Oh, they’re simply women within the wilderness.
The starting of the Yellowjackets Season 2 trailer, which marks the discharge of Florence + The Machine’s cowl of “Just a Girl” (impressed by the present), says all of it: “Once upon a time, there was a place called the wilderness. It was beautiful. But it was also violent and misunderstood and it waited and waited to befriend whoever arrived.”
“The whole time, there was some darkness out there,” grownup Natalie (Juliette Lewis) says. “I thought we left it there when we were rescued, but now I realize, we brought it back with us,” in keeping with grownup Lottie (Simone Kessell).
Among the highlights of the trailer: grownup Taissa’s (Tawny Cypress) creepy reflection within the mirror; grownup Shauna (Melanie Lynskey) dealing with a police investigation and questions from her daughter after killing Adam final season; and the teenagers on the lookout for methods to outlive the winter within the wilderness and their eerie “we hear the wilderness and it hears us” chant.
Watch the trailer above for rather more each timelines, together with Lauren Ambrose as grownup Van and Elijah Wood as citizen detective Walter with grownup Misty (Christina Ricci), grownup Shauna with a gun, and the teenagers again from the wilderness and dealing with questions from reporters.
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Yellowjackets Season 2 returns on Friday, March 24, on demand and streaming for all Showtime subscribers. It will make its on-air debut on Sunday, March 26, at 9/8c.
Florence + The Machine’s cowl of No Doubt’s 1995 tune is now obtainable to obtain and stream. “I’m such a huge fan of Yellowjackets and this era of music, and this song especially had a huge impact on me growing up, so I was thrilled to be asked to interpret it in a ‘deeply unsettling’ way for the show,” stated Florence Welch in a press release. “We tried to really add some horror elements to this iconic song to fit the tone of the show. And as someone who’s first musical love was pop punk and Gwen Stefani it was a dream job.”
Yellowjackets tells the saga of highschool women soccer gamers who turn out to be the (un)fortunate survivors of a aircraft crash, each within the fast aftermath deep within the distant northern wilderness and their lives almost 25 years later. Season 2 picks up two months after teen Jackie’s (Ella Purnell) demise.
“In the face of their deepening hunger and fear, the tension among our Yellowjackets has only grown worse. The harsh conditions of winter are intensifying by the day, and the psyches of our survivors are deteriorating just as fast,” Showtime teases. “Threatened by the darkness of the wilderness — and the haunting memories of it in the present — our former state champs will be forced to make impossible decisions. As they confront the horrible truth of what survival entails, the real nightmare for each of them will be to figure out who they are — and what they are willing to sacrifice in order to stay alive.”
The drama additionally stars Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Samantha Hanratty, Courtney Eaton, Liv Hewson, Steven Krueger, Warren Kole, and Kevin Alves. It is govt produced by creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson and fellow showrunner Jonathan Lisco. Drew Comins of Creative Engine serves as govt producer together with Ameni Rozsa, Sarah L. Thompson, and Karyn Kusama (who directed the pilot).
Yellowjackets, Season 2 Premiere, Sunday, March 26, 9/8c, Showtime (Friday, March 24, On Demand and Streaming)