Outlander spin-off challenges: Finding a match for Jamie and Claire's iconic relationship
dailyrecord.co.ukThe TV mastermind behind the hit series Outlander has confessed that the electric connection between stars Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe is key to the show's triumph.Maril Davis acknowledged the absence of Jamie and Claire Fraser would pose a significant hurdle for the audience appeal of the upcoming spin-off, Blood of My Blood.
She also mentioned that Diana Gabaldon, the creator of the Outlander novels, is thrilled with the concept for the new venture.At a recent Variety TV event, Davis shared insights, reports the Scottish Express: "Ron [co-executive producer Ronald D Moore] and I since the beginning...
have always wanted to spin it off and Matt Roberts, who's our showrunner currently, came to us and was like 'I've this idea, I wanna do the story of Jamie's parents."She continued, explaining the challenges and opportunities in expanding the Outlander universe: "With Outlander we've been very lucky because there's all these books but we're never gonna catch Diana at this point because we're going to wrap up our eighth season and she's still writing one more book.
So we're like, what other ways can we expand this universe?" Davis added: "Obviously everyone watches the show primarily because of Jamie and Claire and their amazing relationship and it's hard to figure out who else can have that kind of relationship.
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