Behind-the-Scenes Pictures from the Set of ‘Outlander’

The Outlander cast is weirdly obsessed with shadow selfies.

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Outlander, your favorite sexy, time-traveling, Scottish romance, is a lot of things. It's sexy, yes. It's dramatic. Sometimes it's even kind of hilarious. Behind the scenes, though, the cast's hilarity and personal brand of quirky absurdity are turned up to 11. To prove it, here are 46 wonderfully weird photos the cast and crew have shared from behind the scenes of the hit Starz drama. 

Sam Heughan, Caitriona Balfe, Maria Doyle Kennedy, and Colin McFarlane

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Full costume selfies are the best selfies.

Sophie Skelton, Caitriona Balfe, and Sam Heughan

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Nothing says "historically accurate" like a smartphone and puffy coat, right?

Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan

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The stars of Outlander work so hard they can't stay awake by the end of the season. Or Caitriona can't, anyway. 

Sam Heughan and Sophie Skelton

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Just a little Pret on set.

Sam Heughan

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Sam Heughan. In full costume. On a bike. Perfection.

Sam Heughan

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Does it ruin the magic to see the camera there? Not for us, either.

Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan

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Just chilling at Frasers Fridge. No big.

Caitriona Balfe, Sophie Skelton, and Richard Rankin

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This group selfie is amazing, whether you're an Outlander fan or not. 

Caitriona Balfe

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Sam Heughan shared this great Boomarang of Caitriona celebrating the end of filming Season 4 in someone's trailer.

Caitriona Balfe, Aisha Tyler, and Sam Heughan

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Sometimes famous fans visit the set and everyone involved needs to geek out with Instagram pics.

Caitriona Balfe

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Caitriona shared this picture of her and Costume Designer Emma-Louise Ryan on set back in 2014.

Lauren Lyle

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Lauren Lyle, casually pulling back the curtain on Outlander's green screen use. 

Sam Heughan and Crew

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Sam Heughan's wrap shots deserve to be made into a calendar.

Sam Heughan 

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In case you ever forget that Outlander is all happening on a set full of people in modern clothes...

Caitriona Balfe, Lauren Lyle, John Hunter Bell, and Keith Fleming

Everything about this group shot is pure joy.

César Domboy

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This mirror selfie in the makeup trailer is quintessential behind-the-scenes stuff.

Sam Heughan and Cairtriona Balfe

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Here's one of Sam and Caitriona's earliest on-location friendship selfies, from way back in 2014.

Caitriona Balfe

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A special thank you goes out to Sam Heughan for this photo of Caitriona, doing wonderful weirdo stretches in old-timey underwear.

Lauren Lyle

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Lauren Lyle would make an excellent 18th century influencer.

Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan

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Water shoots are always sexy.

Cast Shot

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Sam Heughan shared this photo of his "Season 2 dysfunctional family" on Instagram.

Caitriona Balfe and Anita Anderson

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Here's a little proof from Outlander makeup artist Anita Anderson that Caitriona is the epitome of poised perfection. 

Makeup Artist Anita Anderson

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And here Anderson is on set, with cats, courtesy of Caitriona's Instagram.

Sam Heguhan

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Anderson's cat picture can't beat Sam's cat selfie though.

César Domboy and Keith Fleming

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Beach naps on the Outlander set. We've never been so jealous. 

Set Breakfasts 

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Anita Anderson also gave the world a glimpse at the glamorous world of Outlander set breakfasts. 

Caitrion Balfe, César Domboy, and Lauren Lyle

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César Domboy shared this "seasons collide" selfie, and we thank him for it.

Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe

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Sam shared this (clearly boozy) photo of him and Caitriona at one of Outlander's wrap parties. 

Sam's Students

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Sam Heughan shared this photo of him and students from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland on the Outlander set. 

Lauren Lyle

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Lauren, expertly avoiding an Outlander #CoffeeGate situation by having her coffee far from hot sets. 

Sophie Skelton and Caitriona Balfe

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Skelton shared this wonderful snap in honor of National Absurdity Day, which feels like a holiday invented for Outlander

César Domboy

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Just a casual "hanging out at the trailer in character" shot shared by César Domboy.

Sam Heughan

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The best part of this in-costume rugby shoutout video is Caitriona Balfe video bombing it.

Sam Heughan and Romann Berrux

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This selfie welcomed Romann to Instagram and we can't think of a better introduction to the IG world.

Caitriona Balfe and Tobias Menzies

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Warning: Caitriona's goodbye tribute to her onscreen husband might make you tear up.

Lauren Lyle and César Domboy

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If it weren't for the water bottle, this could pass for a still from the show.

Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan 

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Caitriona and Sam, like all best friends, kill time taking random photos together, like this one of their shadows, complete with a trolly caption from Caitriona about Sam's height.

Richard Rankin

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Richard Rankin is also a fan of shadow selfies on set. Must be an Outlander cast thing. 

César Domboy

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And César Domboy, too. The shadow selfie is basically an Outlander rite of passage. 

Romann Berrux and Caitriona Balfe

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You know, for those times when your camera needs a shower cap.

César Domboy and Romann Berrux

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Two Ferguses in one photo? We're fine with that.

Caitriona Balfe

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Fun fact: The Outlander cast spends their downtime on set doing things like watching sheep racing. 

Caitriona Balfe

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And watching goats dance. As if you didn't already think the Outlander cast had the best jobs, right? 

Romann Berrux

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Puffy coat and a camera coverup. Scotland weather is brutal. 

Lauren Lyle and John Hunter Bell

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Photo courtesy of César Domboy, playing paparazzi on set.

Caitriona Balfe 

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Caitriona Balfe shared this picture of the Outlander table read in 2014.

Kayleigh Roberts
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Kayleigh Roberts is a freelance writer and editor with more than 10 years of professional experience. Her byline has appeared in Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, The Atlantic, Allure, Entertainment Weekly, MTV, Bustle, Refinery29, Girls’ Life Magazine, Just Jared, and Tiger Beat, among other publications. She's a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.