Yellowjackets‘ present-day Van seems surprisingly nice for somebody who endured mid-forest facial reconstruction surgical procedure by the hands of scared youngsters after which was practically burned alive.
However don’t take our phrase for it — see for your self in these first images of latest solid member Lauren Ambrose in Season 2 of the Showtime thriller.
The cable community on Thursday launched the pictures above and beneath, which present the Six Ft Underneath alum as a grown-up Vanessa “Van” Palmer (who’s performed by Liv Hewson within the flashback storyline). Ambrose’s casting was introduced in August.
The collection unfolds in two timelines, following members of a highschool ladies’ soccer group as they battle to outlive after a airplane crash, after which as they take care of survivors’ guilt within the present day. Followers will recall that when wolves attacked a number of the ladies in Episode 7 of the primary season, Van took the toughest hit: The vicious animals clawed and bit away half of her face, and her buddies have been so certain she was lifeless, they positioned her on a funeral pyre and practically torched her earlier than realizing their mistake simply in time. Additionally they patched her up as greatest they may, however the scars she sported by the top of the season have been gnarly.
Along with Ambrose as grownup Van, Season 2 will introduce Obi-Wan‘s Simone Kessell because the grownup model of Lottie (performed by Courtney Eaton in flashbacks), whose post-wilderness survival was a thriller till the ultimate moments of the Season 1 finale. Different sophomore season additions embrace Elijah Wooden (the Lord of the Rings trilogy) as a citizen detective and Jason Ritter (Elevating Dion) — who’s Yellowjackets star Melanie Lynskey’s real-life husband — in a thriller function.
Yellowjackets lately was renewed for a third season, far forward of its Sunday, March 26, 2023 Season 2 premiere.
Take have a look at the images above and beneath, then hit the feedback together with your theories/ideas/emotions about what’s forward on Yellowjackets!