Outlander is a historical fantasy television series based on the book series of the same name by Diana Gabaldon. Developed by Ronald D. Moore, the show premiered on August 9, 2014, on Starz. It stars Caitríona Balfe as Claire Randall, an English former World War II military nurse in Scotland who, in 1945, finds herself transported back in time to 1743. There, she encounters, marries and falls in love with a dashing Highland warrior named Jamie Fraser, a tacksman of Clan Fraser of Lovat. Here, Claire becomes embroiled in the Jacobite rising.