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- 2021
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- SHOWTIME
- 2021
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- SHOWTIME
Summary 25 years after decisions made by a high school girls soccer team to survive when a plane crash stranded them in the wilderness has not been forgotten or forgiven in this drama created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson.
Created By: Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson
- 2021
- TV-MA
- SHOWTIME
- 2021
- TV-MA
- SHOWTIME
Yellowjackets
Season 1 Premiere: Nov 14, 2021
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7.0
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Summary 25 years after decisions made by a high school girls soccer team to survive when a plane crash stranded them in the wilderness has not been forgotten or forgiven in this drama created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson.
Created By: Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 57 Critic Reviews
78
88% Positive
50 Reviews
50 Reviews
12% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 57 Critic Reviews
78
88% Positive
50 Reviews
50 Reviews
12% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
One thing that feels assured is Yellowjackets will continue to clear the high bar it sets for itself and be about way more than just “trauma”.
A superb Showtime thriller that riffs on Flies without repeating it. ... Yellowjackets is the rare series whose execution improves upon an already strong premise. Each episode has its puzzles and twists, just as each woman has her secrets, all set up carefully enough to make you wonder why you didn’t unravel them sooner.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 127 User Ratings
7.0
67% Positive
85 Ratings
85 Ratings
18% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
15% Negative
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 127 User Ratings
7.0
67% Positive
85 Ratings
85 Ratings
18% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
15% Negative
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
Hilarious, horrifying, amazing, beautiful television. Van is the best. More please.
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From the summary, I thought this was another YA show. Bunch of girls having to survive in the wilderness. And that is in there, pretty well done, too, but it is more about the horror of growing up and the horror of being a grown up, which sounds bleak, but it is done in an interesting and charming way. If it wants to, the show can be very sweet, genuinely funny, exciting, but also sad, puzzling, dark and violent, without overdoing any of it.
The show looks great, the music and soundtrack fit perfectly, and from kids to adults, just amazing performances.
I assume this is a show where you pretty quickly find out if you like it or not. I think it it a blast.
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Crafting a satisfying end to such a high-concept story is extremely challenging, and it's possible that Yellowjackets could (ahem) crash and burn in the final four episodes. But if the rest of the season is as tasty as the first course, it'll be worth it to stick around for dessert.
An engrossing, character-driven thriller.
Yellowjackets starts out with a gripping pilot, directed by Karyn Kusama, and then gradually loses narrative momentum. ... But when the elements align properly — Shauna delivering a cutting monologue about what Callie’s life would be like if her parents got divorced, or the show’s expertly-timed deployment of classic Nineties songs by Liz Phair, the Cranberries, Wilson Phillips, and more — it’s easy to experience a rush of adrenaline.
Yellowjackets looked promising thanks to the casting and concept, but the Showtime series feels like a disappointment in terms of shaping its twin-track plot into an equally compelling drama. The stars still merit a look, but the episodes made available don't provide much incentive for those watching the takeoff to stick around for the landing.
Its influences are notorious, but it knows how to use the necessary twists to make it work, although it has a really, really hard time gaining traction.
I found the first four episodes too long for how little the story managed to do in terms of mystery.
The first episode gives you a pretty clear idea of what the hell happened in their time in the wilderness and that portion of the story is more interesting than the modern day plot, because it's not until the 10th episode that it becomes clear that something important will also happen in the present, but at that point it feels late, considering that I personally think the 10 episodes were excessive in terms of storyline.
One of its strongest points is its cast. The one from both eras, although clearly the cast of the present day story with Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis Christina Ricci and Tawny Cypress have a lot much higher mileage.
It's a good enough show, but I honestly believe it needs to make clear soon in season 2 where it's going, because at this point I'm just not interested in watching a new Lost, that will feed and feed the mystery only to ultimately deliver a mediocre payoff.
But it is definitely worth a look.
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The problem is that there are about 5 different story lines. A lot of them are origin story of the survivors. They just aren't gripping, in fact I fast forwarded through most of it, because I just don't care about these characters. So when I fast forward to the survival story line, it was pretty good at first, but then it gets ridiculously implausible. The movie "Alive" (1993) which is also about a downed plane carrying soccer player, is far better, and extremely similar in the main narrative. Which is based on a true story.
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I actually started really enjoying it but somewhere in S1 it just lost me. It has all the ingredients for a great show but I started finding it took effort to watch. The timeline jumps are too jarring and just way too often. Too many sub-plots never go anywhere or get lost in the jumping. The most frustrating part is that youi can see how good it could have been.
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Production Company:
- Creative Engine Entertainment
- Entertainment One
- eOne Television
Initial Release Date: Nov 14, 2021
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Online Film & Television Association
• 1 Win & 15 Nominations
Astra Television Awards
• 12 Nominations
