Nicely done, Outlander! As first reported by Variety, two key Season 3 roles have been filled. Based on Diana Gabaldon’s Voyager, Starz next outing will find *****bleeeeeeep*****; oh well, if you watched the Season 2 finale, you probably have an idea about that major happening that leads into the Season 3 story; I won’t spoil you. I will talk about the new characters though, because they’re not terribly big. Spoilers, right? But, you know this, else you wouldn’t be in here.
Playing Claire Fraser’s (Caitriona Balfe) friend/fellow medical school student (and eyebrow raiser — she’s a woman and he a black man, both new to that scene circa 1955 Boston) — Joe Abernathy will be Wil Johnson (Waking the Dead, Emmerdale). The London-born actor has starred in many beloved British dramas and was recently lauded for his role as the Earl of Kent in Manchester’s Royal Exchange production of King Lear.
Also cast for Season 3: as Young Ian — Jenny and Ian Murray’s son — is The Hobbit‘s Bain, Scottish actor John Bell (Doctor Who, Hatfields & McCoys, Life of Riley).
Bell and Johnson join fellow new cast member David Berry, who’ll star as (the adult version of) Lord John Grey.
Outlander Season 3 is currently filming,
#Outlander Season 3 is underway! pic.twitter.com/OYgNfjhZaE
— Ronald D. Moore (@RonDMoore) September 7, 2016
and expected to return to Starz in 2017, but not with a supersized premiere. As answered by showrunner Ron Moore, we won’t be getting a 90-minute open.
@Dumspirospero67 Off to a great start. Almost finished with block one.
— Ronald D. Moore (@RonDMoore) September 17, 2016
@LDeatcher Not in the cards
— Ronald D. Moore (@RonDMoore) September 17, 2016
Moore did confirm that he’s written the first episode, Season 3 will — thank the gods — have more sexytimes, and they’re still working on where filming of the Voyager ships in 2017 will take place.
@Dumspirospero67 I wrote the first one
— Ronald D. Moore (@RonDMoore) September 17, 2016
@Shandeh Definitely
— Ronald D. Moore (@RonDMoore) September 17, 2016
@kaybtoo Still considering our options in terms of where to shoot the ships
— Ronald D. Moore (@RonDMoore) September 17, 2016
@FManor75 Won’t be until 2017
— Ronald D. Moore (@RonDMoore) September 17, 2016
