Showtime Renews YELLOWJACKETS for Season 3!
We’re still three months away from the premiere of Yellowjackets Season 2, but Showtime is so confident in the show and its success that they’ve already ordered a third season! If you’re a fan of the series, this is awesome news!
Chris McCarthy, President/CEO, Showtime and Paramount Media Networks, said in a statement: “With Yellowjackets’ runaway success in season one and the pent-up anticipation for season two, we wanted to maximize the momentum by fast-tracking season three now. The show’s ambition is only exceeded by its execution, and I thank the incredible creative team behind it, including Ashley, Bart, Jonathan, eOne and the Showtime team, for turning this into such a success.”
The early renewal “demonstrates our strong commitment to the show and its ability to continue to grow as well as how it fits clearly within a Showtime brand,” McCarthy added.
The series followed a talented high school girls' soccer team who survive a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The story “chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later, proving that the past is never really past and what began out in the wilderness is far from over.”
The show was created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson (Narcos), and it stars Melanie Lynskey (Castle Rock), Juliette Lewis (Camping), Christiana Ricci (Z: The Beginning of Everything) and Tawny Cypress (Unforgettable), Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under, Servant), Simone Kessell (Obi-Wan Kenobi) and Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings) in a season-long guest arc.
The series also stars Tawny Cypress, Ella Purnell, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Sammi Hanratty, Steven Krueger, and Warren Kole.
One of the big reasons for the Season 3 renewal was to make sure that the cast was locked in for another season.
When previously talking about Season 2, Ricci teased that it’s "more crazy, more shocking, and really compelling and fun." She went on to say: "I can't really get too much into detail, but I will say the first couple scripts had the entire cast gasping. So it's even wilder."
Yellowjackets is set to premiere on March 24th, 2023.