Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets is an American thriller drama television series created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson for Showtime.

Yellowjackets is an American thriller drama series that follows a girls' soccer team after a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness. The story alternates between their survival in 1996 and their lives 25 years later.

What it is

The series centres on a fictional New Jersey high school girls’ soccer team whose plane crashes while travelling to a national championship tournament. The survivors must endure the wilderness, while the narrative also shows their lives as adults decades later.

Why it matters

Yellowjackets blends survival drama, psychological horror, mystery, and coming-of-age storytelling. Its structure relies on parallels between teenage trauma and the long-term consequences faced by the adult survivors, creating a layered exploration of how past events shape identity.

Key details

Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, the series premiered on Showtime in 2021. It stars Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis, and others, with actors portraying both teenage and adult versions of the same core characters across two timelines.