“Just to be part of that conversation and talk about what does it look like, what happens to your body when you get bitten by a snake, what happens to the wound and we had these really amazing prosthetics that we used throughout the story.”
Along with facing his mortality, Jamie is likely to continue with struggling with his identity having to work for the British despite his allegiances to Scotland.
There’s also likely to be a part of Jamie longing to return to his homeland, which could play into his struggles in the New World.
Just how the writers decide to approach both Jamie’s mortality and also his identity remain to be seen but they are likely to play out slightly differently to the novels as the TV show becomes its own entity.
Outlander seasons 1 to 5 are streaming on Amazon Prime Video now