Outlander Season 7: Jenny Recast – replacing Laura Donnelly

stranger‘s Murray family will look a little different when the Starz drama returns for Season 7.

Kristin Atherton (doctors, Waterloo Street) joins the series as the recast of Jenny Murray, a role played by Laura Donnelly (The Nevers), the network announced on Tuesday.

Starz also revealed that some familiar faces from past seasons will return in the upcoming episodes. Graham McTavish (who plays Dougal MacKenzie), Nell Hudson (Laoghaire Fraser), Steven Cree (the older Ian Murray), Lotte Verbeek (Geillis Duncan), Andrew Whipp (Brian Fraser) and Layla Burns (Joan MacKimmmie) will all reprise their characters .

Kristin Atherton

How will that happen, you might be wondering, considering some of the fictional characters listed above are dead? “One of the many joys of our epic story is the time travel element, which allows us to revisit some of our favorite characters in different times and places, and we’re delighted to welcome back so many familiar faces for Season 7 ‘ showrunner/writer/executive producer Matthew B. Roberts said via statement.

The show will also introduce several new characters including: Mercy Woodcock, a free black woman in colonial America (played by Gloria Obianyo, dune); Rob Cameron, a new friend of Brianna and Roger (played by Chris Fulton, Bridgeton); Benedict Arnold, the notorious traitor (played by Rod Hallett, The Last Kingdom); Buck MacKenzie, Dougal MacKenzie’s bastard son, with Geillis Duncan, who is also Roger’s ancestor (played by Diarmaid Murtagh, viking) – and who was played by McTavish in a cheeky cameo in Season 5.

early 2022, stranger announced the casting of several other key roles, including Charles Vandervaart (Lost in space) as Jamie’s adult son, William Ransom; Izzy Meikle-Klein (player Street) as Rachel Hunter; and Joey Phillips (doctors) as Dr. Denzell Hunter.