Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Outlander – Season 1, Episode 1 Sassenach

Play trailer Outlander – Season 1, Episode 1 Sassenach Aired Aug 9, 2014 Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 14 Reviews
World War II combat nurse Claire Randall is transported back to 1743 Scotland, where she is kidnapped by Highlanders and meets an injured man named Jamie.
Watch on Fandango at Home Stream Now

Where to Watch

Outlander — Season 1, Episode 1

Outlander — Season 1, Episode 1

What to Know

Critics Consensus

With the beautifully crafted "Sassenach," Outlander offers an emotional, visually thrilling premiere that should appeal to newcomers as well as fans of the books.

Read Critics Reviews

More Like This

View All
Sweetbitter 58% 90% Sweetbitter Watchlist TRAILER for Sweetbitter Vida 100% 84% Vida Watchlist TRAILER for Vida Becoming Elizabeth 81% 78% Becoming Elizabeth Watchlist TRAILER for Becoming Elizabeth The Spanish Princess 75% 50% The Spanish Princess Watchlist TRAILER for The Spanish Princess Counterpart 100% 85% Counterpart Watchlist TRAILER for Counterpart Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Cast & Crew

View All

Caitriona Balfe

Claire Randall

Sam Heughan

Jamie Fraser

Tobias Menzies

Frank Randall

Graham McTavish

Dougal MacKenzie

Duncan Lacroix

Murtagh Fitzgibbons

Grant O'Rourke

Guest Star
View All

Outlander — Season 1, Episode 1

View more photos

Critics Reviews

View More
Mehera Bonner TIME Magazine 05/18/2016
If you have a predilection for epic romances and the super-specific sub-genre that is historical time-travel fiction, then you're likely to find Outlander to be a sensory feast. Go to Full Review Amy Wilkinson Entertainment Weekly 05/18/2016
The lush, painstaking craftsmanship shows. Go to Full Review Roxane Gay New York Magazine/Vulture 05/18/2016
3/5
Everything about this show is, in fact, gorgeous - the actors and acting, the scenery, the costumes, the score. Go to Full Review Sarah Ksiazek Outlander TV News 08/09/2024
So far, this looks to be a series that takes the novels to heart and tries to follow the words Diana Gabaldon masterfully wrote over twenty years ago. Go to Full Review Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez Tom & Lorenzo 06/21/2018
We'd be remiss in this review if we didn't point out the gold mine that is Caitriona Balfe in the lead role. That may have been the biggest surprise of all; that this largely unknown former model could give such a nuanced, soulful, heartfelt performance. Go to Full Review David Griffin Screen Rant 05/18/2016
Whether you're a loyal fan of the books or a newcomer to Outlander, Starz latest entry in the world of television dramas looks to be a story you'll want to stick with until the end. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis World War II combat nurse Claire Randall is transported back to 1743 Scotland, where she is kidnapped by Highlanders and meets an injured man named Jamie.
Director
John Dahl
Screenwriter
Ronald D. Moore
Network
STARZ
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Aug 9, 2014
More Top TV Picks Netflix