Yellowjackets season 4

The fourth and final season of the American thriller drama television series Yellowjackets is slated to premiere on Showtime in 2026. Series creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson serve as the showrunners for the season, alongside executive producer Jonathan Lisco. The series is centered on the teenage survivors of a 1996 plane crash in the wilderness. The narrative is set in dual timelines: the first follows the teens in the 1990s as they must learn to survive in the wild after the crash, while the second takes place 25 years later and focuses on the survivors' attempts to readjust after rescue and confront the truth about what they did to survive.

The ensemble cast includes Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Sammi Hanratty, Warren Kole, and Christina Ricci, who all return from the previous season. Nia Sondaya and Jenna Burgess were promoted to the main cast after featuring in a recurring role in the previous seasons.

Showtime renewed the series for a fourth season on May 20, 2025. In October, it was announced as the series' final season, with production starting in 2026 and the season premiering that year. Lyle and Nickerson stated: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}

After three incredible seasons, and great consideration, we're excited to announce that we will be bringing the story of Yellowjackets to its twisted conclusion in this fourth and final season. We've always known there would come a point when the story would tell us it wants to end, and it's our belief that our job — our responsibility — is to listen. Telling this emotional, wild, and deeply human story has been a profoundly meaningful experience and a true honor for us.

Molly Ringwald joined the cast in a recurring guest role.

In February 2026, Nia Sondaya, who plays Akilah, was promoted to series regular for the fourth season. Also in February, Molly Ringwald and June Squibb were announced to have been cast in the fourth season. On March 18, 2026, Jenna Burgess, who plays teenage Melissa, was promoted to series regular for the fourth season.

Filming for the fourth and final season began on March 2, 2026.

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• Yellowjackets at IMDb