Outlander Season 5 filming begins soon. At the end of STARZ’s TCA panel, Caitriona Balfe confirmed the date. If you’re ready for some filming spoilers and teases, get ready for them soon. Caitriona Balfe has confirmed Outlander Season 5 filming starts very soon. It was STARZ’s turn to take to the TCA stage and, at the end of the panel, Caitriona Balfe shared that the filming on the season starts in Glasgow next week. She didn’t give an exact date, but most productions will start on Mondays, running during the weekdays and taking the weekend off. It takes about eight days to film one episode, but that can differ depending on the weather and on the set episodes. As well as confirming filming will start, Balfe also gave a quick overview of what we can expect. Outlander Season 5 will be about family and loyalty. There will be politics involved, which isn’t surprising considering the ending that we got for Season 4. What about Balfe’s character, Claire? We’ll get to see her as a grandmother and an “older woman.” We’ve already started to see the change in Jamie and Claire’s relationship and it sounds like that will continue as we move forward. Watch Outlander with a FREE 7-day trial of Amazon Channels! Something that will be interesting to see is how Claire acts around her two grandchildren. Yes, two! Don’t forget that Fergus’ son, Germaine, is her grandson considering Fergus was officially adopted by Jamie during Fergus and Marsali’s wedding. It will be interesting to see how the two youngsters grow up together now everyone is on the Ridge. #TCA19 @Starz @CaitrionaBalfe #Outlander Q&A after panel… We start shooting season 5 next week in Glasgow. S5 will deal w/ family loyalties and politics. I am learning a lot about American history. Also Claire (now 54) exploring life as an older woman and being a grandmother. — TV Tango (@TVTango) February 12, 2019 No locations have been confirmed yet. However, some eagle-eyed fans are likely to be out in the usual locations. Cumbernauld Park may be a location used again as that is a filming base, but probably not right away. The mention of Glasgow suggests that some on-location filming will happen. It’s close enough and was used for much of the woodland filming. Are you excited about Outlander Season 5 filming? What would you like to see from the series? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Outlander Season 5 filming begins next week. Follow Claire and Jamie on Twitter for updates as we get them.<doc-sep>Even by the highly stressful standards of Outlander, the season 4 finale really put fans through the wringer. Jamie decides to trade himself to the Mohawk people to save Roger—and just as you're beginning to process that, Young Ian jumps in and takes his place instead! Poor Brianna went into labor and gave birth before either of her parents could make it home. Oh, and Jamie has been tasked with assassinating Murtagh next season. Cool, cool, cool. Below, Caitriona Balfe breaks down the key moments from "Man of Worth," hints at what's to come in season 5, and explains whether Jamie and Claire have been having less sex of late. Where does the season leave Claire emotionally? I think her primary focus throughout the season is so much about her being a mother to Brianna in a very different way, because of what Brianna has gone though and also being a grandmother now. I think it's definitely been a transition, this season, going from the search for Jamie and "Will this relationship work?" to them finding each other. Now it's like okay, we built this life, and what does it look like? With Brianna coming in, it becomes very different, because now Claire’s become the matriarch of this extended family unit. When she says to Brianna, “I want to take you away from here,” I think she needs to have her family around her, in a place where they create the society that they want. She can see how heartbroken Brianna is, and everything about River Run for Claire is just so tainted and it's hard for her to relax there at all. I think she just wants to protect her daughter, get her home, and create a safe space for her. Caitriona Balfe, John Bell, and Sam Heughan in Outlander Mark Mainz Starz When Jamie is going to trade himself for Roger, Claire accepts it fairly quickly. Why? I think it's telling that one of the next lines is when after Ian offers himself up, Jamie says "Escape at your first chance." Given that we had so little time to use in that moment, where I had to go with it was, this is a temporary thing. He’s going to get out of here as quickly as he can. I think she felt that this is Jamie's politically savvy decision to get Roger for this instant, but he's not going to stay. Fans were wondering if Jamie and Claire would make it back before Brianna gave birth. How did you feel about the fact that they weren’t there? I think they had a lot of stories to try and tie up in the finale. There’s a lot in that book, and obviously when you're trying to tell it all in 13 episodes it's quite difficult. Just personally, getting to play those scenes with Sophie would have been so cool, but I think it also speaks to Brianna’s independence, and allows for some healing between Jocasta and Claire. Also, it’s so great when Jamie and Claire come back at the end, and I think once they see a healthy baby, it doesn't matter. It's the moment you first meet the child that's more important. Starz What was it like playing opposite Sophie now that Bree and Claire’s relationship has changed so much? It was great, because towards the end of the period in the '60s, this was a mother and daughter really at odds with each other. Their relationship was so fractured, and there were so many secrets, Claire wasn't being honest. So then in season 3 when Claire is finally honest with Brianna and they start repairing and healing that relationship, it allows for what's happened this season. Sophie’s just blossomed this season because she’s been given so much more to do, and it’s been wonderful to see her flourish in all of that. At the end of season 2 and the beginning of season 3, it was still sort of this mother–child relationship in many ways, and Brianna was very much in pain and acting out in response to some of the things she found out, and justifiably so. Now they're on an even keel and they're meeting as equals. Sophie Skelton and Caitriona Balfe in Outlander Aimee Spinks Starz It feels like Jamie and Claire had fewer sex scenes this season. Why do you think that is? Well, even in season one, there were only three or four episodes where we had sex scenes—it was just that we had one episode that was all sex scenes! People are like, "They never have sex any more," and I'm like, "Yeah they do!" But the show has opened up—there's a couple of episodes that Sam and I weren't even in this season. You’re telling a story of a family and a relationship, and the passion is still there. It’s not the same as when you first meet somebody, but it doesn't mean the passion's diminished. It just means that it's changed. I think some people have misconstrued the fact that we talk about a mature relationship, like, "Are you trying to say mature people don’t have sex?" That’s not what we’re trying to say at all, and actually, as we’ve shown, they do. Their relationship is about that, but it's about all these other things. It's about their family and their children and this larger unit that they've created. Also…they're living in a one-bedroom house with their nephew for a lot of it! There are logistical issues as well! I think all of that has to come into play. They might traumatize poor Young Ian. Aimee Spinks Starz How is Young Ian’s decision to trade himself for Roger going to impact next season? I think it'll have the biggest impact between Roger and Jamie. There's a lot of resentment still there, and obviously Jamie is in some ways thinking about the impact that having to save Roger has had on his nephew, so that'll be an interesting dynamic. John Bell is so wonderful and you can't help but see the absolute glee that he has when he got to do those scenes with the Mohawk and the gauntlet. I think one of the cool things is it will allow us to explore Native American culture, and the relationship that Claire and Jamie and Young Ian have with them, in a deeper way. What can you say about season 5? I think one of the main focuses is going to be this impending, looming Revolutionary War—obviously Murtagh and Jamie are being tasked on opposing sides, and that's going to have a huge impact on the family. The war is going to put Claire and Jamie is a very precarious position, so how are they going to deal with that, and how is that going to impact their family? We’ve got a lot of interesting stuff coming up. Emma Dibdin Emma Dibdin is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles who writes about culture, mental health, and true crime. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>
During one of the TCA panels on Feb. 12, Caitriona Balfe spoke about Outlander Season 5. While sharing filming starts soon, she also hinted at what’s to come for Jamie and Claire’s marriage. Outlander Season 5 starts filming next week and the actors will already have the scripts for the first episode. It’s time to get into some of the teases for the things in store for the characters, especially for Claire and Jamie. Now that everyone is at Fraser’s Ridge, there is a chance for family and relationships to develop. Maril Davis has already shared that there will be some focus on Brianna and Roger, but it’s not all about them. Caitriona Balfe shared during the TCAs that Claire and Jamie’s marriage will also deepen. This is something many fans wanted to see in the fourth season. And some may be happy to hear that Balfe says sex is important to this couple. Does this mean there will be more of the steamy sex scenes in the episodes? The scenes have certainly changed as the characters have grown older — and possibly as contracts changed for the actors when it comes to nudity and the sex scenes, who knows? Balfe also shared that Claire will become more professional. As life at Fraser’s Ridge grows, which it will do during Outlander Season 5, more people will need medical help. That means Claire gets her surgery and will need to start treating people, possibly in ways she did in the first season. There’s also a chance for her to attempt to create things like penicillin, as her stash will be running out! #TCA19 @Starz @CaitrionaBalfe #Outlander Q&A after panel… Jamie and Claire's marriage deepens in season 5. She will also establish the professional side of her life, as a doctor. Also… Sex is very important to them as a couple 🙂 — TV Tango (@TVTango) February 12, 2019 Writing will still be ongoing for the fifth season. Filming starts next week and could last for nine months or so. It will be a while before we see Season 5 on our screens but little tidbits like this will be enough to tide some of us over. What do you want to see in Outlander Season 5? What would you like to see between Claire and Jamie? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Outlander Season 5 will start filming next week. Follow Claire and Jamie on Facebook for the latest updates.