It’s almost time to return to the wilderness — Showtime has announced the premiere date for the second season ofYellowjackets!
The highly-anticipated second season will arrive on streaming and on-demand for Showtime subscribers on Friday, March 24. It will later make its debut on-air debut on Sunday, March 26 at 9 p.m. ET.
To celebrate the launch, the premium networkreleased a cryptic new announcement videoset to very ominous music. The premiere date was featured at the clip’s end.
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Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Juliette Lewis and Christina Ricci in Yellowjackets.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME
Whenseason 1 left off, the mystery of the Antler Queen was finally solved, as Lottie (Eaton) was revealed to be the one spearheading the capturing, killing, and eating of one of the survivors in the series premiere.
In an interview withVarietyin May, series creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson revealed they planned to revisit the literal winter the stranded Yellowjackets soccer team was facing in Canada when Season 1 concluded.
“We are definitely revisiting the winter storyline,” Lyle told the publication.
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The series announced three new additions for season 2.
Lord of the RingsactorElijah Woodwill join the series in a season long-arc playing Walter, described as a citizen detective “who will challenge Misty in ways she won’t see coming.”
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Season 1 ofYellowjacketscan now be streamed in full via the Showtime app.
source: people.com
