Claire being kidnapped and sexually assaultedīy wrapping up Bonnet's storyline early, the show freed up Brianna's plotlines significantly.The Browns forming the Committee of Safety.
ABOSAA is one of the longer books in the Outlander series, but Season 5 already featured these Book 6 plots: If Season 6 will end with what happens at the end of ABOSAA, the show is suspiciously prepared for this change.
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Dinna fash, we will then film an extended season 7 with 16 episodes next year as life returns to normalcy." (I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little "fash", sir.)īut what about the storylines in Diana Gabaldon's A Breath of Snow and Ashes ( ABOSAA)? Will they all be wrapped up in the shorter Season 6 or will the TV adaptation need to dip into Season 7 to finish? Here's what Roberts said about the decision: "Filming in 2021 has presented an unprecedented set of challenges which led us to the decision to truncate the season in order to bring the fans the most vibrant and dynamic season as soon as possible. To make up for the cut, Season 7 will have 16 episodes. Why else would they include so much of the sixth book, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, into their Season 5?Īs Entertainment Weekly announced, Outlander Season 6 will have eight episodes instead of the intended 12 because of filming complications due to COVID-19.
Are the people behind Starz's Outlander some sort of time travelers like Claire? Because it seems the writers saw into the future and knew that COVID-19 would make Outlander Season 6 have fewer episodes than expected.