Outlander star Caitriona Balfe says final season is on hold due to writer's strike

Outlander season 7 has already been drama filled since its release on June 16.

Outlander's leading lady Caitriona Balfe has opened up on one of the huge twists in the show's seventh season.

star Janelle James is waiting on pins and needles amid the ongoing writers' strike.The writers' strike officially began May 2 between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and major Hollywood studios over fair compensation, particularly in the wake of the expansion of streaming services. The stalemate has already affected awards shows, delayed various productions and put into uncertainty the return of scripted broadcast programming.With ABC not relying on scripted programming for its fall slate due to the writers' strike, it is becoming increasingly apparent the wait for many viewer favorites, including , may be longer than anticipated.«I have no idea what's going to happen,» James, who was nominated for Best Actress at the BET Awards, told ET's Kevin Frazier on Sunday when asked about how she'll be spending her summer, «but you know, I hope it doesn't happen until the writers get what they're asking for.»Though everything is currently at a standstill, James maintained she will be standing in support of the writers as they fight for fair compensation.«So what we've been doing is standing in solidarity and hoping that it comes to a conclusion quickly, so people can get back to work,» the actress said.James attended the BET Awards in a black Tom Ford minidress with gold accents and accessories on Sunday, and she spoke about the hip-hop legends present at the awards show.«MC Lyte is right next to me, I just saw, so that was cool to catch on camera.

Outlander has returned to our screens for the highly anticipated season seven, and best-selling author for first bringing the franchise to life, Diana Gabaldon, has opened up on her love for Scotland where the show is based in a new interview.

Sharareh Drury administrator SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “The Happiest Place on Earth,” Season 7, Episode 2 of “Outlander,” now streaming on Starz. While an epic explosion at Frasier’s Ridge would seem like the most shocking event thus far this season on “Outlander,” the Starz series managed to also pack in a shocking reveal, a bittersweet birth and the series’ most heartbreaking goodbye yet. Moments into “The Happiest Place on Earth,” the mystery of who actually killed Malva (Jessica Reynolds) is finally solved. Despite Tom Christie (Mark Lewis Jones) having taken the blame for his daughter’s murder to save Claire (Caitriona Balfe) from the noose, it was actually his son Allan (Alexander Vlahos) who did it. Claire tries to stop Allan, overcome with grief, from taking his own life but Ian (John Bell) appears and shoots him with an arrow — stating that Allan’s actions killed an unborn child and for that, he cannot live. 

Outlander secretly warned us what we were in for ("a startling discovery about Roger and Brianna's newborn daughter; a familiar face returns; explosive consequences at the Ridge…"), but nothing could have prepared us for everything that went down, both literally and figuratively. Written by Toni Graphia and directed by Lisa Clarke, the episode——harkened back to Outlander's early days, when traveling through the Stones was commonplace, and were left with nothing but each other.  The episode starts at Fraser's Ridge, with Claire looking well after being captured.

messy ending, both romantically and in terms of Kitty’s education, the Netflix series has been renewed for a second season.Condor can next be seen in the movie “Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken,” which hits theaters June 30.

Sam Heughan hailed Caitriona Balfe an "honorary Scot" thanks to the time she's spent here filming for Outlander.

Outlander fans were delighted on Friday when the brand new bumper episode of season seven dropped.

Outlander star Richard Rankin says that season 7 is the best yet for Roger and Brianna as they navigate life in Fraser's Ridge.

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from the Season 7 premiere of Starz’s Outlander.

This story about Phil Dunster and “Ted Lasso” first appeared in the Comedy Series issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.Ask “Ted Lasso” fans to name their favorite storyline of the surprisingly super-sized Season 3 and you’ll likely get a unanimous answer: the burgeoning bromance between Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein) and Jamie Tartt (Phil Dunster). The relationship would have been unimaginable in Season 1, when the two alpha males openly despised each other. But the bad blood was wiped clean by Jamie’s transformation from AFC Richmond bad boy to team sweetheart.“I made a petition that I signed 25,000 times myself and gave it to the writers every day so that they would start writing Roy and Jamie scenes, because it was sort of my raison d’etre for a while,” Dunster said, smiling.

Outlander star Joey Phillips has recalled a hilarious moment Sam Heughan found himself in whilst shooting season 7 of the much-loved show.

Rebecca Romijn and Paul Wesley are blasting off to . With the second season of Paramount+'s Star Trek series in full swing, the two stars previewed the latest intergalactic adventures that await the crew of the USS Enterprise.In the new season, Captain Pike (Anson Mount) and the Enterprise team confront dangerous stakes, explore uncharted territories and encounter new life and civilizations. The crew will also embark on personal journeys that will continue to test their resolve and redefine their destinies.

It’s been nearly 10 years since “Outlander” started, so Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe know each other very well.

Paul McCartney says he’s using artificial intelligence technology to “extricate” the vocals of his former bandmate John Lennon from an old demo to create a “final Beatles record.”

Caitriona Balfe has gushed over Sam Heughan in a new interview as she admits she's been 'so lucky' to work alongside him.

is gearing up for a supersized seventh season, and stars Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan promise it's every bit worth the wait.«It's probably the biggest we've done since season 1,» Heughan told ET's Will Marfuggi of the anticipated season, which kicks off Friday. «A lot of water has gone under the bridge since that first season. But this one is tying up a lot of loose ends.

Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe have some thoughts on how “Outlander” will end.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has released a sneak peek into the highly anticipated second season.