Devoted fans of Outlander have been moved to tears following the release of a powerful and poignant trailer for the Starz drama’s eighth and concluding season.
The beloved series’ dramatic finale will resume with Jamie (portrayed by Sam Heughan) and Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) safeguarding their home at Fraser’s Ridge amidst the tumultuous American Revolution.
Meanwhile, their daughter Brianna (Sophie Skelton) and her husband Roger (Richard Rankin) navigate their own trials, whilst Jamie and Claire embark on parenthood once more as they care for the enigmatic Fanny Pocock (Florrie May Wilkinson).
Released today (Thursday, 29th February), the new trailer provides the first glimpses of Outlander’s trademark romance, period drama and pulse-racing action ahead of the season’s launch on 6th March.
Yet viewers have been left heartbroken, as the footage appears to hint at a tragic fate awaiting the Fraser family, reports the Scottish Daily Express.
The trailer for Outlander’s eighth season is finally here(Image: STARZ)
In the trailer, Jamie confides to Claire: “Frank Randall, he wrote there’ll be a battle in about a year’s time at a place called King’s Mountain. He says I die.”
Although the time-travelling saga has previously teased significant losses within the family, with Outlander now approaching the culmination of its eight-season run, audiences may need to brace themselves for a final farewell to the legendary Highlander.
Dedicated followers flooded the comments section expressing their heartfelt responses to the new material, with numerous viewers confessing they’re “not ready” for this ultimate chapter. One Instagram user confessed “I’m crying i’m not ready”, whilst another declared: “It’s not gonna be easy, aye? But it never was..”
Someone else proclaimed: “Omg! If I’m already crying this many tears, imagine how this season is going to WRECK ME!”
Another revealed: “I’m just a girl, leaving a work meeting, crying at my desk of my corporate job, while watching the trailer for the final season of the show that gave me a home. I was meant to be here. I’ll love this fandom and this story. Forevermore.”
“I am actually sobbing. My heart,” a fourth Instagram user responded.
Will fans have to say their final farewells to Jamie Fraser?(Image: STARZ)
The emotional outpouring persisted in the comments beneath the YouTube trailer, where one devoted Outlander fan expressed: “It’s only the trailer, and I’m still not ready to see the final season. I’ve been kinda trying to stay in denial and block it out for as long as possible. This will be one of the hardest shows to say goodbye to.”
A final supporter added with a broken heart emoji: “I definitely will be in tears the whole time I’m watching…and I do mean just the trailer…and also the last season.”
Ensure you’ve got tissues within reach and your composure intact as the heart-wrenching concluding season of Outlander approaches.