‘Yellowjackets' Season 3: Where to watch and what you need to know via Van and Shauna
If you need a refresher on what our girls have been up to, Van and Shauna have you covered with this recap. Here's what you need to know about watching the new season of Yellowjackets.
Yellowjackets Season 3 premieres this Friday, Feb. 14 with two new episodes. After that, a new episode will drop weekly every Friday on streaming and every Sunday on cable.
Yellowjackets is a Showtime show, but episodes premiere on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME two days before they air on the channel, so if you want to be the first to watch when new episodes drop, Paramount+ is your best option.
Forgot some of the gory details in the Yellowjackets story so far? Don't fret, Van has you covered with this helpful recap of what went down with our girls in Yellowjackets Season 1 and 2.
Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress, Lauren Ambrose, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Samantha Hanratty, Courtney Eaton, Liv Hewson, Steven Krueger, Warren Kole, Kevin Alves, Sarah Desjardins, Simone Kessell and Elijah Wood are all returning to their roles in the series.
Hilary Swank and Joel McHale are both slated to appear as guest stars in Season 3. Swank's role reportedly has the potential to become a series regular if the show gets renewed for another season.
Notably, Juliette Lewis will not return, and if you've already seen Season 2, you'll understand why. We do get a quick flash of Ella Purnell in the trailer for Season 3, so fingers crossed we get to see some of Jackie from beyond the grave like last season.
New episodes of Yellowjackets will drop on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME every Friday morning at 3 a.m. ET. Episodes will then air on Showtime (the channel) on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.
Episode 1 - Friday, February 14
Episode 2 - Friday, February 14
Episode 3 - Friday, February 21
Episode 4 - Friday, February 28
Episode 5 - Friday, March 7
Episode 6 - Friday, March 14
Episode 7 - Friday, March 21
Episode 8 - Friday, March 28
Episode 9 - Friday, April 4
Episode 10 - Friday, April 11
Episode 1 - Sunday, February 16
Episode 2 - Sunday, February 16
Episode 3 - Sunday, February 23
Episode 4 - Sunday, March 2
Episode 5 - Sunday, March 9
Episode 6 - Sunday, March 16
Episode 7 - Sunday, March 23
Episode 8 - Sunday, March 30
Episode 9 - Sunday, April 6
Episode 10 - Sunday, April 13
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