Outlander: Merlin Alum Laura Donnelly Joins the Cast

Starz has announced that Merlin alum Laura Donnelly has joined the cast of the network s upcoming Outlander adaptation. She s set to play Jenny Fraser Murray, Jamie s stubborn older sister who has acted as a surrogate mother to him. When the series begins, she s married to Jamie s best friend Ian and has one child with another on the way. Said to combine romance, history, science fiction, and adventure, Outlander tells the story of married World War II nurse Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe), who finds herself transported back to 18th century Scotland. Once there, she meets and falls for Scottish warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), thereby causing her to reevaluate whether she wants to find a way home or try to start her life over in this unfamiliar time and place. Based on the series of novels by Diana Gabaldon, and set to be showran by Battlestar Galactica s Ronald D. Moore, the show will have its first two episodes directed by John Dahl. In addition to her role as Freya on the

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