Outlander Season 2 Casting Announcements

Outlander fans! Casting announcements were made for two new characters for the show’s much anticipated second season. No, they aren’t for Brianna or Roger; but still important characters none the less.

French actor Stanley Weber (Borgia and Agatha Christie: Poirot) [pictured above on the left] will play the French Le Comte St. Germain while Scottish actor Robert Cavanah (Hatfields & McCoys and the British series Eastenders and Doctors) [pictured above on the right] will play Jamie’s Jacobite cousin, wine merchant Jared Fraser, per Access Hollywood.

In the second book, “Dragonfly in Amber“, on which the second season of the show will be based, Jared greets Jamie and Claire when they arrive in France. They live in his grand home and look after his wine business while he travels to the West Indies, which provides the perfect cover for their attempts to avert the impending Jacobite Rising.

Whereas Le Comte St. Germain first becomes aware of Claire when her weighing in on a public-health matter causes him to lose a lot of money. As the story progresses, St. Germain is revealed as a merciless villain who traffics in the occult.

The second season of Outlander will return to Starz sometime in 2016.

Thanks to TV Line for the details.