Outlander Fans Ensure A Season Two Renewal Of Starz Hit Drama Series
Outlander scored 5 million views in the first week and said to have drawn in both male and female viewership. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by the Sony and Starz executives, stating the the Outlander fans were instrumental in the success and renewal of Diana Gabaldon’s international bestselling books. Season two will be at least 13-episodes and based upon the second of eight books in the Outlander series, entitled Dragonfly in Amber.
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Starz Chief Executive Officer, Chris Albrecht shared, “The overwhelming support ‘Outlander’ has received from the fans, viewers and critics made the decision for us to go ahead with the second book a very easy one. Diana Gabaldon has given us years of great drama. With an incredible artist such as Ronald D. Moore at the helm and a cast as spectacular as this, we look forward to continue this spell-binding journey with Claire, Jamie, Frank, Brianna, Roger and everybody over the centuries.” Creator Ronald D. Moore also shares his excitement on the news, “This project has been a labor of love from the very beginning.”
Outlander Episode 1×02 “Castle Leoch” airs Friday at 9|8c on Starz
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