As Yellowjackets fans eagerly await Season 3, Showtime has been hit with a lawsuit claiming the idea for the Emmy-nominated series was stolen from the 2015 Shyam Madiraju-helmed survival thriller Eden. Filed Nov. 14 in New York federal court, the copyright infringement lawsuit also names Lionsgate…

Ella Purnell didn’t quite have the appetite to watch one of her onscreen characters go. After starring in the first season of Showtime‘s Yellowjackets, the actress recently opened up about the “disconcerting” experience of seeing her character Jackie’s dead body on the show following her death at…

Yellowjackets breakout Ella Purnell drew on previous experience of “not being afraid to look ugly” when leading Sweetpea, the irreverent Sky-Starz dramedy about a quiet wallflower who becomes a serial killer. Speaking to Deadline in the days leading up to Sweetpea premiere, Purnell talked up her…

EXCLUSIVE: Sophie Nélisse has signed with Brillstein Entertainment for management in all areas. Nélisse can be seen starring as Young Shauna  in Showtime's hit series Yellowjackets. which is currently in production on its third season. A shocking scene in the final moments of the Season 2 premiere…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ With Showtime’s Yellowjackets has added Hilary Swank to its Season 3 cast. The two-time Oscar winner will be a recurring guest star on the upcoming season, which is currently filming in Vancouver. I hear there is an option for her to become a series regular should the hit series get…

EXCLUSIVE: European streamer SkyShowtime will capitalize on the success of Yellowstone with the addition of upcoming sequel series The Madison to its lineup. The streamer shared details of its forthcoming lineup with Deadline, revealing a variety of premium U.S. and international series and…

Joel McHale (Animal Control) is set to guest star in the third season of Showtime’s Emmy-nominated series Yellowjackets for Paramount+ with Showtime, Deadline has learned. Details as to the role McHale is playing are being kept under wraps. Equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and…

Yellowjackets Season 3 has officially started filming in the wilderness. Showtime teased that the new season of the drama has started production. The network dropped a carousel of photos on social media teasing what’s ahead for the new season, alongside the caption, “We know you’re…

UPDATED, May 11: The recipients in the remaining 18 of this year's 33 categories at the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were announced May 11 at a New York ceremony hosted by Ross Matthews. They included Red, White & Royal Blue, The Last Of Us, Heartstopper, The Jennifer Hudson Show, Rustin and Las Culturis…

Melanie Lynskey apparently never has to nag Jason Ritter to take out the garbage. Lynskey had recent starring roles in Candy, The Last of Us and Yellowjackets. She credits Ritter with taking care of her and their 5-year-old daughter while she focuses on work. "He’s the most supportive person in…

The third season of Yellowjackets will not be premiering until 2025, Yellowjackets executive producers Ashley Lyle, Jonathan Lisco and Bart Nickerson told Deadline on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards on Monday night. Following the writers and actors strikes that delayed production for most scripted…

Lionsgate said today its acquisition of global entertainment platform eOne from Hasbro is done. The transaction announced last August adds 6,500 film and television titles to Lionsgate's large library; diversifies and strengthens its scripted and unscripted television businesses; extends its…