The remaining Yellowjackets survivors now have an official timeline for after they’ll head again to the wilderness for season 4.
Following Yellowjackets‘ twist-filled season 3 finale in April 2025, Showtime confirmed that the sequence could be renewed for a fourth and last season. Although creator Ashley Lyle revealed in 2023 that the supernatural thriller thriller was initially deliberate for 5 seasons, the announcement that Yellowjackets season 4 could be its final got here with a press release from Lyle and co-creator Bart Nickerson that the following batch of episodes was the suitable time to conclude this story.
An official launch date for Yellowjackets season 4 continues to be undetermined, however the forged is ready to imminently embark on the bittersweet manufacturing of their last episodes. In an interview with ScreenRant‘s Liam Crowley for her new horror film Whistle, teenage Shauna Shipman actor Sophie Nélisse formally revealed that filming for Yellowjackets season 4 begins in mid-February:
“Liam Crowley: Sophie, I obtained no segue for this subsequent query, however we’re all huge Yellowjackets followers right here at ScreenRant. Christina had talked about that manufacturing on the ultimate season was slated for January. We obtained a pair days left.
Sophie Nélisse: I do know, we’re beginning in two weeks. We’re very excited. I’ve already rented my place to Vancouver and so we’re about to kick off this last season.”
Whereas earlier estimates slated Yellowjackets season 4 for a January begin date, Nélisse has now confirmed that mid-February is when the forged’s Vancouver manufacturing kicks off. Starting filming in February marks a shift from earlier seasons’ manufacturing begins, although the change is sensible given the chilly, wintry local weather season 4 left off on.
Beforehand, season 1 kicked off in Might 2021, season 2 started in August 2022, and season 3 began in Might 2024. These outings every had about five-to-six months’ price of filming for the Nineteen Nineties and 2020s timeline casts, although it is nonetheless unclear how lengthy season 4 will take to shoot.
That stated, the sequence’ manufacturing timeline for previous seasons could give a sign of when audiences can anticipate Yellowjackets season 4 to premiere on Paramount+. Season 2 premiered in March 2023, seven months after manufacturing began, whereas season 3 debuted in February 2025, 9 months after manufacturing kicked off. As such, Yellowjackets season 4 may arrive as early as fall 2026.
One other Yellowjackets season 4 manufacturing element that also requires readability is the variety of episodes the ultimate outing will comprise. Although season 2 had solely 9 outings (with Yellowjackets‘ unaired bonus episode from that point nonetheless being shelved), seasons 1 and three each launched 10 installments, which season 4 is predicted to comply with.
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Yellowjackets Season # |
Manufacturing Begin Month |
Episode Depend |
Premiere Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Might 2021 |
10 |
November 14, 2021 |
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2 |
August 2022 |
9 |
March 26, 2023 |
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3 |
Might 2024 |
10 |
February 16, 2025 |
|
4 |
February 2026 |
TBD |
TBD |
Earlier than her final stint as Shauna Shipman begins subsequent month, Nélisse additionally instructed ScreenRant concerning the bittersweet feelings she’s feeling because the Yellowjackets chapter involves an finish. Along with noting that she thinks Yellowjackets season 4 is the suitable time to finish the sequence moderately than proceed on with season 5, the actress teased that the workforce intends to make “probably the most wonderful finale“ to wrap up the story:
“Liam Crowley: So I do know clearly you have not began but, however are the feelings just a little bittersweet that this chapter’s coming to an finish?
Sophie Nélisse: Yeah, for positive. These women can have formed my 20s fully. I am the girl that I’m at the moment partially due to them and what they’ve taught me, and the way a lot I’ve grown alongside them. It seems like a extremely large chunk of my life can be lacking with out them, however I additionally really feel like I like this present due to the standard of the fabric and simply the craft behind it. I feel we’re higher off closing it now earlier than it loses sight of what it’s and why individuals find it irresistible a lot. I feel we’ll deliver probably the most wonderful season finale that we are able to.”
Nélisse’s feedback about bringing the sequence to an in depth earlier than it “loses sight of what it’s” broaden on the feelings of Yellowjackets‘ co-creators when saying there could be no season 5. Lyle and Nickerson defined that they’ve “all the time identified there would come some extent when the story would inform [them] it needs to finish, and it’s [their] perception that [their] job — [their] duty — is to hear.”
Since Yellowjackets season 3 ended with Sophie Thatcher’s teen Nat seemingly making contact with a rescue crew within the last scene, season 4 was already trying to be the final chapter set within the wilderness. In the meantime, Yellowjackets‘ remaining grownup survivors within the present-day timeline are making ready for the ultimate act in Shauna’s return to embracing her ruthless Antler Queen persona, which equally seems to be nearing its pure conclusion.
Along with Nélisse and Melanie Lynskey as Shauna, the Yellowjackets season 4 forged is predicted to deliver again Jasmin Savoy Brown and Tawny Cypress as Tai, Samantha Hanratty and Christina Ricci as Misty, Thatcher as Nat, Courtney Eaton as Lottie, Liv Hewson as Van, Kevin Alves as Travis, Nia Sondaya as Akilah, Hilary Swank and Jenna Burgess as Melissa, Warren Kole as Jeff, Sarah Desjardins as Callie, Ashley Sutton as Hannah, and Elijah Wooden as Walter.
- Launch Date
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2021 – 2026-00-00
- Community
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Showtime, Paramount+ with Showtime
- Showrunner
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Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Jonathan Lisco
- Administrators
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Benjamin Semanoff, Daisy von Scherler Mayer, Deepa Mehta, Eduardo Sánchez, Jeffrey W. Byrd, Liz Garbus, Scott Winant, Eva Sørhaug, Jamie Travis
- Writers
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Liz Phang, Sarah L. Thompson, Ameni Rozsa