Balfe and Heughan, who play couple Claire and Jamie on the Starz' series, strip down to their birthday suits for the magazine to which they share what's in store for season 2.
- Feb 26, 2016
AceShowbiz - "Outlander" stars Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan grace the cover of Entertainment Weekly magazine for its March issue which is available on newsstands Friday, February 26. The actors, who play married couple Claire and Jamie on the drama series, show a lot of skin as they strip down and pose in a compromising position in the sexy image.
In an interview with the magazine, they talk about what to expect in the upcoming second season. "Season 2 is certainly a whole new show," says Heughan. In season 2, Jamie and Claire arrive in Paris and attempt to stop the Jacobite rising by ingratiating themselves in the French court so they can thwart the financing for Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite rebellion.
"[It] involves so much political weaving and maneuvering. [They're] trying to navigate their way through French high society. That's sort of the first hurdle that they face," Balfe previews their characters' struggles. "Once they come back to Scotland, it's the battle to save the Highland culture and to save Scotland, and they're very much at the forefront of that."
As the couple is preparing for parenthood, Jamie will also deal with the aftermath of the torture and rape at the hands of Black Jack Randall. "Something quite big happens and Jamie regains control over his life and destiny. He also comes to terms of what happened to him [with Black Jack Randall,]" Heughan says.
The new season premieres Saturday, April 9 on Starz. The show will introduce Sophie Skelton as Jamie and Claire's adult daughter, and Richard Rankin as the grown-up version of Reverend Wakefield's adopted son, Roger Wakefield, among other new characters.
