The Yellow Jackets Ahead of the show’s third season, the show surprised viewers with several shocking plot twists.
The series has a dual timeline where viewers follow a high school football team in the past as they survive a plane crash in the woods before catching up with them more than two decades later as adults. meet up
During the second season, which ended in May 2023, Lottie (Courtney Eaton) stepped down as leader of the past group and handed over the role to Natalie (Sophie Thatcher). After teenagers eat jawi (Luciano Leroux) as a group, they coach Ben (Steven KruegerThat caused their cabin to burn.
Meanwhile the present-day timeline took a dark turn when Luti (Simon Castle) suggested that the group needed to choose sacrifice to the darkness. Lisa (Nicole Menz) intervenes trying to defend Lottie, and as a result, Misty (Christina Ricci) nearly poisoned him to death. But in a last-minute twist, Natalie (Juliette Lewis) stepped in to defend Lisa and was actually about to die.
Warning: This story contains spoilers about the plot of Yellowjackets Season 2. The twists and turns keep coming. After introducing some major obstacles to the past and present timelines, Yellowjackets wrapped up Season 2 with a shocking death. In the 1996 timeline, Lottie (Courtney Eaton) steps down as leader of the group. […]
After the shocking finale aired, Ricky revealed that the cast had been largely kept in the dark about the decision to kill off the adult Natalie.
“I didn’t know that until shortly before we shot the episode. We all love Juliet. I love Juliet. We’ve all been through so much on the show and become so close and fought and have reconciled and love each other — and we’re like sisters,” she recalled. Variety. “I think we were all very upset and sad that Natalie was dying. And it was hard to shoot. It was very emotional. We shot a lot more than we ended up in the episode of me holding Juliet while she was dying. And stuff. They were really tough scenes, and really annoying. I ran into Juliet the next day, and we both started crying again.
The actress hinted that Misty will struggle with how her decision led to Natalie’s death, adding, “It was a complete mistake. She made a great choice — another characteristically immature, impulsive one.” , a selfish choice where she was going to kill the person who was going to hurt her friend. It’s about her friends being taken away, it’s about what she wants It was a decision.”
Keep scrolling for everything you need to know about Season 3 The Yellow Jackets:
Where does the story pick up?
In the current timeline, Natalie was killed by Misty by injecting Lisa with phenobarbital. Death appeared to appease Lottie, who decided the darkness was with them and claimed to have accepted Natalie as a sacrifice. Lottie also beckoned to Wayne (Lauren Ambrose) that as a result, the darkness would cure his cancer.
The previous timeline focused on the circumstances following Javi’s drowning and how the group prepared him as their next meal. Travis (Kevin Alves) cut out a piece of Javi’s heart, allowing the others to eat his brother. Coach Ben was displeased with this behavior, which set off a series of events where the group’s cabin was burned down.
When will season 3 air?
Deadline reported in January 2024 that the writers’ room for Season 3 had reopened three months earlier. As a result of delays from the Hollywood strikes, the third season of the hit Showtime series will not air until February 14, 2025, with a two-episode premiere.
Which cast members will return?
Melanie LenskiReiki, Tenny CypressAmbrose, Castle, Warren Cole And Sarah Desjardins Expect to return to the current storyline. Sophie Nellis, Samantha Hanrity, Jasmine Savoy BrownThatcher, Eton, Leo HewsonAlves and Krueger will also likely return to the past timeline.
Joel McHale Joined the show as a guest star in August 2024. A month later, Hilary Swank was announced as a cast member. He has guest star status but could be upgraded to a recurring role in a possible fourth season.
Who was eliminated from the series?
After the end of Season 2, Lewis confirmed her exit from the show.
“I am overwhelmed by the appreciation for my work on @yellowjackets,” he wrote via Instagram in May 2023. I believe this team can do and write literally anything, the chemistry and sheer talent of this extraordinary – ever growing – cast is something I will always be in awe of. You all have my heart. ❤️ Until we meet again.”
Lewis has not yet addressed whether he is likely to return in the flashback sequence.
Will Juliette Lewis still appear on the show?
Despite her character’s on-screen death, Lewis said The Hollywood Reporter in January 2024 that she was not ruling out a return via flashback.
“I don’t know anything,” she shared at the time. “But I think it’s a good idea. We’ll see what happens.”
Why was the production schedule pushed back?
Production was initially delayed to May 2023 due to the WGA strike. “Well, we just spent a day in the #YellowJackets S3 writers room. It was amazing, and creatively stimulating, and a lot of fun, and I’ll be back as soon as the #WGA gets a fair deal. Excited to come. #1u #unionstrong,” co-creator Ashley Lyle wrote via X (formerly Twitter) that same month.
Actors joined writers on the picket line two months later, and both strikes were resolved by the end of the year.
Lyle gave an update on how the writing process was going in December 2023 during a SAG-AFTRA panel, saying, “We’re deep in the writing. Everyone is so incredibly excited to get going. Come back ready and creatively inspired. We’re having so much fun and so excited about it.
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What does the future hold for teenagers?
Lyle weighed in on the decision to burn down the girls’ cabin, adding to the panel, “We wanted to find a new way to test the team, and what better way than to have them remove the big net of shelter? “
How will season 3 differ from past seasons?
“We are in the middle. [writing] Right now I don’t want to give too much away. I’m always in trouble,” Lyle explained wrap In March 2024. “I would say we see Season 3 as a bit of a return to Season 1, though in terms of vibe. I’ll just say the girls have been out there. [in the woods] For a while and they flourish.”
Are there plans for more seasons?
While Season 2 was still airing, Lyle hinted that five seasons were planned.
“We just want to tell the best story we can and that means not rushing, and that also means not dragging things out. And we’ll find a natural ending,” he said. told The Hollywood Reporter About his vision in March 2023 The Yellow Jackets.
Who could be Pit Girl?
There are five characters from the past timeline whose fates have not been revealed: Coach Ben, Mari, Aquila, General, and Melissa. Based on the glimpse viewers got of Pit Girl in the pilot as the rest of the group hunted her down, Mari is a likely candidate.
What can fans expect from Season 3?
“I’m going to put it out there that Season 1 is chaotic and messy, Season 2 is still cold and dark and it was winter, and then it was the thaw,” Hannerty told Entertainment Tonight in January 2024. I would melt to see what these guys are and really get to see, like, these girls’ brothers.”
Steven Krueger, who plays Coach Ben, hinted that the upcoming season will be the “wildest, bloodiest” yet.
