But Jacob’s sudden death makes Ellen a political pawn in the hands of her younger brothers, Colum (Séamus McLean Ross) and Dougal (Sam Retford), who each seek the now-vacant MacKenzie lairdship.

Ellen MacKenzie (Harriet Slater), Jamie Fraser’s mother. She is the eldest child of “Red Jacob,” the laird of Clan MacKenzie and sister to Colum, Dougal, Janet and Jocasta.

Starz has set the premiere of Outlander: Blood of My Blood for Friday, August 8. New episodes will air weekly on Fridays at 8 p.m. ET/PT in the U.S. and at 9 p.m. ET/PT in Canada. The Outlander ...

Jamie’s mother, Ellen, is the eldest child of “Red Jacob,” the laird of Clan MacKenzie and sister to Colum, Dougal, Janet, and Jocasta.

The cast will include Hermione Corfield as Julia Moriston, Jeremy Irvine as Henry Beauchamp, Harriet Slater as Ellen MacKenzie, Jamie Roy as Brian Fraser, Tony Curran as Simon Fraser/Lord Lovat ...

Jamie’s parents Brian Fraser and Ellen MacKenzie carry on a forbidden romance as their rival Highland clans jockey for political power on the eve of the Jacobite rebellion of 1715.

Blood of My Blood, the brand new Outlander prequel, hasn't even premiered yet but season 2 is officially on its way! Season 1 of the show (which drops on STARZ August 8) will follow the romances ...

But Jacob’s sudden death makes Ellen a political pawn in the hands of her younger brothers, Colum (Séamus McLean Ross) and Dougal (Sam Retford), who each seek the now-vacant MacKenzie lairdship.