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Melanie Lynskey Teases "Insane" Yellowjackets Season 2
We perceive the wilderness, and it hears us.
And it seems Showtime has besides heard its Yellowjackets fans begging for much play 2 content, due to the fact that the web yet dropped its authoritative trailer connected March 9. The sinister clip kicks disconnected with Liv Hewson's young Van telling a story to her chap survivors.
"Once upon a time, determination was a spot called the wilderness," they warn. "It was beautiful, but it was besides convulsive and misunderstood. And it waited and waited to befriend whoever arrived."
Naturally, the ominous tale will acceptable the signifier for the horrors to come. The 2nd play volition prime up where some timelines near off astatine the extremity of play one; with the young formed inactive attempting to past their harsh wintertime terrain months aft their level crash, and the older formed covering up that pesky small execution portion besides doing their champion to enactment live against an chartless threat.
Set to the tune of Florence + the Machine's screen of "Just a Girl" by No Doubt, the trailer intentionally highlights the quality counterparts from some 1996 and the present—including Sophie Nélisse and Melanie Lynskey arsenic Shauna, Jasmin Savoy Brown and Tawny Cypress arsenic Taissa, Sophie Thatcher and Juliette Lewis arsenic Nat, Sammi Hanratty and Christina Ricci arsenic Misty, Liv Hewson and Lauren Ambrose arsenic Van arsenic good arsenic Courtney Eaton and Simone Kessell arsenic Lottie.
From the looks of things, it appears the caller play volition besides item the shot team's eventual rescue, offering a imaginable 3rd timeline sometime astir 1998 arsenic they effort to accommodate backmost to their mean lives. Post-cannibalism, of course.
Adult Nat states, "The full time, determination was immoderate acheronian retired there." To which, big Lottie replies, "I thought we near it determination erstwhile we were rescued, but present I realize, we brought it backmost with us."
The trailer also gives a glimpse at a fewer caller additions to the cast, including Elijah Wood and John Reynolds. We also see big Shauna bonding with her ain teenage daughter, adjacent if it is implicit thing arsenic trivial arsenic murder.
In the end, immoderate overlay substance offers the biggest omen of what's to come: "Become what you fear, fearfulness what you become."
See however it each goes down erstwhile Yellowjackets returns for play two, March 24 connected Showtime. But until then, cheque retired everything we cognize astir the show, below...
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Van Is Alive!
Six Feet Under alum Lauren Ambrose volition play the big mentation of Vanessa Palmer (a.k.a. Van) successful play two. While the archetypal play explored the present-day lives of her teammates Shauna, Taissa, Nat and Misty, the beingness of Van—and whether oregon not she was even alive—remained a mystery.
Ambrose was seen sporting facial scars successful a bid of photos released by Showtime Dec. 22, apt a brutal reminder of Van being attacked by a battalion of wolves successful play one.
We can't hold to find retired what she's been up to since.
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More Young Van, Too
Season 2 has plentifulness successful store for young Van, too, arsenic Liv Hewson—who played the younger mentation of Van successful play one—has been upgraded to a bid regular successful the 2nd season.
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Get Ready For Adult Lottie
Simone Kessell, champion known for playing Breha Organa connected Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi, will play the big mentation of Lottie, who whitethorn oregon whitethorn not beryllium a full-on cult leader.
Maybe she's gotten into pyramid schemes now?
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Plenty More Young Lottie Ahead
The mysterious workings of young Lottie volition play a large relation successful play two, arsenic well. Courtney Eaton, who played Lottie successful play one, has been besides been promoted to a bid regular successful play two.
The antler queen volition thrust again.
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Elijah Wood Is Misty's Worst Nightmare
In August, it was announced that Elijah Wood had joined the formed of play two arsenic Walter, "a dedicated Citizen Detective," according to the network, "who volition situation Misty (Christina Ricci) successful ways she won't spot coming."
Be careful, we wouldn't suggest getting connected her atrocious side.
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Keeping Things successful the Family
Melanie Lynskey volition person a acquainted look connected acceptable successful play two: her ain hubby Jason Ritter!
In December, it was announced that Jason had joined the formed successful an unspecified role.
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Things Are Going to Get "Insane"
We cognize the 2nd play is definite to beryllium bonkers—just inquire Melanie herself.
"All I tin accidental is that occurrence 2 is insane," she told E! News astatine the Emmys successful September. "Episode 1 is large and I was like, ‘I similar it, I similar it, it's gathering connected past season.' And past occurrence 2 conscionable goes wild."
We're not definite if we're excited oregon perfectly terrified. Maybe both.
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Questions Will Be Answered
With truthful galore mysteries in request of resolution, Yellowjackets co-showrunner Ashley Lyle promised that viewers won't person to hold agelong for closure.
"It's important to reply the crippled questions we raise, oregon excavation astatine it and not fto it beryllium arsenic a theoretical mystery," she told The Hollywood Reporter successful August. "Who is blackmailing the Yellowjackets, we mean to answer. What does it each mean and what's the constituent of quality experience? Those are questions we won't beryllium capable to reply fully. But we don't privation to permission radical hanging connected a crippled level."
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A Premiere Date—and a Season 3 Renewal
Brace yourself, due to the fact that play 2 of Yellowjackets premieres March 24 connected Showtime.
But that's not all—the amusement has already been renewed for a 3rd season.
Gulp.
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