Caitriona Balfe returns as Outlander launches its final season — How to watch Season 8

Caitriona Balfe is back as Claire Fraser as Outlander returns for its final season on Starz, premiering Friday, March 6; the launch begins a 10-episode run that will bring Jamie and Claire’s story toward its conclusion.

When and how to watch Season 8

The eighth season will be available on Starz streaming platforms at 12 a. m. ET on Friday, March 6, and will air on Starz cable channels at 8: 02 p. m. ET that evening. The first episode, titled "Soul of a Rebel, " will kick off the season; new episodes will be released every Friday across the run.

Caitriona Balfe returns as Claire in "Soul of a Rebel"

Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe have played Jamie and Claire Fraser since the series premiered in 2014, and both lead the cast into the final chapter. During a March 4 interview, Heughan said he has not seen which of the multiple filmed endings will make the final cut, and he singled out one moment from the Season 8 premiere that drew a big reaction: the return of Brianna, Jamie and Claire's daughter, and her family, who come back from the future, a moment Heughan said made the premiere audience "erupt. "

Season format and the story ahead

The eighth season is set as a 10-episode run with one episode released each Friday. Starz's official description says that as Season Eight begins, Jamie and Claire soon find the war has followed them home to Fraser's Ridge, now a thriving settlement. The Frasers confront new arrivals and changes made during their years away, face outside intruders and wrestle with family secrets that threaten to tear them apart from the inside.

With the first episode titled "Soul of a Rebel" available on March 6 — streaming at 12 a. m. ET and on cable at 8: 02 p. m. ET — viewers will see how that opening hour sets the stakes on Fraser's Ridge. The schedule calls for one new episode each Friday across the season, delivering the remaining episodes week by week.