Outlander just returned to the 2026 TV schedule, yet its comeback has been bittersweet. That’s because Starz announced the series would be ending with Season 8 while Season 7 was still in the mix. The droughtlander had been long, and will soon be permanent. Plus, given there are more books to come in the written series the TV show is based on, I’ve been extremely nervous about where all of this is going. However, author Diana Gabaldon is more bullish about the future, and has a message for the fans like me who are a bit tepid about what is coming next. She said after the Season premiere:
As I’ve been telling people for the last 11 years, the show is the show, and the books are the books. The books are not ending.
