Time-Bending 2-Part Fantasy Series Returns As A Global Streaming Hit At The Perfect Time

Published Sep 21, 2026, 8:29 PM EDT

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HBO Max has become the streaming home of a massive fantasy hit with a strong time travel element, and this two-part series is shooting up the charts. When it comes to HBO Max's list of TV shows, fantasy is easily one of the streaming service's strongest. After all, the streamer is home to the iconic Game of Thrones franchise, which holds some of the best fantasy TV shows of all time. That includes the original Game of Thrones, which ran for eight seasons, as well as the two HBO spinoffs House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

However, HBO Max's fantasy lineup is made up of more than just Game of Thrones shows. Among the genre projects on the streaming service are beloved series like the James McAvoy and Dafne Keen fantasy show His Dark Materials, the fiery vampire shows True Blood and The Vampire Diaries, Damon Lindelof's mind-bending The Leftovers, and more. Now, HBO Max is seeing how a fantasy series that was originally from another streaming service, Outlander: Blood of My Blood, has become a massive global sensation on the streamer, and it comes at the best possible time for the show's international success.

Outlander: Blood Of My Blood Is One Of HBO Max's Biggest Global Hits

At the time of writing, Outlander: Blood of My Blood is the 6th most-watched TV show on HBO Max worldwide, according to FlixPatrol. That comes as a pleasant surprise, as the hit fantasy series is a Starz original. In the United States, viewers can watch the show on Starz alongside the fantasy franchise's original series, Outlander, with Blood of My Blood not available on HBO Max nationwide. Outlander: Blood of My Blood is also available to stream on Prime Video and Philo in the US. The romantic fantasy series with a time travel component is the most-watched TV show on Starz nationwide.

As for the Outlander prequel's streaming performance internationally, Outlander: Blood of My Blood has left behind shows like the animated Regular Show: The Lost Tapes, the original drama Collision, the crime documentary A Killer Story, and more on HBO Max's global chart. That list is led by DC's latest live-action series, Lanterns. Right now, Outlander: Blood of My Blood is trending on HBO Max in 15 countries. The fantasy series ranks as high as the streamer's most popular TV show in three of those countries, including Bulgaria, Moldova, and Romania. Outlander: Blood of My Blood is also trending on Disney+ in 17 countries.

What Is Season 2 About?

Outlander: Blood of My Blood's streaming success on HBO Max worldwide is timed to the release of new episodes on the streaming service. After all, Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 2 debuted on September 18. The Outlander prequel series' new episodes follow Brian Fraser and Ellen MacKenzie as the 1715 Jacobite Rising erupts, while the show's other main couple, Julia Beauchamp and Henry Beauchamp have been separated through time.

Julia is with baby Claire, who will grow up to become the female lead of Outlander as played by Caitríona Balfe, in the past, while Henry is in a 20th-century asylum. Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 2 is only getting started.