Video: OUTLANDER: BLOOD OF MY BLOOD Series Premiere Sneak Peek Clip

STARZ has unveiled a sneak peek clip from the highly anticipated series premiere of “Outlander: Blood of my Blood,” debuting with the first two episodes on Friday, August 8. New episodes of the romance and action-filled prequel series will be available to stream weekly on Fridays only on the STARZ app, all STARZ streaming and on-demand platforms.

After the death of Red Jacob, a new Laird of Clan Mackenzie must be chosen, and both of his sons -- Colum and Dougal -- vie for the title. At the gathering, Brian Fraser and Ellen MacKenzie meet and are struck by their strong connection.

In this clip, set against the breathtaking and sweeping Highlands of 18th-century Scotland, audiences get to witness the momentous first meeting of Brian Fraser and Ellen MacKenzie, igniting their passionate love story.

“Outlander: Blood of my Blood” is a romantic saga that unfolds across time. From the battlefields of World War I to the rugged Highlands of 18th century Scotland, two fated couples must defy the forces that seek to tear them apart, intersecting in surprising and unforeseen ways.

After 11 years of epic romance on the groundbreaking series “Outlander,” the timeless tale continues -- or rather begins -- on the eve of an earlier Jacobite rebellion. A prequel to “Outlander,” the series explores the lives and relationships of two couples as they fight against all odds to be together: the parents of “Outlander’s” Claire Beauchamp -- Julia Moriston (Hermione Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Jeremy Irvine); and those of “Outlander’s” Jamie Fraser -- Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater) and Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy). In addition to Corfield, Irvine, Slater, and Roy, “Outlander: Blood of my Blood” stars Tony Curran as Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, Séamus McLean Ross as Colum MacKenzie, Sam Retford as Dougal MacKenzie, Rory Alexander as Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser, and Conor MacNeill as Ned Gowan. 

The stand-alone prequel series features new cast, characters and stories welcoming viewers unfamiliar with the “Outlander” universe, while also providing origin stories of fan-favorite characters from early seasons of “Outlander,” and offering new perspectives that will change what viewers of the original series think they know.

Matthew B. Roberts serves as showrunner and executive producer on “Outlander: Blood of my Blood,” with Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis and Jim Kohlberg also serving as executive producers. “Outlander: Blood of my Blood” is produced by Sony Pictures Television.