David Farnor | On 17, Dec 2022

Yellowjackets has already been renewed for Season 3.

Part survival epic, part psychological horror story and part coming-of-age drama, the series charts the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness.

Season 1 starred Melanie Lynskey (Castle Rock) as former star pupil Shauna, Juliette Lewis (Camping) as punk girl Natalie, Christina Ricci (Z: The Beginning of Everything) as assistant coach Misty and Tawny Cypress (Unforgettable) as over-achieving political hopeful Taissa, along with Ella Purnell (Sweetbitter) as team captain Jackie, Samantha Hanratty (SHAMELESS) as young Misty, Sophie Thatcher (Prospect) as young Natalie, Jasmin Savoy Brown (The Leftovers) as young Taissa, Sophie Nélisse (The Book Thief) as young Shauna, Steven Krueger (The Originals) as assistant coach Ben and Warren Kole (Shades of Blue) as student Jeff.

The show was quickly renewed for a second season halfway through its first run, with Elijah Wood joining the cast as Walter, a “dedicated Citizen Detective who will challenge Misty in ways she won’t see coming”, along with Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under, Servant) and Simone Kessell (Obi-Wan Kenobi) as the adult versions of Vanessa and Lottie.

Now, more than three months before that sophomore chapter is set to premiere on Paramount+ (in March 2023), Showtime has greenlit a third season.

“With Yellowjackets’ runaway success in Season 1 and the pent-up anticipation for Season 2, we wanted to maximize the momentum by fast-tracking Season 3 now,” said Chris McCarthy, President/CEO, Showtime and Paramount Media Networks. “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.”

He added: “As we head into 2023 and beyond, our plan is to lean into Showtime’s strengths and focus on three key areas that have defined the brand. Complex and subversive antiheroes like Dexter and Yellowjackets, powerful high-stakes worlds like Homeland and Billions, and unconventional cultural takes like The L Word and The Chi – all with an eye towards making the biggest hits possible and building them into hit franchises as we have done very successfully across the company. From Yellowstone to South Park and to our global unscripted formats, these franchises have helped to drive Paramount+ to the fastest-growing streaming service in the US two years in a row, and now we are excited to bring this franchise thinking into the great set of hit series that have defined Showtime.”

A writers is being assembled for Season 3, while production on Season 2 continues.

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