Yellowjackets

A talented high school girls soccer team survives a plane crash deep in a northern wilderness, and the show tracks what happens next on two timelines. One thread follows the teenagers as supplies run out and alliances form, with the group fracturing into rival factions and harsher rules replacing schoolyard rivalries. The other thread returns nearly 25 years later, as the survivors live with the long shadows of those months and try to present normal lives while old wounds, secrets, and suspicious behavior ripple through their relationships. The series keeps its focus on character, suspicion, and the consequences of choices made in extremis, without revealing key twists up front.

Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, Yellowjackets premiered in 2021 and stars Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, and Sophie Thatcher among others, building on a strong ensemble to braid its present and past timelines.

The show has drawn attention during awards season, earning nominations that acknowledged its performances and writing, which helped raise its profile among critics and industry voters.

Yellowjackets provoked a lot of watercooler discussion, spawning active online communities and theory threads. Its striking mix of 90s nostalgia, survival horror visuals, and character-driven mysteries made certain images and moments stick in viewers' minds, and fans often debate motives, timelines, and symbolism across social platforms.

Critics and audiences have generally reacted positively, reflected in a 7.5/10 vote average from 898 votes, with particular praise for the cast and the tonal shifts between tense wilderness scenes and adult psychological drama. Major themes include trauma, memory, loyalty, and how adolescence shapes identity, alongside power, violence, and the ways people rationalize survival. The show keeps tension high while asking how far someone will go to protect a chosen family, making social dynamics as important as external threats.