In the past, Claire meets and falls in love with Jamie Fraser, a Highland warrior. For the most part, Outlander faithfully adapts Gabaldon’s books, transforming each written installment into a season of television. However, the Outlander TV series is set to conclude with the eighth outing, which means all 10 of Gabaldon’s Outlander books won’t be covered on screen. This itself has led to some concerns among long-time fans of the source material, but, based on Gabaldon’s latest update, it sounds like the series has found a silver lining to the changes that are yet to come.
Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander Season 8 Ending News Is Concerning For The Adaptation
The Series Has Faithfully Adapted The Books — But Season 8 Won’t Be Able To Cover The Final Three Outlander Novels
There’s no denying that Gabaldon’s Outlander season 8 ending update may ring some alarm bells for long-time fans of the story, especially those who first fell in love with Claire and Jamie’s relationship in the books. The first volume in the series, appropriately titled Outlander, was published in 1991. Over 30 years later, Gabaldon is nearing the end of her planned 10-book arc. The ninth novel, Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, came out in 2021. Needless to say, Gabaldon is working on the tenth novel while Outlander season 8 is also being written.
“It really won’t resemble the end of the book series,” the author reiterated.
With three books to pull from, including the unpublished tenth novel, Outlander season 8 has more source material than it can possibly cover in its 10-episode order. In fact, Gabaldon has been pretty open about the fact that the showrunners will need to strategically choose certain threads from the final three volumes of the series and try to fit them into a narrative framework that feels like a satisfying end to the Outlander TV saga. “It really won’t resemble the end of the book series,” the author reiterated, though she seemed optimistic about the challenging process ahead.
There’s A Silver Lining To Outlander Season 8 Not Following The Books
Outlander Season 8 Doesn’t Risk Spoiling The Source Material
While cramming three books-worth of material into a 10-episode season is a tall order for even the most accomplished showrunners, there is a huge silver lining to the fact that Outlander season 8 won’t resemble the end of Gabaldon’s 10-book Outlander series: nothing will be spoiled. Since the author has been very clear about the divergence from her on-paper story, fans can go into Outlander season 8 without worrying about spoiling the as-of-yet-unnamed tenth and final installment in the Outlander book series. That’s great news for fans who want more Claire and Jamie.
Outlander’s Ending Probably Won’t Wind Up Like Game Of Thrones
Gabaldon Is Heavily Involved (& Very Confident) In The Outlander TV Show’s Ending
Understandably, there’s a lot of concern from Outlander fans that the acclaimed show will take after another book-to-TV adaptation that didn’t stick the landing: HBO’s Game of Thrones. Based on George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, Game of Thrones‘ ending played out in advance of Martin finishing his novels. In fact, several years later, they remain unfinished. While the final season of Game of Thrones rushed to a less-than-satisfying conclusion, Gabaldon seems confident that Outlander‘s final season can pull all of its threads together into a cohesive and rewarding conclusion.
Outlander season 7, part 2 premieres on Starz on November 22, 2024.
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