Starz has officially announced the release window forOutlanderseason 8 atSan Diego Comic-Con, along with the final installment’s first teaser trailer.Outlanderseason 8 will outline the end of Jamie and Claire’s stories, officially wrapping up the romance that has spanned decades. Starz marked the occasion with a powerful panel out of Hall H at Comic-Con International.
ScreenRantwas in attendance at theOutlanderpanel at San Diego Comic-Con, where it was announced that theeighth and final season of the romantacy series will premiere in early 2026. This news accompanied the unveiling of the first teaser trailer forOutlanderseason 8, which takes fans through the early stages of Jamie and Claire’s romance before offering a glimpse into the next chapter of their story.
What Outlander Season 8’s Release Window & Teaser Trailer Mean For This Final Chapter
Outlander Fans Have A 6-Month Minimum Wait
The early-2026 release window forOutlanderseason 8 means that fans will have some time to chew on the story of the spinoff series,Outlander: Blood of My Blood, before diving into Jamie and Claire’s final chapter.Blood of My Bloodwill premiere on July 02, 2025, with two episodes—news that was also announced during theOutlanderpanel at San Diego Comic-Con.
WhileOutlanderfans must endure an at least six-month wait until season 8’s premiere,the teaser trailer has provided just a fraction of what they have to look forward to. The final moments of this two-minute-and-26-second clip show Jamie looking through a book written by Frank Randall, which details the impact of the Revolutionary War on North Carolina. In it, the death of James Fraser has been recorded.
Frank’s book and Jamie’s supposed deathin the Revolutionary War are all details that come straight from theOutlanderbooks, indicating that Starz’s final season will still take influence from Diana Gabaldon’s version of the story. This is significant news, since the cliffhanger ofOutlanderseason 7 regarding Faith Fraser sets up a brand new, non-canon story for the franchise.
Our Take On San Diego Comic-Con’s Outlander Season 8 News
There’s A Lot To Look Forward To With This Final Installment
TheOutlanderpanel at San Diego Comic-Con did an excellent job of getting us pumped up for the coming final installment. It truly feels like the powerful end to an era, and the teaser trailer’s emphasis on Jamie and Claire’s overarching journey is absolutely inspiring. It will be exciting to see how this story comes to a close, and the fact thatOutlanderbook canon is still in play is deeply encouraging.
It truly feels like the powerful end to an era, and the teaser trailer’s emphasis on Jamie and Claire’s overarching journey is absolutely inspiring.
Interestingly,theFaith Fraser twist fromOutlanderseason 7wasn’t addressed in this teaser trailer. This was a somewhat controversial yet intriguing addition to the series, and I expected the Faith mystery to be a key detail of the coming episodes. I imagine that Starz wants to keep all it can about this plotline a secret untilOutlanderseason 8’s 2026 premiere—another reason to look ahead with anticipation.
