For all the Outlander followers who swooned over Lord John Gray all through the seasons, it looks as if a spinoff show for the character fell via the cracks.
Actor David Berry, who has portrayed the beloved fictional character since season 3, revealed that he was able to go for a by-product collection, but it surely by no means got here to fruition.
“I haven’t spoken about this. However I believe that because the collection is over, I really feel a bit extra comfy speaking about it,” he informed Deadline in an interview printed on Wednesday, November 20. “There was a time in season 4 once we had been going to shoot our Lord John collection; it had been written — effectively, there was a author hooked up and I’d signed a contract to do a collection.”
“It went all the way down to the wire of whether or not or not it might get permitted by the community, however in the end, on the time, it was determined that that wasn’t the proper match, or wasn’t the proper factor for them. I used to be ready to do it, and I’m nonetheless ready to do it,” David, 40, added.
His response gave some followers a mere glimmer of hope, nevertheless, the opportunity of reviving the Lord John spinoff thought continues to be unknown.
“Matt [B. Roberts] and Maril [Davis], government producers on Outlander, have additionally expressed plenty of curiosity in doing it,” David stated. “So I assume it actually relies on discovering a community for it and viewers curiosity in shifting ahead and doing a by-product.”
“However positively, it was one thing that was on the playing cards at one level,” the Canada native revealed. “The truth that it didn’t go forward was very disappointing on the time. However whether or not or not it should go forward once more, that’s actually within the palms of the audiences, and whether or not or not there’s nonetheless an curiosity in seeing extra from this character.”
We converse for everybody once we say we’d love a Lord John spinoff to discover extra of his character and his backstory. Whereas we’re nonetheless holding out hope for a Lord John spinoff, one other Outlander spinoff has formally been greenlit.
A prequel titled Outlander: Blood of My Blood will observe the tales of Jamie and Claire’s mother and father.
“We’re thrilled to be telling the tales of those two {couples},” showrunner Matthew B. Roberts stated in an announcement. “The origins of their relationships discover common themes that transcend time durations and we’re so excited for followers to find and fall in love with these characters and their love tales the best way they’ve with Claire and Jamie.”
The prequel will star Harriet Slater as Ellen Mackenzie, Jamie Roy as Brian Fraser, Hermione Corfield as Julia Moriston and Jeremy Irvine as Henry Beauchamp. Outlander creator Diana Gabaldon serves as a consulting producer on the challenge.
Photos from the set of the collection have already been launched. The present will depict Jamie’s mother and father’ story in 18th-century Scotland, whereas Claire’s mother and father will likely be navigating life in World Struggle I-era England.
