gives birth. However, the joy is short lived when a discovery is made.
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603 | Temperance | Writer: Shaina Fewell | Director: Justin Molotnikov | March 20, 2022 | |
Fergus worries about his new son's quality of life when the baby is bullied by superstitious Protestants. Claire performs surgery on Tom's hand.
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604 | Hour of the Wolf | Writer: Luke Schelhaas | Director: Christiana Ebohon-Green | March 27, 2022 | |
While visiting the Cherokee, Ian encounters a man from his past who dredges up painful memories of his time with the Mohawk. Jamie meets an Indian Agent who challenges his convictions, causing him to re-evaluate.
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605 | Give Me Liberty | Writer: Barbara Stepansky | Director: Christiana Ebohon-Green | April 03, 2022 | |
Claire and Jamie experience the rising tensions in the colonies first-hand when they attend a Loyalist event in Wilmington in honor of the Scottish heroine, Flora MacDonald.
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606 | The World Turned Upside Down | Writer: Toni Graphia[3] | Director: Justin Molotnikov | April 10, 2022 | |
A dysentery epidemic spreads on the Ridge, and Claire falls deathly ill. She is almost recovered when the Christies arrive and drop a bombshell. As nefarious rumors spread like wildfire on the Ridge, tragedy strikes.
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607 | Sticks and Stones | Writer: Danielle Berrow | Director: Jamie Payne | April 24, 2022 | |
Claire struggles with her demons as a nefarious rumor begins to spread on the Ridge. Tensions rise as the residents fear there is a dangerous person in their midst.
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608 | I Am Not Alone | Writer: Luke Schelhaas | Director: Jamie Payne | May 1, 2022 | |
Richard Brown and his Committee of Safety arrive to arrest Claire for murder. However, due to the rising political tensions in the colonies, Brown's plan to find a judge for a trial does not go as expected.
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Production Notes[]
- The show announced its renewal for the fifth and sixth seasons on May 9, 2018.[4]
- Filming on Season Six began on February 7, 2021.
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References[]
- ↑ The Droughtlander is nearly over: Outlander season 6 to premiere in March 2022 – November 22, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 STARZ ANNOUNCES DROUGHTLANDER WILL END IN EARLY 2022 WITH “OUTLANDER” SEASON SIX PREMIERE – PRODUCTION WRAPS ON SEASON SIX IN SCOTLAND AS FANS CELEBRATE WORLD “OUTLANDER” DAY. JUNE 01, 2021.
- ↑ Writer's Guild of America West
- ↑ STARZ & SONY PICTURES TELEVISION'S HIT SERIES "OUTLANDER" WILL RETURN NOVEMBER 2018 – STARZ GREENLIGHTS SEASONS FIVE AND SIX OF THE TIME-TRAVEL DRAMA. May 09, 2018.