Yellowjackets to end with fourth season, creators announce

Showtime drama Yellowjackets will end with its fourth season, series creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson announced on October 10, 2025 on the show’s official social media account. The creators said they had decided, after three seasons, to bring the story to a “twisted conclusion,” adding that the decision reflected a sense that the narrative itself had reached a natural endpoint and that it was their responsibility to listen to that creative signal.

The series, which premiered in November 2021, intercuts two timelines: the 1990s, when a New Jersey high school girls soccer team is stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash, and the present day, as the survivors grapple with the long-term effects of what happened. Lyle and Nickerson thanked the cast, crew, writers and fans in their message, writing that “the Hive is nothing without you” and that they looked forward to sharing the final chapter.

Writers began work on the fourth season in October 2025, and production is expected to start in 2026, with an earliest possible premiere in late 2026, though the network has not confirmed specific dates. Creators have said the final season will wrap up outstanding mysteries and...