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‘Yellowjackets’: Release, plot, cast, trailer and all you need to know about Showtime drama by ‘Narcos’ writers

Titled ‘Yellowjackets’, the thriller-drama, labeled a female-centric coming-of-age series, takes us through the lives of members of a girls’ high school soccer team 25 years after surviving a plane crash.
PUBLISHED NOV 22, 2019

The greats minds behind creating one of the great shows has ever produced, ‘Narcos’ writer-producers Lyle and Nickerson are coming together for a Showtime project, which is currently in development. Titled ‘Yellowjackets’, the thriller-drama is labeled a female-centric new-coming-of-age series, which takes us through the lives of members of a girls’ high school soccer team, who make a mark in the state history but never get to compete.

Release

As the ‘Yellowjackets’ has been signed for a pilot, Showtime is yet to announce the series’ premiere.

Plot

What has come to be known as a ‘female thriller’, only within hours since its announcement, ‘Yellowjackets’ deals with the lives of girls’ soccer team members, who survived a plane crash 25 years ago, when they were on their way to compete in the US Soccer Championship Series in Manchester. The story is premised on their behavior, which turns barbaric as they strive hard for survival, following the accident

Cast

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis attends ELLE's 25th Annual Women In Hollywood Celebration presented by L'Oreal Paris, Hearts On Fire and CALVIN KLEIN at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on October 15, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)

Juliette Lewis is known for playing antagonist in numerous films and television shows. She has won a nomination each for Golden Globe, Academy Award and Primetime Emmy Award. Lewis is known for her work in films such as ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ and ‘Cape Fear’.

Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California. (Getty Images)

Christina Ricci’s portrayal of unconventional roles have earned her several accolades, including the most prestigious Golden Globe, Primetime Emmy and Screen Actors Guild. She is popular for her role in series such as ‘The Lizzie Borden Chronicles’, ‘Z: The Beginning of Everything’ and ‘Pan Am’.

Creators/Showrunners

Karyn Kusama attends the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 10th annual Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 18, 2018, in Hollywood, California. (Getty Images)

Lyle and Nickerson serve as executive producers for ‘Yellowjackets’, along with Karyn Kusama and Drew Comings who have also helmed it. Showtime and eOne have co-produced it. Kusama is known for directing ‘The Invitation’, ‘Girlfight’ and ‘Eon Flux’.

Trailer

Showtime is yet to release the official trailer for ‘Yellowjackets’. 

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