The Wilderness heard us… and Yellowjackets is finally returning. After a long winter (a year and a half-long hiatus between seasons) the psychological thriller survival series about a high school girls soccer team getting stranded in the woods post-plane crash, leading to some supernatural occurrences and ritualistic cannibalism — you know, just girly things — is back for Season 3. Starring Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress, Lauren Ambrose, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Samantha Hanratty, Courtney Eaton and Liv Hewson, the third season of the series seems to seriously heat things up (and not only because winter is finally over for the Yellowjackets). Hilary Swank and Joel McHale are joining the cast this season in mysterious new roles. If you need a refresher on what our girls have been up to, Van and Shauna have you covered with " target="_blank" class="link"> this recap. Here’s what you need to know about watching the new season of Yellowjackets.
Yellowjackets Season 3 release date:
Yellowjackets Season 3 premieres this Friday, Feb. 14 with two new episodes. After that, a new episode will drop weekly every Friday on streaming and every Sunday on cable.
Where to watch Yellowjackets:
Yellowjackets is a Showtime show, but episodes premiere on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME two days before they air on the channel, so if you want to be the first to watch when new episodes drop, Paramount+ is your best option.
Paramount+ has two tiers available: an $8/month ad-supported tier and a $13/month premium tier that’s ad-free and includes live access to your local CBS channel and access to Showtime — which you'll need to stream Yellowjackets.
Right now, Paramount+ is still offering a free trial — so new subscribers can sign up to watch the Yellowjackets premiere this weekend, plus check out the rest of the Paramount+ library free for seven days.
Right now if you sign up for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME via Sling you can get your first month for just $5. You don't even need to be a Sling subscriber to take advantage of this deal, either! So if you've already used up your free trial of Paramount+ (and Paramount+ via Amazon) this is a great low-cost way to watch Yellowjackets.
Yellowjackets recap:
Forgot some of the gory details in the Yellowjackets story so far? Don’t fret, Van has you covered with this helpful recap of what went down with our girls in Yellowjackets Season 1 and 2.
Yellowjackets cast:
Jasmin Savoy Brown plays Teen Taissa and Tawny Cypress plays Taissa in 'Yellowjackets' Season 3. (Victoria Will/Paramount+)
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, Simone Kessell and Elijah Wood are all returning to their roles in the series.
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Hilary Swank and Joel McHale are both slated to appear as guest stars in Season 3. Swank’s role reportedly has the potential to become a series regular if the show gets renewed for another season.
Notably, Juliette Lewis will not return, and if you’ve already seen Season 2, you’ll understand why. We do get a quick flash of Ella Purnell in the trailer for Season 3, so fingers crossed we get to see some of Jackie from beyond the grave like last season.
Yellowjackets Season 3 episodes:
New episodes of Yellowjackets will drop on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME every Friday morning at 3 a.m. ET. Episodes will then air on Showtime (the channel) Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.
Paramount+ Yellowjackets release schedule:
Episode 1 - Friday, February 14
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Episode 2 - Friday, February 14
Episode 3 - Friday, February 21
Episode 4 - Friday, February 28
Episode 5 - Friday, March 7
Episode 6 - Friday, March 14
Episode 7 - Friday, March 21
Episode 8 - Friday, March 28
Episode 9 - Friday, April 4
Episode 10 - Friday, April 11
SHOWTIME Yellowjackets episode release schedule:
Episode 1 - Sunday, February 16
Episode 2 - Sunday, February 16
Episode 3 - Sunday, February 23
Episode 4 - Sunday, March 2
Episode 5 - Sunday, March 9
Episode 6 - Sunday, March 16
Episode 7 - Sunday, March 23
Episode 8 - Sunday, March 30
Episode 9 - Sunday, April 6
Episode 10 - Sunday, April 13
