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  • ‘Yellowjackets’ Lands Early Season 3 Renewal

    ‘Yellowjackets’ Lands Early Season 3 Renewal

    Showtime has given an early renewal to its hit series, Yellowjackets. The news was announced on Thursday afternoon. The second season isn’t set to premiere until March 2023, but Season 3 is already in the works. Yellowjackets quickly became a breakout drama for Showtime following a strong first season.

    Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, who brought Narcos to the small screen, created Yellowjackets for Showtime. The series tells the story of a team of talented high school girls soccer players who find a way to survive after their plane crashes in the northern wilderness. Yellowjackets examines their will to survive, including developing savage clans, while also jumping forward 25 years to showcase how the team tries to put their lives back together only to realize the past doesn’t always stay in the past.

    The upcoming second season is set to feature Elijah Wood, Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under), and Simone Kessell (Obi-Wan Kenobi). Ambrose is set to play the grown-up version of Van, while Kessell will play the grown-up version of Lottie Matthews. They will star alongside Christina Ricci and leading lady Melanie Lynskey, who earned an Outstanding Lead Actress nomination for her work in the first season.

    The first season of Yellowjackets wrapped in January, while production on Season 2 kicked off at the end of Summer.

    Source: THR.

  • Elijah Wood Boards ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2

    Elijah Wood Boards ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2

    Elijah Wood is set to join the cast of Showtime’s new hit series, Yellowjackets, for Season 2. The news was announced today, with the network revealing Wood will play Walter, a dedicated citizen detective who will challenge Misty (played by Christina Ricci) in ways she won’t see coming. His role is said to be a season-long guest role.

    Wood joins new additions Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under), who will play the adult version of Van, and Simone Kessell (Obi-Wan Kenobi), who will play the adult Lottie Matthews. They will star alongside Ricci and leading lady Melanie Lynskey, who earned an Outstanding Lead Actress nomination for her work in the first season.

    Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, who brought Narcos to the small screen, created Yellowjackets for Showtime. The series tells the story of a team of talented high school girls soccer players who find a way to survive after their plane crashes in the northern wilderness. Yellowjackets offers a look at their will to survive, including developing savage clans, while also jumping forward 25 years to showcase how the team tries to put their lives back together only to realize the past doesn’t always stay in the past.

    Production on Season 2 will begin in Vancouver later this month.

    Source: Deadline.

  • EXCLUSIVE: ‘Farewell Amor’s Ekwa Msangi Directing an Episode of Showtime’s ‘Three Women’

    EXCLUSIVE: ‘Farewell Amor’s Ekwa Msangi Directing an Episode of Showtime’s ‘Three Women’

    Showtime has been working on an adaptation of Lisa Taddeo‘s Three Women since 2019. The story of three women’s sexual and emotional experiences across the United States became a best seller in its debut. Even more impressing if you consider it was Taddeo‘s debut publication. The story of Lina, Maggie, and Sloane caught Showtime’s eye and it wasn’t until July that they gave it a series order with Shailene Woodley, DeWanda Wise, and Betty Gilpin taking over the role of our main trio. We can now exclusively share that the production has added Tanzanian-American filmmaker Ekwa Msangi to direct an episode of the series.

    Msangi made a name in the industry for her work on the TV movie All My Friends Are Married, and her work on the film Farwell Amor back in 2020. Her work featured strong female leads exploring their place in the world, which makes her a perfect addition to the creative team aiming to bring Three Women to life. Her TV movie All My Friends Are Married explored women in their thirties trying to avoid turning into spinsters in New York City. Farewell Amor explored the story of an Angolan woman, as she bonds with a stranger through their love for dance.

    Taddeo spent around eight years working on the novel and explored the locations that are the focus of each character’s life. Lina is a suburban mother from Indiana while Maggie is a high school student from North Dakota. Sloane lives in the Northeast of the United States, where she has a very peculiar relationship with her husband.

    The episode is set to film late this year and into 2022. The series began production earlier this Fall and currently has no set release date.