Based on the Diana Gabaldon-penned series of novels and adapted for television by Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica), Outlander tells the story of newlywed World War II nurse Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe) as she finds herself transported back to 18th century Scotland. Once there, she aligns herself with handsome warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) and soon enough, Claire begins developing feelings for him that go beyond the arrangement of convenience she thought she was getting herself into.

Averaging more than 5 million viewers through its first four episodes, with a series high 1.23 million L+SD viewers watching Jamie and Claire’s much-anticipated wedding, Outlander also stars Tobias Menzies (Rome), Gary Lewis (Gangs of New York), Graham McTavish (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey), Lotte Verbeek (The Borgias), and Bill Paterson (The Killing Fields).

The midseason finale of Outlander is slated to premiere Saturday at 9:00 on Starz. You can check out a preview for the episode, as well as a sneak peek, below.

Will you be watching the Outlander midseason finale? Are you okay with the network’s decision to air the first season so far apart? What do you hope to see during episodes nine through sixteen of Outlander?

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“The overwhelming support Outlander has received from the fans, viewers and critics made the decision for us to go ahead with the second book a very easy one. Diana Gabaldon has given us years of great drama.  With an incredible artist such as Ronald D. Moore at the helm and a cast as spectacular as this, we look forward to continue this spell-binding journey with Claire, Jamie, Frank, Brianna, Roger and everybody over the centuries,” said Starz Chief Executive Officer Chris Albrecht.

Based on the series of novels by Diana Gabaldon and adapted for television by Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica), Outlander follows married World War II nurse Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe) as she’s mysteriously transported back to 18th century Scotland and forced to align herself with warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan). To her surprise, she begins falling for Jamie and her feelings about returning home become all the more muddled, as she finds herself caught between two men, two lives, and two time periods. In addition to Balfe and Heughan, Outlander stars Lotte Verbeek (The Borgias), Tobias Menzies (Rome), Graham McTavish (Empire), and Duncan Lacroix (Game of Thrones).

Outlander airs Saturdays at 9:00 on Starz. You can check out a preview of the next episode below.

What did you think about the series premiere of Outlander? Which event from Dragonfly in Amber are you most looking forward to seeing in season two? Do you think Starz should do what they did for season one and order 16 episodes only to air them in chunks of eight?

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Based on the best-selling novel series by Diana Gabaldon and developed for television by Ronald Moore (Battlestar Galactica, Helix), Outlander follows World War II nurse Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe) as she finds herself mysteriously transported to 18th century Scotland. Once there, she is forced to align herself with handsome warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) in order to protect herself; however, through the time she spends with him, Claire develops feelings for Jamie, something that complicates her desire to head home and return to the life she once led.

In addition to Balfe and Heughan, Outlander stars Lotte Verbeek (The Borgias), Tobias Menzies (Rome), Laura Donnelly (Merlin), Graham McTavish (Empire), and Annette Badland (Doctor Who).

The series premiere of Outlander is set to air Saturday, August 9th at 9:00 on Starz. The 16-episode first season will be divided into two chunks of eight, with episodes nine through 16 to premiere in 2015.

Will you be watching the first season of Outlander? If you’ve read the Outlander novels, how do you think the first episode compares to the world Gabaldon’s built? Is this an ideal show for the split season treatment?

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Outlander tells the story of recently married World War II nurse Claire Randall (Balfe), who finds herself transported to 18th century Scotland with no foreseeable way of returning home. In order to protect herself, she aligns herself with handsome warrior Jamie Fraser (Heughan), only to fall for him while in the midst of their arrangement. Though Claire initially holds onto hope that somehow, some way she can return to the life she once lived, she grows conflicted about her true desires and becomes caught between two men, two worlds, and two lives.

The series premiere of Outlander airs Saturday, August 9th at 9:00 on Starz. The episode will be made available through Youtube, the official Outlander website, the Outlander Twitter, the Outlander Facebook, the Starz Play app, and various on demand services a week before the scheduled television premiere. Starz will also air the series premiere on television Saturday, August 2nd at 9:00 in order to increase sampling on the series that could prove to be its next breakout.

Will you be watching Outlander? Did the panel make you more excited for the series to premiere next month? Are the opening credits in line with your expectations for the show itself as far as tone?

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Outlander follows newlywed World War II nurse Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe) as she finds herself transported through time, landing in 18th century Scotland. In order to protect herself and giving herself the chance to make it home, she aligns herself with warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), only to soon realize that she’s developing feelings for him. Originally, Claire wanted nothing more than to escape from Scotland, reunite with her new husband, and start the life that she thought she always wanted, but now that she’s living the adventure she didn’t know she needed, she’s not in as much of a hurry to make it back home.

In addition to Balfe and Heughan, Outlander stars the likes of Lotte Verbeek (The Borgias), Tobias Menzies (Rome), and Graham McTavish (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey).

The series premiere of Outlander airs Saturday, August 9th at 9:00 on Starz. You can check out another trailer for the series, which will be made available a week before its official television premiere, here.

Will you be watching Outlander? If you’re a reader, how faithful do you think the television adaptation will have to be in order to be considered creatively successful? Could Outlander be the next breakout series for Starz and lift the network up in the same vein that Spartacus did?

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The series premiere of Outlander, titled “Sassenach,” will be made available a week ahead of the official television premiere, with the episode streamable through Youtube, the official Outlander website, the Outlander Twitter, the Outlander Facebook, the Starz Play app, and various cable, satellite, and Telco affiliates. “Sassenach” will also be aired on Starz Saturday, August 2nd at 9:00 in an effort to boost sampling and word of mouth.

Outlander, based on the best-selling Diana Gabaldon novels and adapted for television by Ronald Moore (Battlestar Galactica), won’t be the first cable drama to undergo a split season, as The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, and Pretty Little Liars have all had seasons cut into two and aired at different parts of the year. Starz opting to hold the series until early 2015 should allow it to air along with an established drama (Black Sails or Da Vinci’s Demons), bar a decision to reopen Fridays, where the network once aired original scripted content.

Starring Caitriona Balfe (Now You See Me) and Sam Heughan (A Princess for Christmas), Outlander tells the story of married World War II nurse Claire finding herself transported back to 18th century Scotland, a world where her life is threatened from the moment she arrives. To protect herself, she aligns herself with warrior Jamie, only to fall for him and feel herself being torn between two worlds and two men. In addition to Balfe and Heughan, Outlander stars Tobias Menzies (Rome), Lotte Verbeek (The Borgias), and Laura Donnelly (Merlin).

You can check out a trailer for Outlander here.

Will you be watching Outlander? Do you like the idea of the show with a split season? If you’ve read the Outlander series, what are your expectations for the television adaptation?

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Starz also released the show’s official key art, with the tagline “What if your future was the past?”

Outlander centers on Claire (Caitriona Balfe), a married British combat nurse from 1945 who mysteriously travels back in time to 1743 Scotland, where she finds herself torn between her husband Frank Randall (Tobias Menzies) and a Scottish warrior who comes to her rescue, Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan).

The sixteen-episode first season is currently shooting in Scotland.

Check out the trailer below.

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When she first landed in this other life, all she wanted to do was get back to what she knew, but the feelings that she has for Jamie makes that not look like an attractive option anymore. Claire could continue her quest to do what she thinks she’s supposed to do – return home to her husband, her job, her life – but she’s faced with the possibility that maybe that’s not what she should do. Maybe she should stay in this new (old) time and explore her relationship with Jamie. Maybe she should live the life that she never knew she wanted rather than the life she had up until that point.

In addition to Balfe and Heughan, Outlander stars Lotte Verbeek (The Borgias) as enigmatic Geillis Duncan; Laura Donnelly (Merlin) as Jamie’s sister Jenny; Duncan Lacroix (Game of Thrones) as Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser, Jamie’s godfather; Graham McTavish (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) as Jamie’s maternal uncle Colum MacKenzie, who suffers from Toulouse-Lautrec Syndrome; and Gary Lewis (Gangs of New York) as Dougal MacKenzie, War Chieftain of Clan MacKenzie.

The 16-episode first season of Outlander is set to premiere this summer on Starz. A concrete premiere date has yet to be announced. You can check out photos from the set here and here, as well as another link to the new trailer here.

Will you be watching Outlander? Does the first trailer look like the series will capture the spirit of the novels? Do you think that Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan will make a good Claire and Jaime?

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Based on the bestselling series of novels from Diana Gabaldon, Outlander tells the story of World War II nurse Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe), who finds herself transported back to 18th century Scotland. Said to combine romance, science fiction, history, and adventure, the series challenges the world that Claire once had when she’s forced to marry Jamie as a way to protect herself. Before she knows it, she develops feelings for him and has to decide whether she wants to stay in Scotland and leave behind everything she once knew or return home and risk turning her back on someone who could be her soul mate.

In addition to Balfe, Heughan, and Menzies, Outlander stars Lotte Verbeek (The Borgias) as enigmatic Geillis Duncan; Laura Donnelly (Merlin) as Jamie’s sister Jenny; Duncan Lacroix (Game of Thrones) as Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser, Jamie’s mysterious and taciturn godfather; Graham McTavish (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) as Jamie’s maternal uncle Colum MacKenzie, who suffers from Toulouse-Lautrec Syndrome; and Gary Lewis (Gangs of New York) as Dougal MacKenzie, War Chieftain of Clan MacKenzie.

You can check out another Outlander photo, also of Heughan as Fraser, here.

Will you be watching Outlander? Does the new photo look promising? Is the series going to be able to capture what made the novels such a success?

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This week on TVHackr, we talked about how NBC and FOX will approach midseason, the possibility of a Philip Marlowe series on ABC, and when season three of Sherlock will premiere, while the internet touched on TV weddings, how to make a ridiculous show work, and learning to love broadcast TV.

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FOX Orders 13-Episode Hieroglyph from Pacific Rim Screenwriter
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Fox Gives Brooklyn Nine-Nine Full Season and Post-Super Bowl Slot
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Lifetime Revives Betty White’s Off Their Rockers for 20-Episode Third Season
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How I Met Your Mother: James Van Der Beek Returns as Robin’s Ex
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The White Queen Series Finale Recap: God Save the King
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Starz: Watch the New York Comic-Con Panels for Da Vinci’s Demons, Black Sails, and Outlander
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Witches of East End 1.03 “Today I Am a Witch” Recap
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Face Off Renewed for Season 6 by Syfy
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Witches of East End 1.04 Preview: Joanna Fights Back Against the Shifter
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Getting On Trailer: Angels of Mercy
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ABC Family Announces Return Dates for Pretty Little Liars, Twisted, Switched at Birth, and The Fosters
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Dracula Spoilers and Promos: The Blood is the Life
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NBC Puts Parks and Recreation on Hiatus, But Don’t Worry Yet
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Castle Review: “Time Will Tell”
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Showtime Renews Homeland and Masters of Sex
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Body Of Proof: Could ABC Revive The Series?
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Great British Bake Off ends season, breaks Top Gear’s record
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Sherlock Sets Season 3 Premiere
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Arrow Adds New Villain, Sean Maher to Guest Star
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Super Fun Night and Back in the Game Earn Additional Script Orders from ABC
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Betrayal 1.05 Preview: Has Sara’s Affair with Jack Benefitted Them Both?
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Chuck Lorre to be honored with ‘Norman Lear Award’
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Once Upon a Time in Wonderland: Whoopi Goldberg Cast As…
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Ravenswood: “Series Premiere” Review
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Secrets & Lies Adaptation Ordered to Series by ABC
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Outlander: First Look at Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser
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FOX Announces Midseason Premiere Dates for American Idol, The Following, Rake, Enlisted, and More
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Timeshifting: let’s make TV weird again (The Verge)
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How to Make Your Ridiculous TV Show Work (io9)
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I Do: The 17 Best Television Weddings (BuddyTV)
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