‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 Complete Filming Schedule Revealed [Exclusive]

After a long delay, the third season of Showtime's hit series is now finally gearing up to begin production. ‘Yellowjackets’ which was renewed for a third season back in December 2022 was expected to begin production for the same last summer but due to the WGA and the SAG-AFTRA strikes, it got delayed.

Now as per the current schedule, ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 will begin filming on May 14, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and will take more than five months to officially wrap up on October 24, 2024. The filming duration is very usual for Yellowjackets as even the second season took the same amount of time to wrap. Executive producers Ashley Lyle, Jonathan Lisco, and Bart Nickerson have already hinted that the third season may not arrive before 2025, but if the production goes as planned, we might see Yellowjackets Season 3 released as early as December 2024 or January 2025. You can visit our Production Insights page for more filming-related updates.

The 9-episode second season premiered on March 26, 2023, on Showtime and wrapped up with the season's finale titled, "Storytelling" on May 28, 2023. In episode 9, The girls take Javi's body back to the cabin, dismember it, and begin cooking it. Lottie is disturbed by the team's intention to chase each other, but Misty informs them that Lottie approves. Lottie informs the group that the wilderness no longer needs her leadership because they can now interact with it, and she appoints Natalie as the new leader. While the Yellowjackets are resting, the cabin is set on fire, causing them to flee and leaving them trapped without shelter.

In the present, the women agree to carry out Lottie's ritual, but they secretly plot to botch it and have Lottie committed. Walter poisons Kevyn at the property and collaborates with Jeff to frame him for a conspiracy, therefore terminating the inquiry into Adam Martin. Callie shoots Lottie in the shoulder to defend her mother, and Taissa and Van confess that they canceled the crisis team they had summoned for Lottie. When Lisa comes with a gun, Misty charges at her with a phenobarbital injection, but Natalie gets in the way and takes the shot, dying in Misty's arms.

‘Yellowjackets’ stars Melanie Lynskey and Sophie Nélisse as the adult and teenage versions of Shauna; Tawny Cypress and Jasmin Savoy Brown as the adult and teenage versions of Taissa; Juliette Lewis and Sophie Thatcher as the adult and teenage versions of Natalie; Christina Ricci and Sammi Hanratty as the adult and teenage versions of Misty; Warren Kole and Jack Depew as the adult and teenage versions of Jeff Sadecki; Elijah Wood as Walter; Lauren Ambrose as Vanessa "Van" Palmer and Liv Hewson plays the teenage version; Simone Kessell as the adult version of Lottie Matthews while Courtney Eaton plays the teenage version; Ella Purnell as Jackie; and Steven Krueger as Ben Scott. The series also stars Jane Widdop, Kevin Alves, Keeya King, Rukiya Bernard, Rekha Sharma, and Sarah Desjardins.

Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, Yellowjackets is set in 1996 when a team of New Jersey high school soccer players goes to Seattle for a national tournament. While flying over Canada, their jet crashes deep into the wilderness, leaving the remaining team members to fend for themselves for the next nineteen months. The series follows their attempts to survive as well as their current lives in 2021.

‘Yellowjackets’ is produced by Entertainment One and Beer Christmas, Ltd. Exec. producers are Jonathan Lisco, Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Drew Comins, and Karyn Kusama.