The Outlander series could have ended prematurely if Sam Heughan hadn’t intervened. Thanks to the actor who plays Jamie Fraser, fans can enjoy an eighth and final season following Season 7, which is available on Netflix.
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While season 7 of “Outlander” is in full swing on Netflix and fans are impatiently waiting for episode 8, they have to enjoy it even more: it was almost the last! Fortunately, the series was saved by the intervention of Sam Heughan, who plays Jamie Fraser. Since Outlander launched in 2014, the Scottish actor has regularly stated that the series has personal meaning for him. So when producers discussed ending the series with Season 7, Sam Heughan fought for an additional season, arguing the need to take fans’ opinions into account. “We were supposed to finish this season and I didn’t want to end without finishing the storyand that’s why we came back to do another one,” Sam Heughan said in a recent interview with The Herald. “I want to finish the story, not just for me but also for the fans,” he added.
Outlander: An essential season 8 to leave no questions unanswered
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Outlander is based on the Thistle and the Tartan saga by Diana Gabaldon. Nine of the ten planned novels have already been written and published, and Season 7 corresponds to the seventh book, An Echo in the Bone. With only one season left until the series ends, the TV adaptation will likely have a different ending than the novels. “Diana is still writing the tenth book and there is still a lot we haven’t been able to cover. We have to finish it somehow. Maybe not in the same way as books,” emphasized Sam Heughan.
Outlander: Sam Heughan talks about the ending
“I’m pushing for a different ending, but I don’t think I’ll get what I want,” says the actor. “Whatever the authors do, I don’t think it will be satisfactory for everyone… It won’t be the complete book, but at least it is our story, and hopefully it will provide some kind of finality,” concludes Sam Heughan, whose latest film is a hit on Netflix in the USA.
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