In his new memoir, Outlander star Sam Heughan reveals he took issue with his potential nudity during Jamie's devastating season 1 assault: 'We don't need to see the horror to imagine what the characters go through.'
Sam Heughan protested being nude in the infamous Outlander season 1 rape scene. Heughan plays the lead role of Jamie Fraser on Outlander. The romance fantasy series began its run in 2014, and has since had six completed seasons. Outlander has been renewed for season 7 by Starz, though specific details of said season have yet to be revealed. Starz officially stated that Outlander season 7 would be 16 episodes, though Heughan has alluded to there actually being 18 episodes.
"This wasn't a moment where I felt that being naked would add to the horror of what Jamie undergoes in that castle dungeon as a form of punishment, subjugation, and humiliation. I pushed back, reasoning that nudity sexualized a horrific experience for my character, and it sparked quite a debate. Creative conversations are a feature of all productions, good art is made by questioning the truth and we all want to get it right.