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Yellowjackets Season 2 Premiere Review

Written by kate bove
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Yellowjackets Season 2 is Showtime's most-streamed premiere — and for good reason.

Since its debut in 2021, Yellowjackets has been a delightfully dark watch. Taking inspiration from Lord of the Flies, the Donner Party, and the Andes flight disaster, the show is executive produced by acclaimed filmmaker Karyn Kusama (Jennifer’s Body). Viewers who haven’t watched Yellowjackets Season 1 probably know it as “that show about teen cannibals” — and while, yes, that’s certainly an element of the team’s survival story, it isn’t the only disquieting circumstance on offer. In fact, the series contends with several disparate genres, mashing them up effortlessly, all while alternating between two timelines — one set in 1996, and one set in the present.

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