The fifth season of Outlander premieres on Sunday, February 16 at 8/7c. Outlander is an adaptation of the wildly popular 'Outlander' series by Diana Gabaldon. Published in 2001, the fifth book in the series (which currently consists of nine novels) follows Claire and Jamie Fraser as they face the politics and turmoil of the forthcoming American Revolution. With the Revolution only a few years away and unrest brewing, Jamie is called to form a militia to put down the beginnings of rebellion in North Carolina, and risk his life for a king he knows he must betray soon. Said to be a mix of several genres, the Outlander series features elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure and science fiction/fantasy.
Outlander was adapted for television by Ronald D. Moore, best known for his 2003 reimagining of Battlestar Galactica. Bear McCreary composed the score.
The fifth season will cover the fifth book, 'The Fiery Cross', and will consist of 12 episodes. The series has already been renewed for a sixth season.
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Outlander follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
Season Five of "Outlander" finds the Frasers fighting for their family and the home they have forged on Fraser's Ridge. Jamie must find a way to defend all that he has created in America, and to protect those who look to him for leadership and protection - while hiding his personal relationship with Murtagh Fitzgibbons, the man whom Governor William Tryon has ordered him to hunt down and kill. With her family together at last, Claire Fraser must use her modern medical knowledge and foresight to prevent them from being ripped apart once again. However, while focusing on protecting others, she risks losing sight of what it means to protect herself. Meanwhile, Brianna Fraser and Roger MacKenzie have been reunited, but the spectre of Stephen Bonnet still haunts them. Roger strives to find his place - as well as Jamie's respect - in this new and dangerous time. The Frasers must come together, navigating the many perils that they foresee - and those they can't.
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Season One:
Episode 1: 720K
Episode 2: 890K
Episode 3: 1.00 million
Episode 4: 854K
Episode 5: 948K
Episode 6: 1.09 million
Episode 7: 1.23 million
Episode 8: 1.41 million
Episode 9: 1.22 million
Episode 10: 860K
Episode 11: 1.1 million
Episode 12: 1.1 million
Episode 13: 1.0 million
Episode 14: 1.1 million
Episode 15: 1.0 million
Episode 16: 981K
Season Two:
Episode 1: 1.46 million
Episode 2: 1.23 million
Episode 3: 1.21 million
Episode 4: 1.16 million
Episode 5: 1.12 million
Episode 6: 1.02 million
Episode 7: 1.09 million
Episode 8: 1.05 million
Episode 9: 938K
Episode 10: 819K
Episode 11: 864K
Episode 12: 1.04 million
Episode 13: 1.15 million
Season Three:
Episode 1: 1.49 million
Episode 2: 1.40 million
Episode 3: 1.55 million
Episode 4: 1.58 million
Episode 5: 1.59 million
Episode 6: 1.71 million
Episode 7: 1.52 million
Episode 8: 1.64 million
Episode 9: 1.49 million
Episode 10: 1.23 million
Episode 11: 1.40 million
Episode 12: 1.50 million
Episode 13: 1.43 million
Season Four:
Episode 1: 1.08 million
Episode 2: 870K
Episode 3: 861K
Episode 4: 960K
Episode 5: 960K
Episode 6: 1.04 million
Episode 7: 1.11 million
Episode 8: 908K
Episode 9: 1.00 million
Episode 10: 1.15 million
Episode 11: 1.26 million
Episode 12: 1.27 million
Season Five:
Episode 1: 815K
Episode 2: 787K
Episode 3: 772K
Episode 4: 762K
Episode 5: 733K
Episode 6: 823K
Episode 7: 812K
Episode 8: 784K
Episode 9: 837K
Episode 10: 850K
Episode 11: 866K
Episode 12: 855K
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