The writers room for Yellowjackets season 3 got to meet for exactly one day before the Writers Guild of America strike began last spring. The WGA strike ended in September after the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers finally gave writers an acceptable offer, but what does the delay mean for Yellowjackets season 3? Here’s what we know!
Yellowjackets season 3 won’t premiere until 2025
According to Deadline, Yellowjackets season 3 won’t come out until sometime in 2025. That’s not a big surprise, considering what a turbulent year 2023 was for writers and actors in the entertainment industry.
Because of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers’ failure to offer TV writers a fair wage for their work, the Writers Guild of America went on strike from May to September of 2023. That means that development of Yellowjackets season 3 was shut down after only one day in the writers’ room, as showrunner Ashley Lyle announced on Twitter.
But look on the bright side: Yellowjackets season 3 may be delayed, but it’s definitely on its way—and its writers and actors are earning fair wages for their work.
Yellowjackets season 3 cast: Who’s in Yellowjackets season 3?
We don’t have a firm cast list for Yellowjackets season 3 yet, but we can make some predictions.
In terms of the 1996 storyline, the following actors will likely reprise their roles as the ill-fated soccer team trapped in the wilderness:
- Sophie Nélisse as Shauna
- Sophie Thatcher as Natalie
- Samantha Hanratty as Misty
- Jasmin Savoy Brown as Taissa
- Courtney Eaton as Lottie
- Liv Hewson as Van
- Kevin Alves as Travis
- Steven Krueger as Coach Ben
As for the 2021 storyline, we can probably expect to see these survivors and supporting cast members return:
- Melanie Lynskey as Shauna
- Christina Ricci as Misty
- Tawny Cypress as Taissa
- Simone Kessell as Lottie
- Lauren Ambrose as Van
- Sarah Desjardins as Shauna’s daughter Callie
- Warren Kole as Shauna’s husband Jeff
- Elijah Wood as “citizen detective” Walter
It’s a bit less likely that John Reynolds will return as Detective Matt Saracusa, seeing as the question of Adam’s murder seems to have been put to rest—but you never know. We might get treated to more of his bottomless smarm!
Yellowjackets season 3 plot: What’s the plot of Yellowjackets season 3?
We don’t know anything about the plot yet, but season 2 ended with some huge developments. Spoilers for season 2 ahead!
In the 1996 storyline, Javi is killed and eaten, while Natalie is crowned the new Antler Queen (although it’s not clear how long she’ll keep the title). However, Coach Ben—who’s been growing more fearful and detached from the team ever since he watched them eat Jackie—burns down the cabin after he figures out where Javi was hiding for most of the winter. The last time we see Ben, he’s making himself a new home in Javi’s geothermally-heated tree trunk. Now the team has lost its shelter, and Ben is out to get them. They’re also getting more and more okay with hunting each other for food, so the cannibalism may pick up steam in season 3.
Meanwhile, in 2021, Natalie is dead by Misty’s hand, Lottie has been committed to a psychiatric hospital, and Shauna is seemingly off the hook for Adam’s murder. The loose ends seem to be pretty tied up … except for the fact that the spirit of the wilderness is still out there, and presumably still hungry. Plus, there’s the matter of Taissa’s family and career, and Van’s terminal cancer.
But who knows what wildcards the series might throw at us next? Anything could happen.
(featured image: Showtime)
