A riveting female-led mystery series is revving up for its third act, and it's hitting screens sooner than anticipated. Fans have been on tenterhooks since the previous season concluded over a year ago on Showtime and Paramount+, eagerly awaiting the continuation of the chilling narrative. A recently dropped enigmatic teaser has just announced that the much-awaited third season will premiere in mere months, teasing what may be the most gruesome season to date.
With an ensemble cast featuring stars like Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis, and newcomers Elijah Wood in the second season, and now Hilary Swank and Joel McHale joining in the third, Yellowjackets is set to make its grand return on Valentine's Day (February 14th) 2025. This week saw the release of a brief teaser that playfully entices fans with: "This Valentine's Day eat your heart out", reports the Mirror . The show quickly amassed a cult following after its initial season aired in 2022, which chronicled the harrowing ordeal of a high school girls' soccer team stranded in the Canadian wilderness due to a plane crash.
Surviving by any means necessary during their 19-month ordeal in the wilds, the story leaps forward 25 years as they confront the demons of their past. It's hailed as one of the most gripping mystery thrillers of the 2020s, boasting an impressive 96 percent critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. Inverse hailed it as the "best cannibal thriller of the decade" while offering a hook: "Yellowjackets managed to crea.