With such a talented cast of young and middle-aged actors playing the same characters while the narrative shifts between 19, it can be difficult to keep track of who’s who. Further, it tells not only the story of these marooned soccer champions, who wanted nothing more than to make it to nationals, but what happens later in life after the survivors have been rescued. Yellowjackets, which is the name of the girls’ soccer team, ups the ante by putting violence at the forefront, including the hunting, killing, and straight-up cannibalism of fellow schoolmates. While Amazon Prime’s The Wilds may have beaten them to the punch plot-wise, it looks like Showtime’s Yellowjackets, created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, is shaping up to be the prestige television experience for those seeking a stranded, Lord of the Flies vibe featuring a group of teenage girls.
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