“ Outlander: Blood of my Blood” comes to Starz on Aug. 8, along with a brand new opening title sequence. Showrunner and executive producer Matthew B. Roberts promises there’s a new energy to the “Outlander” prequel.

Blood of My Blood star Hermione Corfield speaks at the San Diego Comic-Con about what her character would say to Claire.

McTavish, who played Dougal MacKenzie in multiple seasons of the original series, stood up during the Q&A portion of Outlander: Blood of My Blood. McTavish asked Sam Retford, the actor who will play the younger version of his character, a question to close the event.

Outlander: Blood of my Blood premieres its first two episodes Aug. 8 on Starz. The series follows the intertwined love stories of Claire's parents and Jamie's parents, Brian Fraser (Jamie Roy) and Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater).

Premiering August 8th, here's the trailer for STARZ and Showrunner Matthew B. Roberts' spinoff prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood.

Blood of My Blood across major markets across EMEA, LATAM, and APAC. SPT has finalized licensing agreements with MGM+ (U.K.), Deutsche Telekom (Germany), Sky Italia (Italy), Movistar Plus+ (Spain), HBO Max (France,

Slater noted that the scene's set-up reminded her of an iconic scene in Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of Shakespeare's play, Romeo + Juliet. " The very first time in the barn, it reminded us all a bit of the scene in Romeo + Juliet with the fish tank. That was my first thought when I read it. It's such a beautiful scene."