Last Fall we reported that Starz had optioned Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series to develop for television. Today the cable network announced that 16 episodes have been ordered, with filming to begin later this year in Scotland from an adapted storyline by Ronald D. Moore.
"We are thrilled to be bringing Outlander to Starz next year," said Chris Albrecht, CEO of Starz. "Diana has created an incredibly compelling heroine, thrust into a very complex world, not to mention, time. The books weave a fascinating tapestry of history, spirituality, love and honor, not to mention plenty of time travel, sex and warfare. With Diana's stories guiding us and Ron's mastery, we hope to bring Claire and Jamie to life for the millions of fans the world over."
Spanning seven books (to date; the eighth is scheduled to be published in Fall 2013), the "Outlander" series crosses several genres and is centered on the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945, who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives. More about the first book in the series, below.
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Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
The year is 1945. Claire Randall is traveling with her husband when she touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is hurled back in time to a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of our Lord 1743. Catapulted into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life, she soon realizes that an alliance with James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, might be the only way to survive.
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