Happy ‘Outlander’ Day: Starz Reveals ‘Blood of my Blood’ Season 2 Premiere Date

A look at season two of 'Outlander: Blood of My Blood.' Robert Wilson/STARZ

It’s June 1, and that can mean only one thing. OK, so it could actually mean a lot of things — the start of Pride, for example — but in this case, we’re talking about World Outlander Day.

Yes, every June 1, the Sassenachs pull out their finest tartan to celebrate the date Diana Gabaldon published the very first Outlander novel in 1991. That makes today the 35th anniversary — give your special Claire or Jamie something coral, per the internet.

For its part, Starz is sharing the season two premiere date for Outlander prequel series Outlander: Blood of my Blood — get that tartan dry-cleaned for Friday, Sept. 18. There’s also a teaser trailer to watch (below).

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Outlander: Blood of my Blood season one introduced viewers to the two different, “but equally passionate,” love stories of Claire’s (Caitríona Balfe) and Jamie’s (Sam Heughan) respective parents as “they met and fought to be together against all odds,” per Starz’s logline.

Season one started with Henry (Jeremy Irvine) and Julia (Hermione Corfield) Beauchamp tripping back in time, lost and separated in the highlands of 18th century Scotland. By the end, the two finally reunited at the standing stones of Craigh na Dun, hoping to return to their own time and to baby Claire. It worked for Julia; Henry’s situation is a whole ‘nother story.

Over at the other family tree, Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) made a big romantic escape from their families, though the 1715 Jacobite Rising kind of screwed their best laid plans.

In addition to our two new pairs of lovebirds, Outlander: Blood of my Blood also stars Tony Curran as Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat; Séamus McLean Ross as Colum MacKenzie; Sam Retford as Dougal MacKenzie; Rory Alexander as Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser; and Conor MacNeill as Ned Gowan.

Matthew B. Roberts is the showrunner for both Outlander and Outlander: Blood of my Blood. He executive produces the prequel series along with Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis, Toni Graphia, Luke Schelhaas, Michael Wilson, Jim Kohlberg and Luke Parker Bowles. Outlander: Blood of my Blood is produced by Sony Pictures Television.

Watch the Outlander: Blood of my Blood teaser trailer here: