News Yellowjackets The Buzz Continues: Yellowjackets Will Return for a Fourth Season The original plan was five seasons, so they’re most of the way there By Molly Templeton | Published on May 20, 2025 Comment 0 Share New Share When a show’s third season finale is a cliffhanger—and the most-streamed episode of the series so far—a renewal does seem somewhat inevitable. A little more than a month after Yellowjackets wrapped up its third season, Showtime (technically “Paramount+ with Showtime,” an unwieldy name if ever there was one) has made it official: Yellowjackets will return for a fourth season. Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, Yellowjackets tells the then-and-now story of a team of high school soccer players who survive a terrible plane crash in the wilderness. Decades later, the survivors are still facing their demons. Or, as a press release says, the show “proves that the past is never really the past and what began in the wilderness is far from over.” In a statement, Paramount Global’s co-CEO Chris McCarthy said, “Ashley and Bart have masterfully crafted an utterly singular, genre-defying phenomenon: a perfect alchemy of psychological horror, survival thriller and coming-of-age drama that continues to captivate audiences worldwide, brought to life by our extraordinarily talented and beloved cast.” The series’ incredible cast includes Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress, 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. Elijah Wood has a recurring role, and season three had Hilary Swank, Joel McHale, and Ashley Sutton as guest stars. In 2023, co-creator Lyle told Entertainment Weekly, “The original plan was about five seasons, and we feel like we’re still on track for that.” She continued, “I think that there are shows that can go forever, but I think that when you’re telling such a deeply serialized story and it’s about these characters’ lives, you want to reach a satisfying conclusion and not just drag things out forever.” Last month, she told Deadline that they have a “concept” for how the show should end—and they’ve had it since the beginning. The first three seasons of Yellowjackets are available to stream on Paramount+ with Showtime.[end-mark] The post The Buzz Continues: <i>Yellowjackets</i> Will Return for a Fourth Season appeared first on Reactor.