Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 5: Release date and time, what’s next, and everything you need to know

Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 5 (Image via Starz)
Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 5 (Image via Starz)

Two couples long to be with each other, and Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 5 continues their search for hope and the chance to be together. While Henry and Ellen couldn’t be any farther away from each other, Brian Fraser and Ellen MacKenzie have some big plans to meet.

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Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 5 will be out next Friday, August 29, 2025, only on Starz, at 8 pm ET. Titled Needfire, the next episode brings plenty of drama and tension as Brian and Ellen try to spend some time together at the Beltane festival without her brothers knowing.

However, there are some complications because it’s not only her brothers, Calum and Dougal, or her betrothed, Malcolm MacKenzie, that they have to worry about. Meanwhile, Julia Beauchamp’s pregnancy secret is no longer a secret as her belly grows.

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When does Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 5 come out?

A still from Outlander: Blood of My Blood (Image via Starz)
A still from Outlander: Blood of My Blood (Image via Starz)

Following the show’s one-episode-per-week release schedule after the double-episode premiere, Outlander: Blood of My Blood, season 1 episode 5, will be released next Friday, August 29, 2025. As usual, the new episode will arrive at around 8 pm Eastern Time.

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Here’s a guide to the exact release timing of the fifth episode in the series in selected major time zones worldwide:

Time zoneRelease DateRelease Time
Pacific TimeFriday, August 29, 20255 pm
Central TimeFriday, August 29, 2025
7 pm
Eastern TimeFriday, August 29, 2025
8 pm
British Summer TimeSaturday, August 30, 2025
1 am
Central European TimeSaturday, August 30, 2025
2 am
Eastern European TimeSaturday, August 30, 2025
3 am
Indian Standard TimeSaturday, August 30, 2025
5:30 am
Japan Standard TimeSaturday, August 30, 2025
9 am
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Like the previous episodes of the Outlander prequel series, Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 5 will drop exclusively on Starz for those in the US. Meanwhile, those in the UK can stream the series using the MGM+ streaming service via Amazon Prime Video.


How many episodes are left in Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1?

With the first season only having 10 episodes, the show is almost halfway done, with only six episodes remaining, including next week’s Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 5.

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Here’s the rest of the release schedule episode-wise:

  • Episode 5: Neefire - August 29, 2025
  • Episode 6: Birthright - September 5, 2025
  • Episode 7: Luceo Non Uro - September 12, 2025
  • Episode 8: A Virtuous Woman - September 19, 2025
  • Episode 9: Braemar - September 26, 2025
  • Episode 10: Something Borrowed - October 10, 2025

A brief recap of Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 4

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Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 4 is filled with confirmations, teasers, and hearts longing for their loved ones. Julia and Henry are yet to find each other, while Ellen and Brian are yet to find a chance to be together. At Castle Leathers, Brian and Julia conspire to help each other. Julia promises to help him send a message to Ellen MacKenzie, and in return, Brian will help her escape for good.

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Meanwhile, Ellen becomes a prisoner in her own home because of her brothers, who are eager to use her as a pawn to get favor and money from the Grants. The episode also confirms that Julia did sleep with Lord Lovat at the end of Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 3.

With Lovat’s early return at Castle Leathers, Julia reveals her pregnancy, saying that the laird is the father. Meanwhile, Henry, who continues to look for Julia at Inverness, is tasked to collect rent from Grant tenants, which ends in chaos after Henry’s PTSD is triggered.

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He’s also at the end of a tightrope with Isaac Grant after refusing to follow his order to increase the rent and instead starts a lottery scheme. Despite Henry coming home with more money than Grant’s request, he still earns his new boss’ ire for not following instructions.

Read more: Where was Outlander: Blood of my Blood filmed?


Major events to expect in Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 5

Starz has released an Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 5 teaser ahead of next week’s release, and it promises even more tension, especially for the Fraser clan.

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Here are some of the highlights fans can expect in Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 5:

  • The Beltane festival: In the previous episode, Ellen and Brian agree to meet at the festival, and according to her in the episode 5 teaser, it’s where maidens often lose their innocence.
  • Someone witnesses Ellen and Brian’s rendezvous: For several episodes, the two have been secretly meeting each other, but they have never been found out. In episode 5’s teaser, someone witnesses them, and it is Murtagh.
  • Murtagh and Brian’s face-off: Murtagh has been in love with Ellen and has plans to pursue her. Brian knows all about it, and seeing his cousin with the woman he’s pining for, Murtagh does not take the betrayal kindly. Episode 5 teases things getting physical, with Murtagh throwing his fist.
  • Julia is losing her friend and ally: In the previous episode, Julia and Brian agree to help each other, but the news of the baby, whom she claims is Lord Lovat’s, Brian’s father, changes their newfound friendship.
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Catch Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 1 episode 5 next week, August 29, 2025, only on Starz.

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