OUTLANDER (SEASON 7) - CATCHING UP WITH STARS SOPHIE SKELTON and RICHARD RANKIN

After a year-long wait OUTLANDER is back with Season 7!

The fan-favorite time-traveling drama Outlander returns as it confronts history again as the American Revolution collides with the Fraser family and threatens their future. Season seven picks up from the harrowing events of the end of season six, with Jamie and Young Ian racing to rescue Claire before she’s tried and wrongfully convicted for the murder of Malva Christie. But their mission is complicated by the beginning of a geopolitical firestorm: The American Revolution has arrived. In the seventh season of “Outlander,” Jamie, Claire, and their family are caught in the violent birth pains of an emerging nation as armies march to war and British institutions crumble in the face of armed rebellion.

The land the Frasers call home is changing – and they must change with it. In order to protect what they’ve built, the Frasers have to navigate the perils of the Revolutionary War. They learn that sometimes to defend what you love, you have to leave it behind. As the conflict draws them out of North Carolina and into the heart of this fight for independence, Jamie, Claire, Brianna, and Roger are faced with impossible decisions that have the potential to tear their family apart.

Sophie Skelton plays Brianna Randall Fraser Mackenzie in Outlander. Sophie’s breakthrough role came when she portrayed the lead protagonist ‘Ren’ in the action adventure miniseries, Ren, which gained international recognition for Sophie, leading to a ‘Best Actress’ nomination in the 2016 California Women’s Film Festival. In 2017, she appeared in the independent horror feature remake of George Romero’s Day of The Dead, in the lead role of ‘Zoe Parker,’ alongside Johnathon Schaech and Jeff Gum. In April 2014, Sophie landed her debut feature film role in the drama, The War I Knew. Created by acclaimed filmmaker Ian Vernon. Notable appearances in a number of highly acclaimed shows include “Casualty” as ‘Gemma Holt,’ the comedy “So Awkward” as ‘Sofia Matthews,’ BAFTA nominated series, “Foyle’s War,” BAFTA and NTA nominated series “Waterloo Road” as ‘Eve Boston,’ ‘Esme Vasquez-Jones’ in, “The Dumping Ground” and her debut screen appearance in the successful crime series, “DCI Banks” as ‘Becca Smith.’ Sophie recently had the leading role in the independent feature Stalker, directed by Steve Johnson.

Richard Rankin returns this season as Roger Wakefield MacKenzie. In 2021, Richard starred alongside Saoirse Ronan and James McArdle in “The Tragedy of Macbeth” at The Almeida Theatre. He was nominated as Best Supporting Actor in a Play at the WhatsOnStage Awards. Richard starred in the 4-part dark medical thriller Trust Me in 2019 as well as the psychological thriller The Replacement in 2017 to rave reviews. Additional credits include “Thirteen” an original drama TV miniseries written by Marnie Dickens, as well as the dramas “The Syndicate” and “From Darkness” in the UK, and the political thriller “American Oddysey” in the US. His role as ‘Captain Thomas Gillan’ in the drama “The Crimson Field” was taken stateside which aired in 2015, and Richard also appeared in John Wells’ feature film Burnt in 2015. Richard will soon begin filming Gregory Burke's six-part series “Rebus” based on the best-selling novels by Ian Rankin where he will play the title role of ‘John Rebus.’ 

Outlander Season 7 Premieres Friday, June 16 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on STARZ AND on THE W NETWORK in Canada on June 18th.

I spoke with stars Sophie Skelton (Brianna) and Richard Rankin (Roger) about what fans can expect from Season 7 and why their chemistry is so darn good!