Yellowjackets is back in production! It's almost time to go back into the wilderness for season three of the delectable series as Showtime has revealed the cast is back in Vancouver to film the highly-anticipated (and long-delayed) third installment in the saga. "Welcome back, Yellowjackets 🐝," the show's official Instagram page posted on Thursday, attaching clips of the cast members welcoming fans back into the world of the soccer team turned survivalists. The announcement comes almost one year to the day after season 2's ninth and final episode aired on May 28, 2023.
The video features appearances from the younger version of the characters, Sophie Nélisse , Jasmin Savoy Brown , Sophie Thatcher , Samantha Hanratty , Liv Hewson, and Courtney Eaton, as well as a surprise appearance from Elijah Wood who confirmed his return as Walter in the present-day timeline. The snippet from set does not feature Melanie Lynskey , Tawny Cypress , Christina Ricci , Lauren Ambrose , and Simone Kessell -- the present-day adult versions of the characters. While the group was initially set to get back to work in the fall, the concurrent Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023 held back production .
"Well, we had exactly one day in the #YellowJackets S3 writers' room," the show's co-creator, Ashley Lyle, revealed on Twitter , in May of last year, just one day after the WGA strike began. "It was amazing, and creatively invigorating, and so much fun, and I'm very excited to get b.