“Yellowjackets is a fiercely original, genre-bending phenomenon – an electrifying blend of psychological horror, survival thriller and coming-of-age drama from the brilliant minds of Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson and brought to life by our stellar cast," said Chris McCarthy, Co-CEO of Paramount Global and President of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios. “Season three drove record numbers and was key to maintaining Paramount+’s ranking as a top three SVOD for original series’ minutes, proving the power of our differentiated strategy with fewer, bigger, breakthrough series.”
Key highlights:
Total viewership for the entire season is up +3% compared to season two.
- Season three marks the most-watched season ever, with the finale becoming the most-streamed Yellowjackets episode ever.
- The series is now the number two most-streamed global Showtime® original ever (only behind Dexter®: Original Sin).
- The season three finale delivered 3 million global viewers over seven days on Paramount+ with Showtime, up +19% compared to last season’s finale and up + 54% compared to the season two finale on streaming alone.
- On social, season three stands as the most viewed and most engaged season ever for the series, with 10 million engagements, up +186% compared to season two, and with 115 million total views, up +114% compared to season two.
Created by Lyle and Nickerson, Yellowjackets is the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls' soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness.
Equal parts survival, epic psychological horror and coming-of-age drama, the series chronicles their descent from a complicated yet thriving team to savage clans – while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later. It proves that the past is never really the past and what began in the wilderness is far from over.
In season three, as summer arrives, the Yellowjackets face a fragile victory – the brutal winter that nearly claimed them is finally behind them, but distrust in leadership and tension within the team jeopardize their chances of being rescued. In the present, long-buried secrets from their pasts begin to surface. As the women fight to keep their lives from unraveling, they must confront a chilling question: who are they really, and what dark truths are they hiding from each other and themselves?
In the finale, things turn frigid as bloody new alliances are formed and spilled. Lottie’s hit the floor, Misty finally gets some answers, Tai wants to leave nothing to chance, Natalie tries living on the edge and Shauna confronts the loneliness of real sacrifice. It’s our time, right now, down here in the new Queen’s court. Eat up, drink deep and descend.
Yellowjackets stars Emmy nominee and Critics Choice Award winner Melanie Lynskey, Emmy nominee Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress, Emmy nominee Lauren Ambrose, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Samantha Hanratty, Courtney Eaton, Liv Hewson, Steven Krueger, Warren Kole, Kevin Alves, Sarah Desjardins and Simone Kessell, with Elijah Wood in a recurring role. Two-time Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank guest stars this season along with Joel McHale and Ashley Sutton.
Yellowjackets is executive produced by Lyle, Nickerson and fellow showrunner Jonathan Lisco. Drew Comins of Creative Engine also serves as executive producer along with Jeff W. Byrd, Sarah L. Thompson, Ameni Rozsa and Brad Van Arragon. The series is produced for SHOWTIME by Lionsgate Television.
Yellowjackets is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. All previous seasons of Yellowjackets are available to watch now on streaming and on demand on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.