Outlandish Observations

OUTLANDER Casting: David Berry as Lord John Grey!

Big news today: the first major casting announcement for OUTLANDER Season 3! The role of Lord John Grey will be played by Australian actor David Berr

8/29/2016 08:06:00 PM

#diana gabaldon, #outlander

Richard Rankin will play Roger Wakefield!

Exciting news today: we have our "Singing Thrush" at long last!! Richard Rankin has been cast as Roger Wakefield in the OUTLANDER TV series

12/14/2015 06:51:00 PM

#andrew gower, #audrey brisson

More Season 2 casting news!

More OUTLANDER Season 2 casting announcements today! Romann Berrux will play young Fergus. Andrew Gower will play Charles Edward Stuart, otherwise known

6/10/2015 06:44:00 PM

#bouton, #comte st. germain

OUTLANDER Casting: Jared Fraser and the Comte St. Germain

Here's the latest OUTLANDER Season 2 casting news! Robert Cavanah will play Jamie's cousin, Jared Fraser, a wine merchant in Paris. Stanley Webe

6/03/2015 06:00:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #ian murray

OUTLANDER Casting: Steven Cree as Ian Murray!

Scottish actor Steven Cree has been cast as Jamie Fraser's best friend, Ian Murray, in the OUTLANDER TV series ! The casting people have done an e

4/10/2014 07:13:00 PM

#diana gabaldon, #duke of sandringham

OUTLANDER Casting: Simon Callow as the Duke of Sandringham

More casting news: Simon Callow will play the Duke of Sandringham! Here's the official press release . Callow is best known for his roles in "F

12/10/2013 06:36:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #outlander

OUTLANDER Casting: Prentis Hancock as Uncle Lamb!

More casting news: Prentis Hancock will play Claire's beloved Uncle Lamb! Quentin Lambert Beauchamp. “Q” to his archaeological students and his f

11/10/2013 12:59:00 PM

#aislin mcguckin, #diana gabaldon

OUTLANDER Casting: Old Alec and Letitia!

Here's the latest casting news: Liam Carney will play Alec MacMahon MacKenzie, Leoch's Master of Horse. A squat figure in leather breeks and ro

11/06/2013 05:27:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #jamie fraser

Diana Gabaldon's latest blog post

Here's Diana Gabaldon's latest blog post , in response to all the comments on Facebook and elsewhere about Sam Heughan as Jamie. I would really

11/04/2013 05:21:00 PM

#diana gabaldon, #kathryn Howden

OUTLANDER TV series update

Here's a brief update on the OUTLANDER TV series. First, the latest casting news: Kathryn Howden will play Mrs. Baird, the owner of the B&B in

11/03/2013 07:27:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #grant o'rourke

OUTLANDER Casting: Grant O'Rourke as Rupert!

The latest OUTLANDER casting news from STARZ: Grant O'Rourke will play Rupert! Here's the official announcement from the OUTLANDER STARZ Fac

10/27/2013 11:24:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #laoghaire

OUTLANDER Casting: Nell Hudson as Laoghaire!

The latest addition to the cast of the OUTLANDER TV series is Nell Hudson , who will play Laoghaire MacKenzie. In this photo she looks remarkably clos

10/22/2013 08:35:00 PM

#diana gabaldon, #laura donnelly

Update on the TV series

I didn't have a chance to blog about the OUTLANDER TV series last week, because I was on vacation. Here are a few of the highlights from last week

10/21/2013 06:23:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #geillis duncan

OUTLANDER Casting: Geillis and Rev. Wakefield!

More casting announcements today for the OUTLANDER TV series : 1) Dutch-born actress Lotte Verbeek will be playing Geillis Duncan! (The official pres

10/14/2013 06:46:00 PM

#diana gabaldon, #hamish mackenzie

OUTLANDER Casting: Hamish MacKenzie

Say hello to 11-year-old Roderick Gilkison, who will be playing young Hamish MacKenzie, Jamie's cousin, in the OUTLANDER TV series. The official

9/16/2013 06:22:00 PM

#caitriona balfe, #claire beauchamp fraser

Introducing Caitriona Balfe as Claire!

We have our Claire, at long last! This is Caitriona Balfe , who's just been cast as Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp Randall Fraser in the OUTLANDER TV

9/11/2013 08:38:00 PM

#diana gabaldon, #duncan lacroix

OUTLANDER Casting: Murtagh

More OUTLANDER casting news: Duncan Lacroix will play Jamie's godfather, Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser in the upcoming OUTLANDER TV series on STARZ

9/10/2013 07:37:00 PM

#colum mackenzie, #diana gabaldon

OUTLANDER Casting: Colum and Dougal!

More casting news! STARZ announced today that they have cast a pair of Scottish actors to play Colum and Dougal MacKenzie in the OUTLANDER TV series .

9/04/2013 06:52:00 PM

#bjr, #diana gabaldon

Tobias Menzies as Frank and Jack Randall!

More casting news for the OUTLANDER TV series! British actor Tobias Menzies (pictured above, from IMDB) has been chosen to play the dual roles of Fra

8/08/2013 07:09:00 PM

#diana gabaldon, #jamie fraser

It's official! Sam Heughan IS Jamie!

It's official!! Here's the press release announcing the choice of 33-year-old Scottish actor Sam Heughan to play Jamie Fraser in the upcoming

7/09/2013 06:43:00 PM

Notable Dates This Month

April, 1743 - Claire arrives in the 18th century for the first time and meets Jamie and the MacKenzies; Jamie falls in love (OUTLANDER)

April, 1743 - Kenneth arrives in the 18th century (THE EXILE)

April, 1744 - Jamie punishes Fergus for not properly looking after Claire (DRAGONFLY)

April 15, 1746 - Jamie kills Dougal MacKenzie, and convinces Claire she must go back. Jamie and Claire spend one last night together. They cut the letters J and C into the base of their thumbs. (DRAGONFLY)

April 16, 1746 (early morning) - Claire goes back through the stones to the 20th century. (DRAGONFLY)

April 16, 1746 - The Battle of Culloden. Jamie is seriously wounded; Jack Randall is killed (VOYAGER)

April 18, 1746 - Jamie is saved from execution by Lord Melton, and sent home to Lallybroch (VOYAGER)

April 24, 1758 - Lord John watches Percy lead troops in battle for the first time (BOTB)

April, 1760 - Jamie teaches Willie to say "Nnnnno"; Hal has Jamie brought to London against his will; Lord John and Jamie travel to Ireland. (SCOTTISH PRISONER)

April 1, 1767 - Claire purchases a slave (VOYAGER)

April, 1770 - Bree and Lord John meet Stephen Bonnet before his hanging. Bonnet manages to escape (DRUMS)

April 20, 1775 - Lizzie gives birth to a son, Rodney (ABOSAA)

April 21, 1776 - Amanda Claire Hope MacKenzie is born (ABOSAA)

April 12, 1777 - Jamie and Claire arrive in New Bern; Claire meets Percy Beauchamp (ECHO)

April 18, 1777 - Claire encounters Tom Christie, alive and well (ECHO)

April 1, 1778 - Jamie writes a very long letter to Claire from Paris (ECHO)

April, 1778 - Claire and Ian travel from Scotland to America (ECHO)

April, 1780 - Jamie visits Kings Mountain, site of the upcoming battle. (BEES)

Late April, 1948 - Claire returns to the 20th century (DRAGONFLY)

April, 1968 - Claire and Bree travel to Scotland and meet Roger; Claire reveals the truth about Jamie. (DRAGONFLY)