Richard Rankin joins the cast of "Outlander" Season 2 as Roger Wakefield while Nell Hudson was also spotted on set with her costume on even though her character is not involved in Diana Gabaldon's book. Also, EP Ron Moore has cleared the issues if the upcoming season is still based on the novel.
Richard Rankin officially joins the cast of "Outlander" for its second season and according to Christian Post, the 32-year-old Scottish actor will be portraying the character of Roger Wakefield. Rankin's character is a 20-something Oxford scholar who was adopted by Reverend Wakefield after his parents died in World War II.
In addition to that, Nell Hudson was spotted on set even though her character Laoghaire MacKenzie was not included in the upcoming story of Diana Gabaldon's novel. Realty Today reports that the 24-year-old English actress is wearing her costume which created a buzz online.
Meanwhile, executive producer Ronald D. Moore responded to The Wrap regarding the issues if "Outlander" Season 2 will still follow Diana Gabaldon's novel "Dragonfly in Amber".
Moore stated, "Yeah, it took more work to adapt it. It's a more complicated plotline. Diana shifted points of views a couple of times, it's more politicals, it deals with a lot more elements, it shifts locations more than once. It's just a more complicated piece of material to try and adapt.
Whereas the 1st season, it was relatively more straightforward, more linear and you can just track it moving forward. Season 2 just required more work. It was a harder book to adapt and as a result, we did make more changes from the source material than we probably did in season 1, but it's definitely that world. It's definitely that story. Anyone who's read the book will definitely recognize it."
"Outlander" Season 2 is set to return around Spring 2016 exclusively on Starz Network. "Outlander" is an American-British TV drama series created by Ronald D. Moore. The storyline is based on Diana Gabaldon's novel series under the same name.
