Spoiler alert: This story contains spoilers for Outlander.
The Droughtlander apparently will last longer than we thought.
Starz and Sony announced Wednesday that the third season of the highly popular romantic fantasy Outlander will not launch until September. No exact debut date was provided.
September will be the latest point in the year that Outlander has premiered. Season 1 began in August 2014 and Season 2 kicked off in April 2016. (The series aired on Showcase in Canada.)
In March, production and filming on the current season moves from its home base in Scotland to Cape Town, South Africa, to shoot pivotal sea voyage scenes on the former sets of the Starz original series Black Sails.
Production on the season began in September 2016 and will wrap in June 2017. Cape Town will stand in for Caribbean locales that show up in Diana Gabaldon’s third Outlander novel, Voyager.
Outlander will once again participate in San Diego Comic Con this summer.
According to a news release, the story picks up right after Claire (Caitriona Balfe) travels through the ancient stones at Craigh na Dun to return to her life in 1948.
Meanwhile, in the 18th century, Jamie suffers from the aftermath of his doomed last stand at the historic battle of Culloden, as well as the loss of Claire.
Additions to the cast include Lauren Lyle as Laoghaire’s daughter Marsali; Cesar Domboy as the adult Fergus; Gary Young as Mr. Willoughby; Charlie Hiett as Capt. Thomas Leonard; Wil Johnson as Claire’s friend Joe Abernathy; and John Bell as Jamie and Claire’s nephew Young Ian.
Carmi Zlotnik, president of programming for Starz, said: “While ‘Droughtlander’ will last just a little longer, we feel it is important to allow the production the time and number of episodes needed to tell the story of the Voyager book in its entirety. The scale of this book is immense and we owe the fans the very best show. Returning in September will make that possible.”
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