Outlander season 3: Five characters in need of their own spin-off story

We’re almost at the halfway point of Outlander season 3, and the idea of that in itself is somewhat depressing. We’ve enjoyed the story to date, but hasn’t it just blown by — even with the extra week of hiatus factored in there?

Given that we at CarterMatt love all things Outlander we just want to imagine ways to get more of it. We know that logistically it’s impossible to tell more story if you’re using the same crew — there’s only so much they can work in a year! Nonetheless, we still thought it would be a bit of fun at this point in the season to look at the characters most deserving of their own solo story and what it could be about — whether it be a full-fledged spin-off or just a limited series / brief arc. We don’t want to take away from the main story itself, but why not think about some other possibilities? (After all, we’re all about having fun celebrating this universe today — check out our article from this morning for more in that department.)

Let’s go ahead and get to some of our proposed character ideas now.

Lord John Grey – This one feels almost like cheating since Diana Gabaldon has already written many spin-off stories about him already! Still, it’d be a thrill to see some of these play out on TV and David Berry already made it clear that he’s game.

Older Fergus – Judging from what little we’ve seen from Cesar Domboy’s character already, including a fun sneak peek for Sunday’s new episode where he talks about his experiences with women, this would be rather fun addition to the world. Fergus has a bit of roguish pirate charm about him and he’s been through a lot — plus, it feels only natural that you get some Sam Heughan cameos in here.

Geillis Duncan – While we haven’t seen her so far this season, Geillis is the sort of character who really transcends chronology and the producers/writers could do so many different things with her. We’d watch her during the era of “Dragonfly in Amber,” but we’d certainly also be curious to see some more of her actions in the 18th century.

Murtagh – There’s clearly some enthusiasm we’ve got here at CarterMatt for this idea, largely because there’s unexplored territory now that wasn’t covered in the books or anywhere else. Murtagh didn’t die on the show at Culloden! With that, we’re very curious to see where he is at the time of the Print Shop scene and what he is up to. Is he in prison, or has he found a way to get out of that and start a new life? There’s obviously a reason why the show producers kept him alive and we’re absolutely curious to see precisely what that is.

Brianna – Yes, we do realize that eventually she will be roped back into the Outlander story in a big way, but we wouldn’t mind a six-episode limited series with Sophie Skelton and Richard Rankin explaining what the lives of Bree and Roger are like in the aftermath of Claire heading back to the past. Sure, we’ll see a little more about that come season 4, but there’s always room for more!

Other suggestions

We toyed around with some other ideas here and there as well — a medical drama starring Joe Abernathy saving patients and overcoming racism, a deep dive into life at Lallybroch both before and after Red Jamie’s stay there, and even a scenario where we make up a member or two of the Randall family tree just to get more Tobias Menzies.

What would be your idea Outlander spin-off? Share in the comments below!

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