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Last year, Showtime confirmed that Yellowjackets would be returning to the woods only one more time with its fourth season now set as its last. Series creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson decided the thriller series, which has spent three seasons blending survival drama, psychological horror, and coming-of-age storytelling into one of the brand's biggest hits, was nearing its natural endpoint. They felt it was time to start wrapping up the mysteries surrounding the plane crash-surviving high school girls' soccer team and the lives they lived in the present, and deliver a satisfying finale while at their creative high point. What better way, then, to kick off the final stretch than by adding another 80s icon to a cast already chock-full of them.
A new report confirmed that Molly Ringwald is set to join the Showtime thriller in a recurring role. Labeled part of the infamous Brat Pack, she was ever-present in teen movies throughout the 80s, from The Breakfast Club to Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, and many more. Although that era has passed, she hasn't slowed down, more recently appearing in the long-running CW teen drama Riverdale as Archie Andrews' mother and joining a pair of Ryan Murphy productions, between Monster Season 1 and Feud: Capote vs. the Swans. Yellowjackets will have her in fitting company among the adult ensemble, including Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis, Lauren Ambrose, and Hilary Swank. The series also features Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Samantha Hanratty, Sophie Thatcher, Liv Hewson, and Courtney Eaton.
Ringwald will reportedly appear as Vicky, the mother of Van (Ambrose, Hewson), who's described as a recently recovering alcoholic seeking a path to redemption for her past actions. Between her character description and what happened in Season 3, her casting may hint at where Season 4 will go next. Van had survived several near-death experiences, from the plane crash that stranded the girls' team years ago to stage four cancer in her adult life, but she finally met her maker when she was fatally stabbed by Melissa (Swank). Vicky, then, could either appear in a flashback with her daughter in the 90s or try to learn the truth about her death in the present. Whatever the case, her presence only raises more questions about what the final season has in store.
Release Date 2021 - 2026-00-00
Network Showtime, Paramount+ with Showtime
Showrunner Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Jonathan Lisco
Directors Benjamin Semanoff, Daisy von Scherler Mayer, Deepa Mehta, Eduardo Sánchez, Jeffrey W. Byrd, Liz Garbus, Scott Winant, Eva Sørhaug, Jamie Travis
Writers Liz Phang, Sarah L. Thompson, Ameni Rozsa
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Tawny Cypress
Taissa Turner
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