Her father, Red Jacob MacKenzie ( Peter Mullan ), the clan’s leader, or "laird," dies at the beginning of the series. He did not name an heir before he died, so this creates a Game of Thrones and/or Succession scenario.

Outlander: Blood of my Blood is a spinoff series based on the parents of Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall. The first season will have ten episodes in total. The first two episodes of season one aired on August 8, with additional episodes airing each Friday at 8 p.m. ET until October 3.

STARZ has unveiled a sneak peek clip from episode three of “Outlander: Blood of my Blood," debuting on Friday, August 15. New episodes of the romance and action-filled prequel series will be available to stream weekly on Fridays only on the STARZ app, all STARZ streaming and on-demand platforms.