Which Other Shows Did The Outlander Director Previously Direct?

Nice, short breakdown: if you mean the director who launched 'Outlander' with the pilot, that’s Ronald D. Moore—he’s the veteran writer-showrunner who came from big sci-fi roots and is famously associated with 'Battlestar Galactica' and earlier work on 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' and 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'. He later went on to create 'For All Mankind', which shows the same flair for character-driven genre drama.

But episodes aren’t all directed by one person. Anna Foerster is a recurring director on 'Outlander' too, and she also directed the feature 'Underworld: Blood Wars', bringing movie-level visuals into the series. In short, the show mixes Moore’s overarching creative hand with a rotating group of directors who each bring their own prior-television and film experience—so when an episode feels uniquely styled, it’s often because of that specific director’s background. I find that variety keeps the series fresh and exciting.

I get a little giddy thinking about the creative brains behind 'Outlander'—there’s more than one director attached across seasons, but the name that most people mean when they say “the 'Outlander' director” is Ronald D. Moore, who directed the pilot and helped set the show’s tone. He isn’t just a one-off director: he’s the powerhouse who transitioned from being a writer and producer into showrunning and directing. Before 'Outlander' he was best known for reimagining and running 'Battlestar Galactica' (the 2004 reboot) and for a long career on the 'Star Trek' family of series—most notably 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' and 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'—where his storytelling chops really developed. More recently he created and ran 'For All Mankind', so even if he’s not credited as director on every episode, his fingerprints show up across several high-profile sci-fi and drama series.

That said, 'Outlander' has a rotating roster of episode directors, and a couple of names pop up repeatedly. Anna Foerster, for example, directed multiple episodes of 'Outlander' and also directed the feature 'Underworld: Blood Wars'—she brings a cinematic eye and experience from both film and TV. Other directors who have worked on the series come from diverse backgrounds: some cut their teeth on procedural dramas, period pieces, or genre shows, so each episode often feels like a small collaboration between the showrunner’s vision and a director’s personal style.

If you’re hunting for specifics episode-by-episode, the easiest way is to check episode credits on databases like IMDb or the end credits themselves—each episode lists its director and often links to their past work. Personally I love tracing how a director’s previous projects influence the mood of an episode—whether it’s a grittier, character-focused moment or a sweeping, cinematic sequence. It’s like spotting an artist’s brushstrokes across different canvases, and 'Outlander' has a great mix of those voices, which keeps the show feeling alive to me.