Fans usually watch shows based on how good they are, obviously, but when creators make special announcements, it makes them love it even more. From guest appearances to a twist in its plot, maintaining an audience is vital and not easy.Yellowjacketsco-creator Ashley Lyle has done an amazing job sharing updates and fun behind-the-scenes news about the series that premiered on Showtime in 2021. In 2023, Lyle revealed that there wasa special bonus episodeofYellowjackets, but a year later, she told fans that they’d have to “wait a bit longer” for the treat. They aren’t the only ones eager to see the special episode — the show’s star,Melanie Lynskey, is too.
Lynskey plays the adult Shauna Sadecki (Sophie Nélisse is the teenage version of the character), and during an interview with EW’sThe Awardist Podcast, revealed that her husband, Jason Ritter, filmed anepisode of the seriesthat hasn’t aired. The topic came up during a conversation about his viral TikTok “the arugula’s gone bad” video. “I thought it was so funny. He was in our rental house in Vancouver,” she said. “We were staying there forYellowjackets— or maybe it was when he was doing his episode, and I was doing something else. His lost episode, lost to time or whatever.”
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Of course, dropping a bit of information like this calls for more questions, as fans of the series have been waiting a while for the bonus episode. However, the only thing Lynskey was able to reveal was that her husband was indeed in the standalone installment. “He was in an episode ofYellowjacketsthat didn’t air… I’m definitely not allowed to say [who he played]. It was a standalone episode.” Fans of Ritter can watch him in theKathy Bates-ledMatlockas Julian until this mystery episode finally arrives, whenever that is.
Yellowjacketsfollows two storylines, with the first focusing on a group of teenagers doing all they can to survive in the wilderness. A high school girls' soccer team from fictional Wiskayok, New Jersey, traveled to Seattle for a national championship tournament when their plane crashed. The surviving team members were stranded for nineteen months. Meanwhile, the second storyline takes place 25 years later, after they’ve been rescued; the survivors are trying to piece their lives back together after the traumatic experience. The cast includes the adult and teenage versionsof the characters, including Melanie Lynskey/Sophie Nélisse as Shauna Sadecki, Tawny Cypress/Jasmin Savoy Brown as Taissa Turner, Ella Purnell as Jackie Taylor, Christina Ricci and Samantha Hanratty as Misty Quigley, and more.
‘Yellowjackets’ Is a Hit on Showtime
There needs to be more overall great thriller dramas, andYellowjacketshelps fill that void. It’s not only fans of the series that appreciate the writing and performances; critics praise the series too. With only three seasons and 29 episodes,Yellowjacketshas a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. While Seasons 1 and 2 caught the attention of most, some are still getting used to the third season, which sees the teens in adulthood. MovieWeb’sown reviewof the most recent season reads, “Season 3 offers beautiful surrealist segments, eye-opening existentialist dialogue, and fantastic performances, specifically from Sophie Nélisse as young Shauna and Steven Krueger as Coach Ben.”
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