Yellowjackets Will End After Season 4 as Showrunners Tease a Twisted Finale
Yellowjackets is making its final descent with a fourth and final season set to film next year, as the showrunners promise a twisted endgame.
Well, that was fast. Just a few months after season 4 got the green light, Yellowjackets is now officially ending with that very season. One more run, then the plane lands for good.
What Yellowjackets has been about (for the uninitiated or the rusty)
It jumps between two timelines: in the past, a high school girls soccer team survives a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness and spirals into brutal, sometimes deadly, survival mode; in the present, the ones who made it home try to live normal lives while carrying the weight of what they did out there.
The announcement
Co-creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson shared the news on Instagram, framing season 4 as the planned finish line. They also made it pretty clear this wasn’t a cancellation scramble, but a choice to wrap the story on their terms.
'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, and we’re so very grateful to the brilliant cast, crew and writers who have bravely gone on the journey with us to bring it to life. Most of all, we want to thank the fans who have stuck with us through every moment, mystery and meal - the Hive is nothing without you! We can’t wait to share the final chapter with you and hope you find it...delicious.'
Where the show stands right now
- Network: Showtime
- Season 4: Newly revealed to be the final season
- Creators: Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson (they announced the end on Instagram)
- Performance: One of Showtime’s most-streamed series
- Awards buzz: Consistent love, especially for Melanie Lynskey and Christina Ricci
- Recent run: Season 3 wrapped in April and was the most-watched yet, even as reviews dipped to a series low
A quick read on the decision
Given how big the show got, ending it at four feels like a calculated choice to finish strong rather than stretch the mystery past the breaking point. The season 3 numbers popping while the reviews cooled is a telling combo: the audience showed up, but the vibes were getting wobbly. Better to stick the landing.
Curious where you land on this: relieved the story has a finish line, or wishing they’d pushed it further? Either way, the creators are promising a twisted final chapter. Buckle up.