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This past Sunday was World Outlander Day and the folks over at Starz brought together the cast of Outlander and the soon-to-air prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood in a celebration of that big day.

“The Gathering” special – which you can watch directly below in its entirety, all 26 plus minutes of it – featured most of the main cast of the flagship series Outlander as well as nearly all of the cast members of Outlander: Blood of My Blood. You can see the new generation of Frasers, MacKenzies and Beauchamps alongside their descendants in conversations about both shows and even see some clips of the much-anticipated new series.

Specifically, the special features interviews with the executive producers, Matthew B. Roberts and Maril Davis, as well as cast members from both series with those previously mentioned sneak peeks and a look back at the legacy of the series that started it all, dating back 12 years. [Can you believe it’s been that long?!]

Outlander: Blood of My Blood will debut on Starz on Friday, August 8 at 8 PM, starring Hermione Corfield (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) as Claire’s mother Julia Moriston; Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) as Claire’s father Henry Beauchamp; Harriet Slater (Belgravia: The Next Chapter) as Jamie’s mother Ellen MacKenzie and Jamie Roy (Squeaky Clean Mysteries: Hazardous Duty as Jamie’s father Brian Fraser. The series will move between the war-torn battlefields of World War I to the sweeping Highlands of 18th century Scotland, showcasing two new love stories filled with loyalty, passion and desire, as the young couples defy the forces that seek to tear them apart.

The cast of this spin-off series will also include Tony Curran (Mary & George) as Jamie’s grandfather Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat; Séamus McLean Ross (Rebus) as Jamie’s uncle Colum MacKenzie; Sam Retford (Ackley Bridge) as Jamie’s other uncle Dougal MacKenzie; Rory Alexander (Pistol) as Jamie’s godfather Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser; Conor MacNeill (Industry) as Ned Gowan, the “accountant” of the Clan MacKenzie; Sadhbh Malin (Love, Rosie) as Jamie’s aunt Jocasta Cameron; Sara Vickers (Endeavour) as Jamie’s grandmother Davina Porter and Sally Messham (Blitz) as Mrs. Fitz, the “housekeeper” of Castle Leoch.

Cast members from Outlander who are featured in “The Gathering” special include Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell, David Berry, Lauren Lyle, Charles Vandervaart, Izzy Meikle-Small, Caitlin O’Ryan, Paul Gorman and Diarmaid Murtagh.

You can also check out new promo pictures for Outlander: Blood of My Blood below:

[Photo Credit: Starz]

Make sure to set your calendars for the debut of Outlander: Blood of My Blood on August 8 at 8 PM on Starz.