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Showtime has signed “Yellowjackets” co-creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson to an overall deal, the network announced on Monday. The husband-and-wife duo will continue to serve as showrunners for the mystery series alongside fellow showrunner Jonathan Lisco, while also developing new projects exclusively for the network.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAshley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, the creators of the hit series “Yellowjackets,” have signed an overall deal with Showtime.In addition to creating “Yellowjackets,” Lyle and Nickerson serve as executive producers and co-showrunners on the Showtime series, with Jonathan Lisco also serving as executive producer and co-showrunner.“Ashley and Bart are not only great writers, but they are also wildly original thinkers and creators,” said Gary Levine, co-president of entertainment for Showtime. “I’m not sure I would want to go camping with them, but I sure as hell love working with them, and I’m thrilled they will be working at Showtime for years to come.”“Yellowjackets” has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards for its inaugural season, including best drama series, best actress for Melanie Lynskey, and best supporting actress for Christina Ricci.

Showtime has signed the Emmy-nominated Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson to an overall deal.

Elijah Wood is the latest actor to join season 2. Showtime revealed the newest cast member will have “a season-long guest arc” as Walter, when the Emmy-nominated drama returns with new episodes.

is the hit survival drama that unfolds over two timelines: one in the past, when the high school soccer team’s plane crashed in the Canadian Rockies, forcing the stranded teenage girls to do anything to survive; and another in the present, picking up with four adults, who managed to make it out alive nearly 25 years earlier. After an explosive debut, which earned seven Emmy nominations, Showtime renewed the series from creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson for another season. And as anticipation builds for the new episodes, here’s everything we know about season 2:  Season 1 starred an ensemble cast, with Melanie Lynskey and Sophie Nélisse as the adult and teenage versions of Shauna, respectively; Tawny Cypress and Jasmin Savoy Brown as the adult and teenage versions of Taissa; Juliette Lewis and Sophie Thatcher as the adult and teenage versions of Natalie; as well as Christina Ricci and Sammi Hanratty as the adult and teenage versions of Misty.Other initial survivors included assistant coach Ben Scott (Steven Krueger), the late coach’s two sons, Travis (Kevin Alves) and Javi (Luciano Leroux), as well as team members Jackie (Ella Purnell), Van (Liv Hewson), Lottie aka the Antler Queen (Courtney Eaton), Akliah (Keeya King), Laura (Jane Widdop) and Mari (Alexa Barajas). While Laura died trying to take off in a small prop plane early on and Jackie froze to death during the season 1 finale, fan-favorite Van survived being mauled by a wolf.

More intriguing casting news for season 2 of Yellowjackets: Showtime announced today that Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) is joining the Emmy-nominated drama.

Melanie Lynskey says her Emmy nod is “meaningful for a lot of reasons”. The ‘Yellowjackets’ star is excited to be up for Best Lead Actress In A Drama Series at the upcoming ceremony - which will take place on September 12 - because she was “past the point” for something like that to happen to her. The 45-year-old actress told PEOPLE magazine: "I think that Emmy nomination is more meaningful for a lot of reasons.

Galeca: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics today announced the winners of its 14th Dorian TV Awards, which recognizes both mainstream and LGBTQIA+ programs. Galeca is comprised of 360 film, TV and pop culture critics and journalists in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the U.K. See more of this year’s winners in the list below.

Simone Kessell (Obi-Wan Kenobi) is joining the second season of Showtime’s Yellowjackets as the adult Lottie Matthews.

is continuing to expand its adult cast as it goes back into production on season 2. ET has confirmed that  actress Simone Kessell has been tapped to play the adult version of plane crash survivor Lottie Matthews, whose younger version is currently played by Courtney Eaton. Eaton, who has appeared on the series since season 1, has been promoted to series regular. The news follows the announcement that Lauren Ambrose was cast as the adult version of fellow teammate and survivor Van, whose younger counterpart in season 1 was played by Liv Hewson. Hewson has also been promoted to series regular for season 2. When it comes to Lottie, the news of Kessell’s casting is not a spoiler, since it was revealed in the season 1 finale that Lottie is, in fact, alive.

Kate Aurthur editorIn its finale in January, “Yellowjackets” posed a terrifying question: Who the fuck is Lottie Matthews? And now, Showtime has an answer. With Season 2 of the show starting production later this month in Vancouver, the network announced that adult Lottie will be played by Simone Kessell, who recently starred as Princess Leia’s mother Breha Organa in “Obi-Wan Kenobi” and as the mother of Blackbeard (Taika Waititi) on “Our Flag Means Death.”Lottie, who is played as a teenager by Courtney Eaton, emerged as the central antagonist of the show in the first season of “Yellowjackets.” A rich kid whose parents furnished her soccer team with a private plane in order for the Yellowjackets to travel to nationals, Lottie had been forced to go off her anti-psychotic medication after that plane crashed in the wilderness, where the show’s 1996 timeline is set.

The Hollywood Critics Association announced the winners of the 2nd Annual HCA TV Awards where HBO’s The White Lotus led the list of trophy recipients with five. ABC’s Abbott Elementary and AMC’s Better Call Saul also won big with 4 trophies each.

The stars are stepping out for the 2022 HCA TV Awards!

Lauren Ambrose has joined the cast of Yellowjackets season two!

Yellowjackets as the adult version of Van, Showtime announced Thursday.The alum will be a series regular, confirming speculation that the character — whose fate was left unclear at the end of the first season — is indeed still alive and kicking. Actress Liv Hewson, who played the teen version of Van, has also been promoted to series regular for season 2.Filming on the new season goes into production in Vancouver later this month.Back in February, ET connected with Hewson and co-star Tawny Cypress, who plays the adult version of Taissa, about their characters' budding romance and the prospects of an adult Van joining the fray.“Taissa’s marriage seems to be in shambles,” Cypress said, referring to Taissa’s estranged wife, Simone (Rukiya Bernard), in the present day. “It’d be really fun to see an adult Taissa meeting up with an adult Van and where that goes and what that history is all about.”  “Poor Simone, oh my god,” Hewson added.

Kate Aurthur editorLauren Ambrose has been cast in the second season of the Emmy-nominated drama “Yellowjackets,” Showtime announced on Thursday. “Yellowjackets” will begin production on Season 2 later this month in Vancouver, and Ambrose is set to play the adult version of Van, who’s portrayed as a teenager by Liv Hewson.

Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under, Servant) is joining the second season of Yellowjackets in a series regular role.

about the intense pressure to be thin in Hollywood, recently that she was body-shamed on the set of Coyote Ugly, even as she was already severely restricting her food intake. And in a new interview, she's reflected on the toll society's thin-obsession took on a friend: the late Brittany Murphy.Though denied rumors of an eating disorder, she lost a significant amount of weight as she transitioned from teen actor to adult movie star, and became profoundly thin and frail toward the as her health declined.

Part survival story, coming-of-age drama and horror saga, Showtime’s Yellowjackets follows a plane crash in 1996 that leaves a high school girls soccer team stranded in the Canadian wilderness, as well as the lives of the survivors 25 years later.

Christina Ricci is looking back at many of her choices during the 90’s, admitting during a recent interview that she wishes she could go back in time to make different decisions. The Hollywood star, who recently revealed how she really feels about her Emmy nomination for her role in ‘Yellowjackets,’ says that she would like to do it all over again and make some adjustments in her professional life.The 42-year-old actress talked to co-stars Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis, and Tawny Cypress in a joint interview, confessing that she definitely has some regrets.“This is very dark,” she explained, “but I would just like to go back to that age and do it over again and not make so many f—king mistakes.”Honestly, I regret so much,“ she revealed to The Hollywood Reporter, admitting that if she could she would “like to go back to 1996 and be like, ‘All right...

The Addams Family and 1995’s Caspar, admitted that she wished she’d done some things differently across the decade.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Ricci said: “This is very dark, but I would just like to go back to that age and do it over again and not make so many fucking mistakes. Honestly, I regret so much.“I’d like to go back to 1996 and be like, ‘All right… we had a practice run.

Melanie Lynskey's memories from the set of aren't all fond ones. While working on the film, which was released 22 years ago this week, Lynskey says she was body shamed. «All the girls had this regimen they had to go on.

Christina Ricci wishes she could redo the '90s because she regrets so many of her choices. The 42-year-old actress made her movie debut as a child star in the 1990 movie Mermaids and followed it up with '90s classics such as Casper, The Addams Family, and Now and Then. Despite her professional success in that decade, Ricci confessed to her Yellowjackets co-stars Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis, and Tawny Cypress in a joint interview that she is filled with regret about her mistakes during that time of her life.

Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, is pushing the "Request Line Tour" to 2023. "It's early on this road, but we are determined to do what will best set us up for many more years together. We're grateful for your patience," the statement said. Lady A: Request Line Tour Update pic.twitter.com/jhcoHWBx0sLady A was set to begin the tour on Aug.

told The Hollywood Reporter. "I was already starving myself and as thin as I could possibly be for this body, and I was still a [size] four."Melanie, who was 23 years old when she filmed the iconic movie, said one of the crew members was particularly harsh on her and other actresses."There were already people putting a lot of Spanx on me in wardrobe fittings and being very disappointed when they saw me, the costume designer being like, 'Nobody told me there would be girls like you,'" she said.

Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, is pushing the "Request Line Tour" to 2023. "It's early on this road, but we are determined to do what will best set us up for many more years together. We're grateful for your patience," the statement said. Lady A: Request Line Tour Update pic.twitter.com/jhcoHWBx0sLady A was set to begin the tour on Aug.

Melanie Lynskey joined her fellow "Yellowjackets" co-stars for a new interview where the actress discussed the body shaming she experienced early in her career while filming "Coyote Ugly."  Lynskey played Gloria in the 2000 comedy about a songwriter Violet Sanford (played by Piper Perabo) who gets a job at an NYC bar run by women.  Tawny Cypress, Juliette Lewis and Christina Ricci were the others participating in the interview with The Hollywood Reporter where Lynskey discussed her experience filming "Coyote Ugly."  When describing the beginning of her career playing the "best friend from Jersey" in "Ugly Coyote" she told the outlet. "I was already starving myself and as thin as I could possibly be for this body, and I was still a (size) four."  Lynskey continued and said "that were already people putting a lot of Spanx on me in wardrobe fittings and being very disappointed when they saw me, the costume designer being like, ‘Nobody told me there would be girls like you.’ Really intense feedback about my physicality, my body, people doing my makeup and being like, ‘I’m just going to help you out by giving you a bit more of a jawline and stuff." "Yellowjackets" star Melanie Lynskey opened up about the body shaming she faced while filming "Coyote Ugly."  ( David Livingston/Getty Images) Lynskey said that while she was working on the film, the feedback was constantly "you're not beautiful." She talked about the difficulty of hearing the things she did when she was in her early twenties.

Melanie Lynskey has dealt with nasty body shaming for years!

Melanie Lynskey speaks about the pressure she faced to look a certain way in the 2000 flick “Coyote Ugly” in a candid interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

Melanie Lynskey is looking back on Ever After, 24 years after the Cinderella based movie debuted in theaters.

Melanie Lynskey starred as Jacqueline​ in but the 45-year-old actress still has fond memories of the fun she had on — and off — set with co-stars Drew Barrymore and Anjelica Huston. ET spoke with Lynskey ahead of the movie's anniversary and she reflected on the magical time she had filming it.«That was like a really wonderful time,» she told ET at the viewing party for Kathy Hilton's premiere episode of.

isn't over. The hit mystery thriller series has been renewed for a second season, and stars Melanie Lynskey and Tawny Cypress are excited to get back into the swing of things.The duo spoke with ET's Cassie DiLaura during the Paramount+ U.K.

The stars of Teen Wolf are back together again!

Admit it, Emmy voters, there’s a very slim chance you’ll have enough time to binge all the terrific new and returning dramas available via broadcast, cable and streaming this season. And how to prioritize, really? Yellowjackets should be a mandatory first stop, but you might want to cleanse your palate with The Gilded Age and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty before moving back to something dark and heavy like Euphoria. Allow us to offer some assistance: We’ve highlighted some of our favorite actors and what made their work so special over the last year. Our recommendations should never serve as a substitute for a good binge session; God forbid we should deprive you from attending a Christine Baranski masterclass. But when it comes to great performances, we know one when we see one.

Naman Ramachandran Streamer Paramount+ is set to make a splash at its U.K. launch in London on June 20, with a galaxy of stars from its original shows set to feature at the hot ticket event. Graham Norton (Paramount+’s “Queen of the Universe”) will host the event which will feature stars from Paramount’s series and films including Gillian Anderson, Viola Davis and Michelle Pfeiffer (“The First Lady”); Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon (“George & Tammy”); Miranda Cosgrove (“iCarly”); Kevin Costner and Kelly Reilly (“Yellowstone”); Tawny Cypress and Melanie Lynskey (“Yellowjackets”); Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris and Bill Nighy (“The Man Who Fell To Earth”); Joey Essex, Chloe Ferry, Bethan Kershaw and James Tindale (“All Star Shore”); Matthew Goode and Juno Temple (“The Offer”); Shelley Hennig, Tyler Hoechlin, Tyler Posey, Crystal Reed and Holland Roden (“Teen Wolf”); Faith Hill and Tim McGraw (“1883”); Sonequa Martin-Green (“Star Trek Discovery”); Natascha McElhone and Pablo Schreiber (“Halo”); Kate Mulgrew (“Star Trek Prodigy); David Oyelowo (“Bass Reeves”); and Sylvester Stallone (“Tulsa King”).

For a pair who makes what they do look so easy, Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson can’t help but lament about having to write season 2 of Yellowjackets, Showtime’s pulpy drama that’s on the Emmy short list for a Best Drama nomination.