LORD OF THE YELLOWJACKETS
Netflix's"Not Really A Soccer Show..."
Jonesing for some teen drama this fall? Look no further than Yellowjackets.
The show is about a talented girls’ soccer team who survive a plane crash in the Ontario wilderness. As the series progresses, we see the girls devolve from a tight-knit team into warring, cannibalistic opponents. We also flash forward 25 years to see how the survivors have attempted to put their lives back together.
The cast boasts such big names as Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, and Juliette Lewis as well as hot new talent including Sophie Tatcher.
Show co-creator Ashley Lyle noted that it’s “not really a soccer show,” but rather about “extreme circumstances” that bring out the best and worst in the teammates, and how the teenagers involved become the women we see in the later timeline.
“It’s a really big premise that has a lot of different places to go,” added co-creator, Bart Nickerson. “It’s a giant Petri dish of a way to approach getting underneath the hood of human beings.”
If you’re a major Lost fan – or maybe you’ve always wondered what an all-girl Lord of the Flies would look like – this is the show for you!
Check out Yellowjackets on Showtime, premiering on November 14.
