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Outlander's Sam Heughan opened up on the future of the series ahead of the sixth season, revealing he can see the series continue without him.

Sam Heughan has emerged as one of the top contenders to play the iconic spy James Bond after Daniel Craig stepped down.

Sam Heughan will be back starring as Jamie Fraser in the highly-anticipated return of Outlander later this week.The actor will be appearing in season six of the Starz hit show but has now opened up about his first interaction with the writer of the books.The series was written by American author Diana Gabaldon who wasn’t convinced by Sam at first.She reportedly first called him “grotesque” when she was shown a picture of him ahead of his audition.Sam opened up about this in a new interview, admitting he wasn’t what “she expected.”Asked about being called grotesque, he said: “She did say that.“She saw a photo of younger me when I was a juvenile lead in Second World War stuff and not a Highland warrior from the 1700s.“I wasn’t the Jamie she expected, but when she saw my audition, she thought I transformed into him.”He added to the Radio Times: “You rarely get a chance to play a character like Jamie.“Those kinds of roles don’t come along all the time.”Diana opened up about her first thoughts of Sam when she appeared on the podcast Outcasts.Speaking to actors David Berry and Tim Downie in June 2020, she opened up about this.She said: “Well, you know what he’s like, he’s a total chameleon. He changes with each show for each character.“I was thinking, ‘Well, he doesn’t look like Jamie Fraser except for a little bit around the edges.’“On the other hand, [I thought] he looks really different, so maybe he’ll be fine and of course, he was.“But that was my first reaction.

Starz will expand the world of Outlander with a prequel series now in the works.

Outlander is expanding!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAn “Outlander” prequel series is in development at Starz, Variety has learned exclusively.According to sources, “Outlander” executive producer and showrunner Matthew B. Roberts is attached to write and executive produce the prequel. A writers’ room is currently being assembled with an eye to begin work in the coming weeks.Exact plot details for what the prequel would focus on are being kept under wraps.

The world premiere of Outlander Season 6 was held in London last night. Sam Heughan was among the many stars on the red carpet, at the show’s first ever premiere in the UK.

Starz celebrated the Season 6 premiere of on Thursday with series stars Caitríona Balfe and her small-screen love Sam Heughan in Los Angeles and London, respectively. Which is par for the course for the two— well, for their characters Claire and Jamie who are often separated by time and space.

EXCLUSIVE: Graham McTavish (Outlander, Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham) has signed on to star in Somewhere in Montana, an upcoming indie from writer-director Brandon Smith that will go before cameras later this year.

returns for its sixth season on Sunday, March 6, and while it may be a welcome return for devoted followers of the Starz series — adapted from Diana Gabaldon's book series of the same name — there's plenty of drama and some dark times ahead for the Fraser clan. Season 6 will find Claire and Jamie Fraser (series stars Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan) on the brink of the American Revolution, but before they can sort their loyalties to crown and country, they must deal with the problems at the homefront.Looming this season are the aftermath of Claire's brutal kidnapping and assault by Lionel Brown and his men — as well as Marsali's eventual murder of Lionel himself — the arrival of Tom Christie and his family to Fraser's Ridge and the unknown threats posed by the revelation of other time travelers within the family's circle. And put it all together in a COVID-restricted season.«I'm so proud of our cast and crew,» executive producer Maril Davis told ET's Will Marfuggi during the show's season 6 virtual junket. «They did such an amazing job, but it's important to do it.

The premiere of Outlander Season 6 starring Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe is happening very soon. Outlander is back in just a few days’ time with the highly-anticipated launch of Season 6. Sam Heughan and Caitríona Balfe star in the hugely popular series based on the Diana Gabaldon novels, which will be available to viewers from Friday March 6, 2022.

Sam Heughan devastated fans today after revealing that his film Everest, alongside Ewan McGregor and Mark Strong, has been delayed.

The premiere of Outlander Season 6 starring Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe is happening very soon. Outlander is back in just a few days’ time with the highly-anticipated launch of Season 6. Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe star in the hugely popular series based on the Diana Gabaldon novels, which will be available to viewers from Friday March 6, 2022.

Sam Heughan's alcohol brand Sassenach Select Spirits has taken home another award, but this time for his new Tequila.

He's the Highland warrior that an army of fans have fallen in love with after reading the Outlander books and watching the TV hit show.

With things heating up in season six of the TV show and the ninth book 'Don't Tell the Bees' already a best seller, Diana Gabaldon has already begun work on her Outlander prequel novel.

It's one of the most enduring mysteries from the Outlander TV show and books – who is the bizarre figure in full Jacobite regalia spotted in Inverness by Frank Randall way back in season one?

Outlander actor Tim Downie has signed onto an exciting Amazon Prime series starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen.

Outlander author Diana Gabaldon is set to be given a 'Great Scot' award at a glittering ceremony in New York.

“Outlander” is less than two months away from returning, and as “Droughtlander” nears the end, Starz dropped the official two-minute trailer for season 6 on Wednesday. As the dramatic trailer reveals, Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) have a lot to contend with.

A first look at the new season of Outlander has arrived!