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Outlander (2014)

Adventure · Drama · Fantasy

The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

IMDb rating
8.3 (204,982 votes)
Episode average
8.4 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
8
Streaming (US)
Netflix
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

8.52 avg 16 episodes 8.3 → 8.2 58 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 8,455 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 7,075 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 6,602 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 6,249 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 6,388 votesEp 6: 9.0 · 7,080 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 7,839 votesEp 8: 8.8 · 5,996 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 5,510 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 4,926 votesEp 11: 9.2 · 6,375 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 4,759 votesEp 13: 8.3 · 4,542 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 4,651 votesEp 15: 8.6 · 5,367 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 5,594 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Sassenach8.38,455
2Castle Leoch8.37,075
3The Way Out8.56,602
4The Gathering8.56,249
5Rent8.66,388
6The Garrison Commander9.07,080
7The Wedding8.87,839
8Both Sides Now8.85,996
9The Reckoning8.45,510
10By the Pricking of My Thumbs8.34,926
11The Devil's Mark9.26,375
12Lallybroch8.44,759
13The Watch8.34,542
14The Search8.14,651
15Wentworth Prison8.65,367
16To Ransom a Man's Soul8.25,594

Season 2 (2016)

8.57 avg 13 episodes 8.5 → 9.5 59 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 4,732 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 4,093 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 3,883 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 3,918 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 3,976 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 3,878 votesEp 7: 9.2 · 5,225 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 3,583 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 3,670 votesEp 10: 8.8 · 3,690 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 3,695 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 3,587 votesEp 13: 9.5 · 6,235 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Through a Glass, Darkly8.54,732
2Not in Scotland Anymore8.24,093
3Useful Occupations and Deceptions8.13,883
4La Dame Blanche8.43,918
5Untimely Resurrection8.43,976
6Best Laid Schemes...8.53,878
7Faith9.25,225
8The Fox's Lair8.03,583
9Je Suis Prest8.33,670
10Prestonpans8.83,690
11Vengeance Is Mine8.83,695
12The Hail Mary8.73,587
13Dragonfly in Amber9.56,235

Season 3 (2017)

8.62 avg 13 episodes 8.8 → 8.8 58 min avg

Ep 1: 8.8 · 4,738 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 4,106 votesEp 3: 8.9 · 4,139 votesEp 4: 9.1 · 4,432 votesEp 5: 9.0 · 4,273 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 4,212 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 3,300 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 3,519 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 3,191 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 3,198 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 3,317 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 3,112 votesEp 13: 8.8 · 3,412 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Battle Joined8.84,738
2Surrender8.54,106
3All Debts Paid8.94,139
4Of Lost Things9.14,432
5Freedom & Whisky9.04,273
6A. Malcolm8.74,212
7Crème de Menthe8.03,300
8First Wife8.53,519
9The Doldrums8.33,191
10Heaven and Earth8.43,198
11Uncharted8.43,317
12The Bakra8.73,112
13Eye of the Storm8.83,412

Season 4 (2018)

8.51 avg 13 episodes 8.2 → 8.8 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 3,354 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 3,019 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 2,824 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 2,871 votesEp 5: 8.8 · 2,937 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 2,899 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 2,857 votesEp 8: 8.5 · 2,766 votesEp 9: 9.1 · 3,217 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 2,641 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 2,574 votesEp 12: 8.7 · 2,804 votesEp 13: 8.8 · 2,830 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1America the Beautiful8.23,354
2Do No Harm8.23,019
3The False Bride8.32,824
4Common Ground8.52,871
5Savages8.82,937
6Blood of My Blood8.52,899
7Down the Rabbit Hole8.42,857
8Wilmington8.52,766
9The Birds and The Bees9.13,217
10The Deep Heart's Core8.32,641
11If Not For Hope8.32,574
12Providence8.72,804
13Man of Worth8.82,830

Season 5 (2020)

8.38 avg 12 episodes 8.3 → 8.8 61 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 3,192 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 2,555 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 2,619 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 2,409 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 2,382 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 2,367 votesEp 7: 9.1 · 3,117 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 2,585 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 2,661 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 2,567 votesEp 11: 8.9 · 2,683 votesEp 12: 8.8 · 3,214 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Fiery Cross8.33,192
2Between Two Fires8.12,555
3Free Will8.22,619
4The Company We Keep8.02,409
5Perpetual Adoration8.12,382
6Better to Marry Than Burn8.12,367
7The Ballad of Roger Mac9.13,117
8Famous Last Words8.12,585
9Monsters and Heroes8.32,661
10Mercy Shall Follow Me8.52,567
11Journeycake8.92,683
12Never My Love8.83,214

Season 6 (2022)

7.98 avg 8 episodes 8.0 → 8.1 66 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 2,492 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 2,102 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 2,030 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 2,051 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,985 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 2,158 votesEp 7: 7.5 · 2,036 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 1,911 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Echoes8.02,492
2Allegiance8.02,102
3Temperance8.02,030
4Hour of the Wolf8.02,051
5Give Me Liberty8.01,985
6The World Turned Upside Down8.22,158
7Sticks and Stones7.52,036
8I Am Not Alone8.11,911

Season 7 (2023)

8.21 avg 16 episodes 8.3 → 8.7 58 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 1,816 votesEp 2: 8.7 · 1,736 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 1,505 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 1,403 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 1,371 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 1,361 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 1,384 votesEp 8: 8.7 · 1,547 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 1,127 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 998 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 1,055 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 978 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 914 votesEp 14: 7.8 · 885 votesEp 15: 8.5 · 1,033 votesEp 16: 8.7 · 1,162 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Life Well Lost8.31,816
2The Happiest Place on Earth8.71,736
3Death Be Not Proud8.21,505
4A Most Uncomfortable Woman8.11,403
5Singapore8.01,371
6Where the Waters Meet8.01,361
7A Practical Guide for Time-Travelers8.21,384
8Turning Points8.71,547
9Unfinished Business8.01,127
10Brotherly Love8.2998
11A Hundredweight of Stones8.21,055
12Carnal Knowledge8.0978
13Hello, Goodbye7.7914
14Ye Dinna Get Used to It7.8885
15Written in My Own Heart's Blood8.51,033
16A Hundred Thousand Angels8.71,162

Season 8 (2026)

7.98 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 8.5 60 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 893 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 746 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 702 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 680 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 675 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 674 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 897 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 683 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 720 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 1,286 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Soul of a Rebel8.0893
2Prophecies7.7746
3Abies Fraseri7.8702
4Muskets, Liberty, and Sauerkraut7.8680
5Send for the Devil8.0675
6Blessed Are the Merciful7.9674
7Evidence of Things Not Seen7.6897
8In the Forest8.1683
9Pharos8.4720
10And the World Was All Around Us8.51,286

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