Season one of Yellowjackets ended with so many cliffhangers, it’s a good thing Showtime confirmed the Emmy-nominated show’s second season ahead of its finale, or else there likely would have been riots. Luckily, fans won’t have to go there, because the cannibalism-adjacent show will be returning to New Jersey very soon to hopefully answer all the questions that have been on our minds since the first season ended. Like round one, the second installment of the series will likely also be a slow burn, but that doesn’t mean anticipation for season two isn’t building rapidly with every new update about the show that comes out of the network. So, to tide you over, and keep you updated on everything there is to know about the show, we’ve gathered all the information there is on Yellowjackets season two.
Is there a trailer for season two of Yellowjackets?
The first trailer for the highly-anticipated new season dropped on January 13th. “Darkness, we brought it back with us,” Juliette Lewis’ character Natalie (whose teenage counterpart is played by Sophie Thatcher) says. She’s speaking to adult Lottie (Simone Kessell in a new role), who is shining a flashlight on her as she asks her to revisit her past memories.
Watch the teaser, below:
When will season two of Yellowjackets be released?
Season two of Yellowjackets will kick off Friday, March 24, 2023 with the first two episodes streaming online. If you want to watch on the Showtime cable network, however, you’ll have to wait two more days before you can watch the premiere on Sunday, March 26.
The network announced the news in a tweet with the caption, “You won’t be hungry much longer,” along with a cryptic teaser featuring some of the creepy imagery from season one. Hopefully, we will finally get an explanation for that drawing when the show returns.
Are there more new cast members for the second season of Yellowjackets?
Season one introduced us to the young Yellowjackets while also allowing us get to know the adult versions of a handful of the teammates. Now, season two promises to add some more present-day characters to the show. Six Feet Under star Lauren Ambrose will be joining the cast as the adult version of goalie Van, confirming that the character survived the team’s time in the woods (albeit with some pretty horrific facial scars from a wolf attack). In addition, Liv Hewson, who played a young Van in season one, has been upped to a series regular, which means we’re going to be seeing more of her this time around.
In addition to Van, we will also get to meet adult Lottie in season two, and see how twenty-five years after the crash affected the soccer player turned cult leader. Simone Kessell of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Our Flag Means Death will take on the role as the grown-up Lottie, meaning we will finally get the answer to the question that ended season one: “Who the fuck is Lottie Matthews?”
Some new non-Yellowjackets will also be joining the group. Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood is joining the cast as Walter, a citizen detective who “will challenge [Christina Ricci’s] Misty in ways she won’t see coming.” Wood’s character will have a full-season arc, meaning we’ll get to see a lot of him in season two.
On Tuesday, January 10th, Showtime shared a first look at Wood in the series, opposite Ricci:
A guest appearance will also be made by Jason Ritter, who is married to Melanie Lynskey in real life (Lynskey portrays adult Shauna on Yellowjackets). It’s the second time that the couple will be acting together on-screen, after working on Hulu’s Candy series with fellow married duo Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake.
Which characters from season one of Yellowjackets are returning?
The new cast members will be joined by a whole lot of familiar faces, including Christina Ricci as the unhinged Misty, Lewis, Lynskey, and Tawny Cypress as modern-day Taissa. Of course, Samantha Hanratty, Sophie Nélisse, Sophie Thatcher, and Jasmin Savoy Brown will return as their younger counterparts.
As of now, it’s unclear if Ella Purnell—whose character, Jackie, faced a cold and untimely death in the season one finale—will be returning for round two. Though the character is dead, showrunner Jonathan Lisco isn’t counting her out, and Jackie could return in some capacity. “Just because she’s dead…that doesn’t mean that she can’t appear, right?” he told Variety. Eagle-eyed fans noticed that Jackie’s journal included some cultural references from after the time of her death. Initially, it seemed like a blunder on the show’s part, but now Lisco is clarifying that it could play into the character’s possible return. “It’s not a mistake,” he said of the journal detail. “We will find out.”
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