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Melanie Lynskey Teases "Insane" Yellowjackets Season 2
The archetypal photograph of Elijah Wood in Yellowjackets season two? That deserves a "buzz, buzz."
On Jan. 10, Showtime dropped the archetypal representation of The Lord of the Rings alum successful his caller relation for play two of Yellowjackets. In the sneak peek, Wood is seen looking perplexed arsenic helium takes successful a woodsy country adjacent to Christina Ricci's Misty.
This archetypal look seems fitting, as Wood's character Walter has been described by Showtime arsenic "a dedicated Citizen Detective, who volition situation Misty successful ways she won't spot coming."
However, determination whitethorn beryllium thing much betwixt Misty and Walter, particularly since Showtime's Instagram relationship captioned the caller photo: "Is it excessively aboriginal to ship?"
We don't deliberation so!
For those who've yet to leap connected the Yellowjackets buzz, the Showtime play tells the communicative of the Wiskayok High Yellowjackets girls' shot team, who were forced to past successful the wilderness for 19 months aft a level crashed en way to nationals. The bid documents the aftermath of the crash, arsenic good arsenic the play the survivors look decades later.
The bid stars Ricci, Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis and Tawny Cypress arsenic the big Yellowjackets, with Sophie Nélisse, Sammi Hanratty, Sophie Thatcher and Jasmin Savoy Brown playing their younger selves, respectively.
For everything we cognize astir play two, support reading:
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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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