It’s not just the cast that’s set to be bigger and bolder. Executive producer Maril Davis teases the scale of the upcoming season in an interview with EW:

“[Season 7 is the] biggest season yet. We have so many storylines. So many different places. The trajectory – we cover so much terrain. I really feel sorry for our production designer, art department, costume designer and her team. It’s such a huge season. We almost can’t wrap our arms around it. It’s not only the extra four episodes, it’s just, the revolution is here. It’s going to be really exciting.”

The Revolutionary War seems to be a starring event in the new season, with the introduction of a grown-up William Ransom (played by Charles Vandervaart) as an officer in the British Army. The rest of season seven will be based on An Echo In The Bone, the seventh instalment in Diana Gabaldon’s book series and, if it stays close to the novel, it will follow Jamie and Claire Fraser through the American Revolution.

Filming began back in April this year, confirmed by the official Outlander Twitter account, which shared a picture of some of the stars.

Outlander season 7: major casting changes are ahead in the next instalment