It’s almost time to head back to the wilderness. On Tuesday, it was confirmed that Yellowjackets will return for its eagerly anticipated third season sooner than fans expected — and on a date they’ll love. The series is set to return on Friday, February 14, 2025. With Season 2 finale having aired over a year ago and after Season 3 being delayed by last year’s writers and actors’ strikes, fans have been eager for the series’ return since it entered production back in May. But while we finally have a return date for the series, it is still a little bit of a wait while we wait — and as new fans join the hive, thanks to the series recently arriving on Netflix — here’s everything we know about Yellowjackets Season 3.
When is Yellowjackets Season 3 Arriving?
Yellowjackets is set to return on Friday, February 14, 2025, aka Valentine’s Day. Series co-creator Ashley Lyle also previously indicated that a bonus episode would arrive before Season 3. That episode hasn’t materialized just yet, though series star Sophie Nelisse, who plays young Shauna, has said that the script for it is great, though she hasn’t seen the actual episode yet.
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“I haven’t been able to see it. We weren’t there when they were shooting and we were all back home,” she said. “So, I don’t know anything that happened. I mean, I read the script. It’s a great script. It’s super cool. But I haven’t seen it. I wish they would have shown us a special little screening, but now, we don’t have any.”
Season 3 Will Have Some New Cast Members
Season 3 of Yellowjackets will also have some cast changes. Season 2 saw two character deaths in the present day timeline, making it unlikely that Juliette Lewis and Alex Wyndham will be returning as adult Nat and police officer Kevyn Tan respectively. In the past timeline, both Javi and Crystal died in the wilderness making it somewhat unlikely that we’ll see much of Luciano Leroux and Nuha Jes Izman.
As for new additions to the cast, The Next Karate Kid star Hilary Swank was recently added to the Season 3 cast. Community and Stargirl star Joel McHale has also been added to the cast of Yellowjackets for Season 3, though details on both of their characters have not yet been revealed.
What Will Season 3 of Yellowjackets Be About?
In terms of the story for Season 3, the second season of the series left things in a wild place in both timelines. In terms of the wilderness, audiences last saw the survivors losing their only shelter when the cabin they had been surviving in mysteriously burned down, something that will complicate their time in the wilderness as it is still winter. Young Nat was also named the new leader after Lottie declared that wilderness no longer needed her in that row as they could all communicate with it.
In the present, there is also a lot to deal with. Adult Nat died after accidentally being injected with phenobarbital by Misty as part of the Queen of Hearts ritual to give the wilderness a new sacrifice. Lottie was taken away by EMTs in the season finale as well. There’s also the matter of adult Van having terminal cancer and Taissa’s disturbing sleepwalking. To put it succinctly, there’s a lot going on and Christina Ricci, who plays adult Misty, previously said that Season 3 will be brutal.
“This season is going to be even more shocking and surprising than the previous seasons,’ Ricci said. “It’s definitely going to be brutal. But they also put a lot of comedy into it. So, I think it’s just going to be… extremely Yellowjackets-y.”
Season 1 of Yellowjackets is now streaming on Netflix. Season 3 of the hit series premieres February 14, 2025 on Paramount+ with Showtime.
