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“Yellowjackets” season two is getting increasingly star-studded (and scary!). The present has a lot to handle after season one’s stunning finale<\/a>, which reveals Lottie (Courtney Eaton) because the Antler Queen in 1996 and reveals how Jackie (Ella Purnell) froze to demise within the woods. We nonetheless have numerous questions, and it appears season two is primed to present us solutions. <\/p>\n

As the present heads into the second installment, there’s been some main casting updates. On Aug. 11, Showtime introduced<\/a> that the Emmy-nominated sequence<\/a> is including Lauren Ambrose to the forged to play the grownup model of Van. Ambrose first rose to fame on “Six Feet Under” and just lately appeared in AppleTV+’s “Servant.” Liv Hewson, who performs the Nineteen Nineties model of Van, can also be being promoted to sequence common. <\/p>\n

“Yellowjackets” introduced one other new addition to the forged on social media<\/a> on Aug. 17, revealing “Obi-Wan Kenobi” actor Simone Kessell will play grownup Lottie in season two. Kessell just lately starred as Princess Leia’s adoptive mom, Breha Organa, within the Star Wars sequence, and beforehand, she performed Blackbeard’s (Taika Waititi) mom in “Our Flag Means Death.” In gentle of “Yellowjackets”‘s current casting information, it is doable extra grownup variations of the present’s soccer staff members will seem within the second season.<\/p>\n

Then, on Aug. 19, “Yellowjackets” shared the information<\/a> that Elijah Wood<\/a> will probably be becoming a member of the present in a season-long visitor arc. According to Variety<\/a>, the “Lord of the Rings” star will play Walter, a devoted citizen detective who will problem Misty (Christina Ricci<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Two of the sequence’s showrunners, Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, spoke to Variety<\/a> in May about their plans for season two. “We are positively re-visiting the winter storyline,” Lyle mentioned. “We’ve been calling Season 2, ‘The Winter of Their Discontent,'” which is a reference to Shakespeare’s “Richard III.” Nickerson mentioned the writers’ room is presently engaged on scripts. Because the present is beginning to movie on Aug. 30, Lyle mentioned there will probably be “film magic at play” to make scenes seem like they’re set in winter.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Christina Ricci, who performs grownup Misty, informed Jimmy Fallon<\/a> in May that she’s been studying fan theories on-line, which she referred to as “fascinating.” She talked about one concept that Misty is a serial killer. “She casually murders someone, and he or she has a bunker prepared for kidnap victims. That bunker was able to go,” Ricci mentioned. “I’d say that she has in all probability completed it earlier than, however I do not know.” Ricci additionally addressed theories that Jackie did not die within the woods. “I do not see how that one is feasible, to inform you the reality,” she mentioned. “She froze to demise. We noticed it.”<\/p>\n

Read forward for every thing we learn about “Yellowjackets” season two up to now.<\/p>\n

“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Cast<\/h2>\n

Season two options returning forged members Melanie Lynskey, Ricci, Juliette Lewis, Tawney Cypress, Purnell, Samantha Hanratty, Sophie Thatcher, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Nelisse, and Hewson. Ambrose joins as grownup Van and Kessell will star as grownup Lottie. Wood performs Walter, a citizen detective who clashes with Misty.<\/p>\n

“Yellowjackets” Season 2 Release Date<\/h2>\n

“Yellowjackets” season two premieres on Showtime on March 24, 2023.<\/p>\n

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