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Claire and Jamie prepare for war in 'Outlander' Season 6 trailer

By Karen Butler   |   Oct. 9, 2021 at 12:25 PM
Caitriona Balfe can now be seen in the first trailer for Season 6 of "Outlander." File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI Caitriona Balfe attends the Toronto International Film Festival photocall for "Ford v Ferrari" in 2019. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI Sam Heughan attends the 34th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica in 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Sam Heughan attends the premiere of "The Spy Who Dumped Me" in Los Angeles in 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Cesar Domboy arrives at the French premiere of the film "The Walk" in Paris in 2015. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI.

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Starz released the first official trailer for Season 6 of its historical romance drama, Outlander, on Saturday.

The minutelong preview was unveiled at New York Comic Con and is now available online.

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"The last time we saw Claire and Jamie, Claire had just escaped a violent encounter with Lionel Brown and returned to Fraser's Ridge," a synopsis of the trailer said. "The threat of the Revolutionary War looms over the ridge and Claire and Jamie must choose what is best for their family."

Cast members Caitriona Balfe, Sophie Skelton, Lauren Lyle, César Domboy and John Bell participated virtually from Europe in the NYCC panel discussion about the show.

Actor Sam Heughan, executive producer Maril Davis and Outlander author Diana Gabaldon appeared in person at the event.

The show will return with fresh episodes in early 2022. It is based on Gabaldon's fantasy novels and set in the 18th century. The ninth book is due out in November.

Season 5 aired in 2020 and Season 7 is already in the works.

The story follows Claire, a British World War II nurse -- and later a surgeon -- who is magically transported to 1700s Scotland, where she falls in love with Jamie, a Scottish Highlands warrior.

After being separated for decades in their respective eras, Claire goes back in time, reunites with Jamie and starts a new life with him in the American colonies.