Christina Ricci returns for Showtime's hit survival-mystery series
Yellowjackets season 3 is the upcoming season of the survival-horror mystery-thriller TV series created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson for Showtime. It features a dual-narrative storytelling device set during the 1990s and the present-day.
What is the story of Yellowjackets?
The series kicks off with a New Jersey high school girls' soccer team traveling to Seattle for a national tournament in 1996. During their flight over Canada, the plane crashes deep in the wilderness, leaving the surviving team members stranded for nineteen months. The narrative follows their struggle to stay alive, with some resorting to cannibalism. Additionally, the series explores the lives of the survivors 25 years later in 2021, highlighting the lasting effects of their traumatic experience.
Is Yellowjackets based on a true story?
Yellowjackets is not based on a true story. However, its narrative shares similarities with the real-life Uruguayan Air Force flight 571 disaster in 1972 which was depicted in Netflix's Academy Award-nominated Society of the Snow.
Who worked behind-the-scenes of Yellowjackets season 3?
Co-creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson previously worked on such titles as Narcos and Narcos: Mexico. Yellowjackets has been nominated for several Primetime Emmy Awards throughout its run including Outstanding Drama Series and acting nominations for Melanie Lynskey and Christina Ricci.
Who stars in Yellowjackets season 3?
Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Samantha Hanratty, Liv Hewson and Courtney Eaton are featured in the series as the set of teenagers who experience the plane crash. Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci, Lauren Ambrose and Simone Kessell portray their grown-up counterparts. The rest of the cast includes Ella Purnell, Steven Krueger, Warren Kole and Kevin Alves.