Yellowjackets Season 2: The American thriller drama tv series is back for its second season. Here’s everything you need to know!
- The series premiered on Showtime on November 14, 2021.
- The second season premieres on March 24 on Showtime Anytime and March 26 on Showtime.
Yellowjackets is an American thriller drama tv series created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson. A New Jersey high school girls’ soccer team travels to Seattle in 1996 for a national competition. Their plane crashes in the middle of the woods while they are flying over Canada, leaving the team members who survived behind for nineteen months. The series follows their current life in 2021 and their attempts to survive.
The series premiered on Showtime on November 14, 2021. Its story and its performances gained great acclaim. Therefore, the series has been renewed for two more seasons. The second of which is set to premiere in March 2023.
So, when will it premiere? Who is the cast? What does it have in store for us? Here’s everything you need to know about the second season of Yellowjackets.
Is there a trailer for Yellowjackets Season 2?
On December 7, 2022, a very short 15-second teaser for Yellowjackets Season 2 was released. And now that an official teaser for season 2 has been revealed, fans are yelling for it. They are getting increasingly excited as the release date draws near and are eager to see what this season has in store for them.
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The official trailer for the second season was released in March 2023. Watch it here:
When will Yellowjackets Season 2 premiere?
The new season of Yellowjackets premieres on March 24, 2023, on Showtime Anytime (United States) and Paramount Plus (United Kingdom).
How many episodes are in Yellojackets Season 2? Release schedule
The exact number of episodes hasn’t been officially confirmed. According to Uproxx, however, season two will have nine episodes, one less than the first.
A new episode will air every Sunday on Showtime with the finale scheduled to air on Sunday, May 21, 2023.
Yellowjackets Season 2 Plot
Yellowjackets’ first season, which aired about a year ago, told the story of a high school soccer team left in the wilderness after a plane disaster. It was divided into two parts: one concerning the team’s attempts to survive on the island and the other about how their lives continued 25 years later.
Moving between 1996 and 2021, the show gradually answers questions posed in the present day that uncover often harsh truths about the main characters. These dilemmas and questions are solved as the episodes continue.
Therefore, the second season will delve further into what truly happened during those tough 19 months and how much it has affected the former high school soccer teammates’ adult lives. Each woman appears burdened by what happened and what they still don’t know about nature’s forces.
The first season finale ended with several open questions, especially, the main question regarding the fate of Lottie (Courtney Eaton). Other questions which are expected to be answered are, who is dead in the pit? What does the symbol mean? What will happen to Shauna’s baby?
According to showrunner Jonathan Lisco, the first season was about the teens learning to adapt to their harsh surroundings and the adults trying to convince themselves that they could keep the trauma buried. In the second season, however, they get caught and are forced to have a true reckoning.
Who is in Yellowjackets Season 2?
One of the biggest USPs of the show is its great star cast. These stars delivered superb performances. Melanie Lynskey was nominated for a Lead Actress Emmy for her portrayal of Shauna, and Christina Ricci was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Misty. Both of them will be back for the second season alongside fellow survivors Natalie (Juliette Lewis) and Taissa (Tawny Cypress).
The actors who play the teen versions of the adults will be back too, with the likes of Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Sophie Nélisse, and Ella Purnell.
Elijah Wood will be playing Walter in the upcoming Season. Simone Kessell has been cast as Adult Lottie and Lauren Ambrose as Adult Van. Joining the cast of Season 2 are Nuha Jes Izman and Jason Ritter. Kevin Alves who played the teenage Travis has been upgraded to a series regular. According to Variety, Nicole Maines, François Arnaud, and Nia Sondaya join the cast for the second season.
Where to watch Yellowjackets Season 2?
If you have traditional or online cable, you can watch the second season of Yellowjackets on Showtime starting March 26 at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET. A new episode air weekly on Sundays on Showtime.
Showtime Anytime subscribers can get early access to new episodes on Fridays at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET. A subscription is required to stream Yellowjackets on Showtime Anytime, which costs $11 per month and includes a seven-day trial, so you can watch both seasons during that period for free. You can also bundle Showtime with Paramount+ Premium for $12 per month.
Cable-cutters can watch Showtime on live TV streaming services that offer the channel in their lineup or as an add-on such as Amazon’s Prime Video, DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, Sling or YouTube TV.
The previous seasons of Yellowjackets are available to stream on the above platforms.
Will there be Yellowjackets Season 3?
In December 2022, it was announced that the series would indeed be returning for a third season at Showtime.
