'Outlander' Series: Season 2 Casts Audrey Brisson As Nun, Who Is Sister Angelique? [VIDEO]
Outlander is bringing in the nuns for season 2.
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Audrey Brisson will take on the role of Sister Angelique, according to TV Wise, a nun at L'Hopital Des Anges in Paris.
Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) ended the series' devastating freshman finale by boarding a boat for France, and the couple will find themselves visiting the L'Hopital Des Anges whilst Jamie attempts to quell the Jacobite rising. Claire's decision to utilize her medical expertise will lead her to volunteer at the hospital, putting her contact with Sister Angelique.
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Season 2 of the Starz series will center on the events of Dragonfly in Amber. Penned by Diana Gabaldon, the second novel in the Outlander series follows the continuing adventures of Claire as she utilizes her knowledge as a time traveler in an attempt to save the Scots from the unfortunate effects of the impending uprising.
"Season 2 is more political, especially when they are in France," executive producer Ron Moore teased, according to Yahoo! TV.
Find out more when Outlander returns to Starz later this year. Click the video below to see a preview for the series' latest episode, "To Ransom a Man's Soul."
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