Yellowjackets releases teaser and announces date for season 2

December 8, 2022 Queer Forty Staff 3 min read

Yellowjackets, the survivalist drama with prominent queer storylines returns this spring!

SHOWTIME has announced that the Emmy-nominated drama Yellowjackets will return for its highly-anticipated second season starting Friday, March 24 on streaming and on demand for all SHOWTIME subscribers, before making its on-air debut on Sunday, March 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Season one, which has a rare 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes and received seven Emmy nominations, averaged over 5 million weekly viewers across platforms and was the second-most streamed series in SHOWTIME history. Produced for SHOWTIME by studio Entertainment One (eOne), the series is currently in production in Vancouver.

Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson (Narcos), Yellowjackets stars Emmy nominee and Critics Choice Award winner Melanie Lynskey (Castle Rock), Oscar^® and Emmy nominee Juliette Lewis (Camping), Emmy nominee Christina Ricci (Z: The Beginning of Everything) and Tawny Cypress (Unforgettable). Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under, Servant) and Simone Kessell (Obi-Wan Kenobi) have also joined the second season as series regulars, along with Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) in a season long guest arc.

Equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama, Yellowjackets is 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. The series 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.

**Liv Hewson as Vanessa (left) and Jasmin Savoy Brown** as Taissa

Season two will also star Sophie Nélisse (The Book Thief), Jasmin Savoy Brown (The Leftovers), Sophie Thatcher (Prospect), Samantha Hanratty (Shameless), Courtney Eaton (Mad Max: Fury Road), Liv Hewson (Santa Clarita Diet), Steven Krueger (The Originals), Warren Kole (Shades of Blue) and Kevin Alves. Yellowjackets is executive produced by Lyle, Nickerson and fellow showrunner Jonathan Lisco. Drew Comins of Creative Engine also serves as executive producer. Karyn Kusama directed the pilot.

Queer fans of the show took an immediate and passionate interest in the character of Taissa Turner portrayed by queer actresses Tawny Cypress in the present and Jasmin Savoy Brown in the past. A natural but somewhat ruthless leader, Taissa has a lot of sway over the girls on the soccer team which led to lots of dust ups and drama after the plane crash. In the present her ambition and pursuit of elected office in the New Jersey state senate has similarly put her at odds with her wife Simone and distanced her from her son Sammy. Queer viewers were thrilled to see such a multi-layered and queer woman of color at the center of this critically acclaimed show and are equally as excited to see what happens with her in the upcoming season.

Yellowjackets Season 2 will make its debut on March 24. For more information, go to www.SHO.com.