Starz has given Outlander an early renewal for another two seasons while also announcing the premiere date for season 4!
Though Outlander season 4 won’t premiere until November 2018, Starz went ahead and green-lit season 5 and season 6 early. No details on when these seasons will premiere has been released yet, but one could assume it will be at least another year.
Starz President and CEO Chris Albrecht said, “Fans can rest assured their beloved Claire and Jamie will be back facing new challenges, adversaries and adventures in seasons five and six as we delve into American history and continue the story of the Frasers as they settle in the New World.”
Outlander season 4 is still in production in Scotland and is scheduled to air 13 episodes based on the novel Drums of Autumn, the fourth book in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series.
Season 5 and 6 will be shorter, with only 12 episodes each, and will be based on book 5 The Fiery Cross and book 6 A Breath of Snow and Ashes.
The series will continue to be executive produced by Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis, Toni Graphia, Matthew B. Roberts, and Andy Harries. Starz and Sony will also continue their partnership on the hit series.
The third season of Outlander averaged 5.8 million multiplatform viewers per episode, while averaging 5.1 million multiplatform viewers for all three seasons.
It was also the second-most viewed premium scripted series among women in 2017, beat out for first place by Game of Thrones. It’s also only one of six current premium scripted series to increase its premiere ratings in season 3 from season 1.
Starz also released three new first look images from season 4:
Now fans just have to wait not so patiently for Outlander season 4 to premiere for more of Jamie and Claire’s epic romance!