Fans of the hit the historical TV drama series, Outlander should be delighted to know that more characters as said to arrive for Season 2!

Here's the latest on Outlander Season 2 Release Date, News and Update.

According to a recent report done by STARZ, Clive Russell is set to appear in the second season of "Outlander" as Jamie Fraser's grandfather Simon and a new rumor suggests Oscar Kennedy could have nabbed the role of a young Lord John Grey.

The official "Outlander" Twitter account that Clive Russell will be playing Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat in season two. The team has already started the production for the next season and filming for few episodes of the show is already rolling.

According to the show's stars Sam Heughan who plays as Jamie and Caitriona Balfe who plays as Claire, said that the team is currently in production during their interview conducted by TVGuideMagazine.

Heughan commented that there is a a lot of new world feel that's coming in the next season since Jamie and Claire will have the chance to meet a line of new characters. While talking about Balfe's pregnant character, the couple will have to figure out on how they can effectively carry out parenthood in an entirely brand new environment.

Jamie and Claire, boarding a vessel make their journey to France to stop the "Battle of Culloden." With all this, the two will not be having enough time to learn and enjoy parenthood duties due to the politics in the French court.

Another actor that is rumored to appear 16-year-old actor Oscar Kennedy will be playing a young Lord John Grey in season two, but STARZ has not confirmed or denied the casting. On November 6, Heughan posted on Twitter that "it has been a great week on set" despite the fact that he was filming "tough scenes" and had to work in "challenging conditions.

McTavish tweeted on the same day; "yesterday was messy, muddy madness but really great. As always, hats off to our fantastic crew."

One of Dougal's men witnesses Jamie killing his own uncle, but gives him some time to see Claire safely through the stones and back to her own time. There is a good chance that the "tough scenes" Heughan was filming with McTavish could be the fight between Jamie and Dougal, which will likely occur at the end of season two.

"Outlanders" Season 2 is expected to be release in 2016