185 articles today

'Outlander': What is Consumption? The Disease Claire Can't Cure

Decider
Story by Unknown
from Decider
Image from Decider
scrn logline
Outlander star Caitriona Balfe explores the devastating impact of consumption, a disease that challenges her character Claire's medical abilities in the Starz drama
beat sheet
  • Balfe reveals the personal toll of portraying the consumptive Moulin Rouge actress Satine, drawing parallels between the two period pieces
  • Showrunner Matthew B. Roberts teases how Claire's inability to cure the disease will raise the stakes and test her medical knowledge in upcoming episodes
call sheet
Caitriona Balfe, Starz, Outlander, Moulin Rouge!
Read the source