Few shows in the fantasy genre have proved as successful in recent memory as Outlander. The Starz flagship first debuted in 2014 and, over a decade on, is in the midst of an epic conclusion. We’re now eight episodes into the final Season 8, and all roads are leading to an explosive finale on May 15. The latest episode, “In the Forest,” saw Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitríona Balfe) receive an unexpected visitor, and continued the show’s run of proving unmissable in its last outing.
“The final season resembles more of a warm, reassuring hug for viewers rather than a brutal gut punch,” wrote Collider’s Carly Lane in her review of Season 8, with critics gathering to offer their gushing praise, which has resulted in a perfect 100% score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes to date. Fans are playing their part too, with a report concluding that almost three million multi-platform viewers had watched the premiere episode in just seven days, which marks a four-year high for this beloved fantasy series.
Just when things couldn’t get any better for Outlander fans, its near-perfect spin-off, Outlander: Blood of My Blood, has debuted a first-look trailer for a hotly anticipated second season, set to debut this Fall. With Hermione Corfield‘s Julia, Jeremy Irvine‘s Henry, Harriet Slater’s Ellen, and more ready to return, there has arguably been no better time to be an Outlander lover. Propelled by this trailer, Blood of My Blood has now hit a huge new streaming milestone, officially passing 200 days on the Starz U.S. charts in the same month that the original series passed 600 days.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
What Is ‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood’ Season 2 About?
Along with the trailer, which is available to watch below, Starz also released a synopsis for the second season, tantalizing fans with the promise of a story even more immersive than before:
“By the end of the season, both couples were on the precipice of a big change. After fighting to find their way back to one another, Henry and Julia were at the standing stones of Craig Na Dun, hoping to return to their own time, and Brian and Ellen’s romantic escape was interrupted as the 1715 Jacobite Rising began, thrusting the clans into war. As season two unfolds, the two young couples will be tested and separated by forces beyond their control, as every clan chooses a side in the rebellion.”
Outlander: Blood of my Blood is streaming on Starz. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
