Showtime has renewed its chilling thriller “Yellowjackets” for a second season. In response to the community, 4 million viewers throughout Showtime’s platforms have watched the premiere of “Yellowjackets,” which made its debut on Nov. 14. The horror drama flashes forwards and backwards between two intervals: One, the aftermath of a airplane crash, when the members of a women’ soccer workforce need to fend for themselves; the opposite, of their grownup lives, as they take care of the trauma of that have in very other ways.
Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci and Tawny Cypress lead the grownup forged of the present. “Yellowjackets” was created and govt produced by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, with whom Jonathan Lisco is co-showrunner and govt producer. Karyn Kusama directed the harrowing pilot and is an govt producer; Drew Comins of Inventive Engine can also be an govt producer. Leisure One produces “Yellowjackets” for Showtime.
Within the announcement, made by Showtime’s leisure presidents Gary Levine and Jana Winograde, Levine praised the present: “‘Yellowjackets’ has been an unadulterated sensation for Showtime,” stated Levine. “We’re overwhelmed by each the acclaim and the viewers response to our collection, together with a number of ‘Better of 2021’ lists, a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and snowballing viewership. Clearly there’s a starvation for originality and audacity, and our unimaginable showrunners Ashley, Bart and Jonathan, together with their pitch-perfect forged, have delivered that and a lot extra. I can’t wait to see the surprises they’ve in retailer for us in Season 2.”
Different members of the Season 1 forged are Ella Purnell, Samantha Hanratty, Sophie Thatcher, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Nélisse, Steven Krueger and Warren Kole.
In her greatest reveals of the 12 months checklist, Selection chief TV critic Caroline Framke included “Yellowjackets,” and wrote, “With haunting course from Karyn Kusama and standout performances from the likes of Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis, Tawny Cypress, Christina Ricci, and Jasmine Savoy Brown, ‘Yellowjackets’ shortly turns into a razor-sharp portrayal of twisted friendships and the way grief festers into trauma that lingers so long as it rattling properly pleases.”
