The premiere of Outlander Season 8 left many viewers wondering: Does Fergus die?

On Friday, March 6, the highly anticipated final season of the Starz series, based on the book series written by Diana Gabaldon, kicked off. But viewers are worried about Fergus’ fate after a teaser shared at the end of the episode.

In the Season 8 premiere, viewers learned that Fergus (César Domboy) was illegally printing and selling political pamphlets from his print shop. This is something that he and his adopted father, Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), did in the past, only in Edinburgh, Scotland. Except, the circumstances were very different this time.

“The British dinna forgive sedition,” Jamie warned after finding the pamphlets in Fergus’ Philadelphia print shop.

“I better not get caught, then,” Fergus replied, adding, “Don’t worry, I’m doing everything you taught me.”

Jamie pointed out, “The difference is you have a family now,” to which Fergus responded, “You had a family then.”

“They were safe in the Highlands, not with me in Edinburgh,” Jamie insisted. “There wasn’t a war, then.”

Fergus explained, “Which is why this work is more vital than what we did before.” But Jamie pressed, “Which is why it’s also more dangerous.”

To conclude the conversation, Fergus said, “In these times, there’s little one can do that isn’t dangerous. If I’m going to be killed for something, I should like it to be something that matters.” He then said in French, “The pen is my sword.”

At the end of the Season 8 premiere, a teaser for the rest of the season played. One scene in particular had some fans worried about Fergus’ fate. A quick shot showed Fegus’ wife, Marsali (Lauren Lyle), screaming out in horror.

On X, one fan posted a screenshot of Marsali’s anguished face, declaring, “I swear, if something happened to Fergus… I’ll be laid down in my bed crying for weeks #outlander.”

Translated from Italian, another Outlander fan wrote on X, “Well, they’re all back together, the fact that they lingered on the bees isn’t a great omen, and the trailer at the end for the whole season where Marsali screams doesn’t reassure me. If something happens to Fergus, I’ll smash everything.”

Although Fergus does not die in the Outlander book series, could the show’s storyline kill off the beloved character? What do you think?