About Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets is a thrilling drama TV series released in 2021 by Showtime Networks. The show revolves around a high-school girls soccer team from New Jersey who end up stranded deep in the Ontario wilderness after a plane crash. As the survivors try to stay alive, they descend into savagery and resort to a primal, tribal lifestyle. The story jumps back and forth between their struggle for survival and the present day, as now-adult survivors wrestle with secrets about what actually happened out there.

Making / Production

Yellowjackets was created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, known for their work on popular shows like 'Narcos'. Production was handled by Showtime Networks and Entertainment One. The series was accurately crafted to play with psychological horror taking the audience through an immersive survival ordeal.

Actors

• Christina Ricci as Misty Quigley: Ricci masterfully portrayed Misty Quigley, the seemingly innocuous and odd team manager, whose role gains significance as time passes.
• Juliette Lewis as Natalie: Lewis plays the adult version of Natalie, a once-popular girl struggling with her past.
• Melanie Lynskey as Shauna: Melanie delivers a powerful performance as Shauna, a survivor grappling with dark secrets.
• Tawny Cypress as Taissa: Cypress brings to life the adult character of Taissa, a politician with her own set of secrets from the crash.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The series was originally set to release on YouTube Red but was later acquired by Showtime.
• The bear that appears in the series is accomplished with the use of animatronics, not CGI.
• Each episode is named after a part of the Lord of the Flies by William Golding, mirroring the show's themes of survival and social breakdown.

Quotes

• "It's just nature, doing its glorious thing." - Misty Quigley.
• "Wilderness Girls are made of tough stuff." - Shauna.

Music, Soundtrack

• The music from the series is arranged by Dani Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans, which flawlessly blends haunting melodies with suspenseful interludes to create an eerie and compelling audio landscape.