Yellowjacketsseason 3 gets a new batch of first-look images, teasing a rekindled romance, Natalie’s funeral, and a deteriorating situation in the wilderness. After a strong debut outing in 2021, the hit Showtime series returned for season 2 in 2023, continuing its story of a high school girls soccer team surviving in the woods after a plane crash and the lasting trauma from the ordeal 20 years later. Though delayed due to the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes,Yellowjacketsseason 3is now on the horizon, and it’s set to pick up after several big story developments.
EWnow shares a new batch of images fromYellowjacketsseason 3, teasing more of what’s to come.One of the images shows adult Van (Laruen Ambrose), Taissa (Tawny Cypress), Shauna (Melanie Lynskey), and Jeff (Warren Cole) at Natalie’s funeral, while other images in the present-day timline tease a rekindling of Van and Taissa’s romance. Adult Misty (Christina Ricci) is also featured in one image, burning a picture of her friends, while others tease more drama involving adult Lottie (Courtney Eaton), and Shauna and her daughter, Callie (Sarah Desjardins).
In the ’90s-set portion of the show,the images tease a new spring or summer setting after season 2’s winter struggles. Teen Taissa (Jasmin Savoy-Brown) is shown in one image clutching a rifle, while another shows the survivors all picking cards, a sinister sign of what’s to come. Check out the images below:
What The New Images Tease About Yellowjackets Season 3
More Cannibalism is Coming
Natalie’s death in theYellowjacketsseason 2 finalewas the show’s biggest character death yet, and the images certainly suggest her loss will hang over the new episodes. Clearly,Natalie’s death brings some characters back together, with the Van and Taissa romance poised to be a focus in season 3. Notably, the images also could be teasing a more antagonistic and unhinged Misty in season 3 after tensions flared in season 2.
Sophie Thather plays teen Natalie in theYellowjacketscast, and she’s set to return to play a role in the show’s ’90s timeline.
In the ’90s timeline, the images tease thatcannibalism could be a major part ofYellowjacketsseason 3. In season 2, the idea of using playing cards to determine who gets sacrificed (and cannibalized) is introduced, and this disturbing ritual appears to be returning. While this could mean the death of another team member, the image of Ben (Steven Krueger) teases that he’s also not safe after burning down the team’s cabin.
Our Take On The Yellowjackets Season 3 Images
Season 2 Means One Character Is Likely To Die
Yellowjacketsseason 2 reviewswere generally positive from critics, and the season, as a whole, sets up some dire circumstances moving forward, especially in the ’90s timeline. After burning down the cabin,Ben seems like a prime candidate for sacrifice in season 3, and the team figuring out that he’s responsible will likely be a major turning point. While it’s possible Ben somehow survives, he is notably absent in the present day timeline.
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As for the present day timeline, the images don’t reveal Elijah Wood’s return as Walter.The dynamic between Walter and Misty was a highlight of season 2, and it would be great to see these two unpredictable characters return to sow more chaos. It remains to be seen howYellowjacketsseason 3 will fare with audiences, but the Showtime show’s third outing looks like it’ll be a good one.
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Yellowjackets is a television series exploring the survival ordeal of a high school girls' soccer team stranded in the remote wilderness after a plane crash. It interweaves psychological horror and coming-of-age themes, simultaneously depicting their harrowing transformation and its lasting impact on their lives 25 years later.
