A lot happened in “Yellowjackets” Season 1, so here’s a brief overview if you need a refresher before Season 2, which debuts on Showtime streaming on Friday, March 24.
The story takes place in two timelines: 1996, in which a private plane carrying a high school girls’ soccer team crashes in the wilderness, and 25 years later as a handful of adult survivors are forced to deal with their troubled past.
Massive spoilers for Season 1 follow:
The Flashbacks
In flashbacks that take place after the events of Season 1 and before they are rescued 19 months after the crash, we see the teenagers wearing masks and making sacrifices to their veiled leader, who is wearing a crown of antlers. We see them chase an unknown girl through the snow to a pit full of stakes: The dead girl is then roasted on a spit and they feed on her. The only character we can identify with...
The story takes place in two timelines: 1996, in which a private plane carrying a high school girls’ soccer team crashes in the wilderness, and 25 years later as a handful of adult survivors are forced to deal with their troubled past.
Massive spoilers for Season 1 follow:
The Flashbacks
In flashbacks that take place after the events of Season 1 and before they are rescued 19 months after the crash, we see the teenagers wearing masks and making sacrifices to their veiled leader, who is wearing a crown of antlers. We see them chase an unknown girl through the snow to a pit full of stakes: The dead girl is then roasted on a spit and they feed on her. The only character we can identify with...
- 3/23/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
There’s a moment in “The Girl from Plainville” where Elle Fanning’s Michelle Carter has a “Glee”-esque song and dance routine with boyfriend Conrad “Coco” Roy (Colton Ryan). As the two perform “I Can’t Fight This Feeling” in the street of her suburban home, it captures everything that makes the series both engaging and frustrating.
It’s a compelling viewpoint into how Carter saw her relationship with Roy — a young man she would encourage to kill himself in the summer of 2014 — but also is one of the few surrealist moments that the series doesn’t have nearly enough of.
Liz Hannah (executive producer on “The Dropout” and Patrick MacManus’ (executive producer on “Dr. Death”) limited series follows Carter and Roy, from their first meeting on a Florida tennis court to the moment of Roy’s eventual suicide and Carter’s trial for it. Many might already know the story from the 2019 documentary,...
It’s a compelling viewpoint into how Carter saw her relationship with Roy — a young man she would encourage to kill himself in the summer of 2014 — but also is one of the few surrealist moments that the series doesn’t have nearly enough of.
Liz Hannah (executive producer on “The Dropout” and Patrick MacManus’ (executive producer on “Dr. Death”) limited series follows Carter and Roy, from their first meeting on a Florida tennis court to the moment of Roy’s eventual suicide and Carter’s trial for it. Many might already know the story from the 2019 documentary,...
- 3/12/2022
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
This Yellowjackets article contains spoilers.
The Yellowjackets finale may have left us with a million questions, but at least we know there’s another season full of answers on its way. Showtime has officially renewed Yellowjackets for season 2. It should come as no surprise considering the critical acclaim and social buzz the show has received since it premiered last November.
“Yellowjackets has been an unadulterated sensation for Showtime,” said Showtime entertainment president Gary Levine in a statement. “We are overwhelmed by both the acclaim and the audience response to our series, including several ‘Best of 2021’ lists, a 100 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes and snowballing viewership. Clearly there is a hunger for originality and audacity, and our incredible showrunners Ashley, Bart and Jonathan, along with their pitch-perfect cast, have delivered that and so much more. I can’t wait to see the surprises they have in store for us in season two.
The Yellowjackets finale may have left us with a million questions, but at least we know there’s another season full of answers on its way. Showtime has officially renewed Yellowjackets for season 2. It should come as no surprise considering the critical acclaim and social buzz the show has received since it premiered last November.
“Yellowjackets has been an unadulterated sensation for Showtime,” said Showtime entertainment president Gary Levine in a statement. “We are overwhelmed by both the acclaim and the audience response to our series, including several ‘Best of 2021’ lists, a 100 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes and snowballing viewership. Clearly there is a hunger for originality and audacity, and our incredible showrunners Ashley, Bart and Jonathan, along with their pitch-perfect cast, have delivered that and so much more. I can’t wait to see the surprises they have in store for us in season two.
- 1/18/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Hulu expands its cast for The Girl From Plainville with the addition of Peter Gerety (City On A Hill), Michael Mosley (Titans), Ella Kennedy Davis (Perry Mason), Pearl Amanda Dickson (Legion), Kylie Liya Page (Girl in the Woods) and Jeff Wahlberg (Dora and the Lost City of Gold). They will appear opposite stars Elle Fanning, Colton Ryan, Kai Lennox, Cara Buono, Chloë Sevigny and Norbert Leo Butz. The limited series comes from Liz Hannah and Dr. Death exeutive producer Patrick Macmanus and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.
Written by Hannah and Macmanus, The Girl From Plainville is inspired by the true story of Michelle Carter’s controversial “texting-suicide” case. Based off the Esquire article of the same name by Jesse Barron, the limited series will explore Carter’s (Fanning) relationship with Conrad Roy III (Ryan) and the events that led to his death and, later, her controversial conviction of involuntary manslaughter.
Written by Hannah and Macmanus, The Girl From Plainville is inspired by the true story of Michelle Carter’s controversial “texting-suicide” case. Based off the Esquire article of the same name by Jesse Barron, the limited series will explore Carter’s (Fanning) relationship with Conrad Roy III (Ryan) and the events that led to his death and, later, her controversial conviction of involuntary manslaughter.
- 10/1/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Noah Hawley’s “Star Trek” movie is being put on hold while Paramount Motion Picture Group President Emma Watts re-assesses the studio’s slate, according to a report on Deadline.
There are currently two other “Star Trek” scripts in development — one project is by Quentin Tarantino and another that hopes to reunite the cast of the 2009 J.J. Abrams reboot that yielded two sequels. One star from that series, Spock actor Zachary Quinto, in a had revealed in a 2018 interview with “E.T. Canada” that there were three competing screenplays in the works, including another from Hawley.
Paramount did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Also Read: 'Legion' Creator Noah Hawley in Talks to Write And Direct Next 'Star Trek' Film for Paramount
Incidentally, this is not the first time a “Star Trek” sequel has arisen out of multiple scripts. 1982’s “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan...
There are currently two other “Star Trek” scripts in development — one project is by Quentin Tarantino and another that hopes to reunite the cast of the 2009 J.J. Abrams reboot that yielded two sequels. One star from that series, Spock actor Zachary Quinto, in a had revealed in a 2018 interview with “E.T. Canada” that there were three competing screenplays in the works, including another from Hawley.
Paramount did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Also Read: 'Legion' Creator Noah Hawley in Talks to Write And Direct Next 'Star Trek' Film for Paramount
Incidentally, this is not the first time a “Star Trek” sequel has arisen out of multiple scripts. 1982’s “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan...
- 8/7/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
It has been an exceptionally disappointing year for smart, serious science fiction on the screen. In a short period, we had the crash and burn of Ad Astra and Lucy in the Sky, the latter of which has been made available for streaming by Fox Home Entertainment ahead of its inevitable release on disc.
Where Noah Hawley’s Legion was a surreal character study that got you involved with the characters, this film, co-written with Brian C Brown and Elliott Diguiseppi, keeps every character at arm’s length. We open with mission specialist Lucy Cola in space and follow her re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.
Clearly, like so many real-world astronauts, the experience was deeply affecting, but unlike the others, she is now forever altered and no one notices. Those closest to her, such as her husband Drew (Dan Stevens) and grandmother Nana Holbrook (Ellen Burstyn), seem oblivious.
At Nasa,...
Where Noah Hawley’s Legion was a surreal character study that got you involved with the characters, this film, co-written with Brian C Brown and Elliott Diguiseppi, keeps every character at arm’s length. We open with mission specialist Lucy Cola in space and follow her re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere.
Clearly, like so many real-world astronauts, the experience was deeply affecting, but unlike the others, she is now forever altered and no one notices. Those closest to her, such as her husband Drew (Dan Stevens) and grandmother Nana Holbrook (Ellen Burstyn), seem oblivious.
At Nasa,...
- 12/24/2019
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
“Legion” creator Noah Hawley is in talks to write and direct the next “star trek” film for Paramount, an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap.
The film will be fourth in the series that began with 2009’s “Star Trek” reboot. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg and Karl Urban are expected to return. Hawley will also produce via his 26 Keys production banner along with JJ Abrams and his Bad Robot banner.
There are currently three “Star Trek 4” scripts, TheWrap previously reported, speaking to a person familiar with the project — a fact let slip by Spock actor Zachary Quinto in a 2018 interview with E.T. Canada.
Also Read: 'Star Trek: Picard' New Trailer Reunites Jean-Luc With Data (Video)
Incidentally, it’s not the first time a “Star Trek” sequel has arisen out of multiple scripts. 1982’s “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” was an amalgam of multiple screenplays.
The film will be fourth in the series that began with 2009’s “Star Trek” reboot. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg and Karl Urban are expected to return. Hawley will also produce via his 26 Keys production banner along with JJ Abrams and his Bad Robot banner.
There are currently three “Star Trek 4” scripts, TheWrap previously reported, speaking to a person familiar with the project — a fact let slip by Spock actor Zachary Quinto in a 2018 interview with E.T. Canada.
Also Read: 'Star Trek: Picard' New Trailer Reunites Jean-Luc With Data (Video)
Incidentally, it’s not the first time a “Star Trek” sequel has arisen out of multiple scripts. 1982’s “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” was an amalgam of multiple screenplays.
- 11/19/2019
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Paramount Pictures is in final talks with Noah Hawley to write and direct the next Star Trek film. Through his 26 Keys production banner he will produce along with JJ Abrams and his Bad Robot banner. I don’t have too much more to report on the film, but my understanding is Hawley will helm the fourth film in this iteration of the venerable franchise, with the Enterprise crew led by Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg and Karl Urban.
In addition to his groundbreaking series Legion, Hawley serves as executive producer, writer, director and showrunner on FX’s Emmy-winning limited series Fargo. He currently is in production on the fourth season, which stars Chris Rock, with Hawley directing the first episodes. Both series are produced under Hawley’s 26 Keys.
Hawley made his feature film directorial debut on Lucy in the Sky, which premiered at Toronto before Fox Searchlight released in the fall.
In addition to his groundbreaking series Legion, Hawley serves as executive producer, writer, director and showrunner on FX’s Emmy-winning limited series Fargo. He currently is in production on the fourth season, which stars Chris Rock, with Hawley directing the first episodes. Both series are produced under Hawley’s 26 Keys.
Hawley made his feature film directorial debut on Lucy in the Sky, which premiered at Toronto before Fox Searchlight released in the fall.
- 11/19/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s always a downer when talented artists pour everything they’ve got into a film that stubbornly refuses to come to life. That’s the case with Lucy in the Sky, an astronaut drama from a female perspective that argues space travel can seriously screw with your perceptions of life on earth. Take Lucy Cola, for example: She’s an astronaut with a Texas drawl and a can-do attitude that makes her a formidable competitor for the alpha males at Nasa. As played by an ardent, adventurous Natalie Portman,...
- 10/4/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Natalie Portman is a good actress, but is she good enough for The Tonight Show‘s segment “Mad Lib Theater”? Host Jimmy Fallon challenged Portman to join him in acting out a Mad Libs the pair completed after their interview — and things got ridiculous.
In the clip, the pair fills in the blanks in an unknown Mad Libs page, with Fallon asking the actress for various nouns, verbs and adjectives. Portman chooses “Kim Kardashian” as a celebrity name and “Rachel” as a character from Friends. When asked for an insult...
In the clip, the pair fills in the blanks in an unknown Mad Libs page, with Fallon asking the actress for various nouns, verbs and adjectives. Portman chooses “Kim Kardashian” as a celebrity name and “Rachel” as a character from Friends. When asked for an insult...
- 10/3/2019
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
After “Ad Astra” and now “Lucy in the Sky,” there should probably be some kind of psychological study done on astronauts who trek to outer space only to find they can no longer function among other human beings when they return to Earth.
While the former film strives to understand its protagonist, the latter, the latest from director Noah Hawley (creator of TV’s “Fargo” and “Legion”), portrays its lead character as an “erratic,” “spiraling” woman whose rapid descent into madness is somehow connected with her deep-rooted feminism. The results are, as you might expect, negative.
Astronaut Lucy Cola (Natalie Portman) has just returned home after a particularly remarkable trip to space where she, as she puts it, was even able to spot her own house. To the credit of cinematographer Polly Morgan (“The Intervention”) and sound mixer Jaya Jayaraja, outer space looks and sounds both spectacular and disturbingly serene...
While the former film strives to understand its protagonist, the latter, the latest from director Noah Hawley (creator of TV’s “Fargo” and “Legion”), portrays its lead character as an “erratic,” “spiraling” woman whose rapid descent into madness is somehow connected with her deep-rooted feminism. The results are, as you might expect, negative.
Astronaut Lucy Cola (Natalie Portman) has just returned home after a particularly remarkable trip to space where she, as she puts it, was even able to spot her own house. To the credit of cinematographer Polly Morgan (“The Intervention”) and sound mixer Jaya Jayaraja, outer space looks and sounds both spectacular and disturbingly serene...
- 10/2/2019
- by Candice Frederick
- The Wrap
Despite a committed performance by Natalie Portman, Noah Hawley's debut as a movie director never gets into orbit.
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In 2007, astronaut and U.S. Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak was arrested in Florida. She was charged with attempting to kidnap an Air Force captain due to an apparent love triangle involving another astronaut. She became an instant media sensation due to these sordid details eclipsed the fact that just seven months earlier she flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery and operated robotic arms on the International Space Station. Apparently false claims of her wearing an astronaut garment designed for space travel in order to reach her destination without stopping for even a bathroom break led to her being dubbed “the diaper astronaut” on late night talk shows. It was the end of her career and a black mark on Nasa’s image.
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In 2007, astronaut and U.S. Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak was arrested in Florida. She was charged with attempting to kidnap an Air Force captain due to an apparent love triangle involving another astronaut. She became an instant media sensation due to these sordid details eclipsed the fact that just seven months earlier she flew on the Space Shuttle Discovery and operated robotic arms on the International Space Station. Apparently false claims of her wearing an astronaut garment designed for space travel in order to reach her destination without stopping for even a bathroom break led to her being dubbed “the diaper astronaut” on late night talk shows. It was the end of her career and a black mark on Nasa’s image.
These are the basic details that inspire...
- 9/26/2019
- Den of Geek
Movies set in the real world and based on real events should never rely solely on the drama of those facts to derive their primary tension. In the last few days anyway, Bad Education has been shown how a film can grows out of its scarcely believable reality, while Radioactive shrinks under the weight of its famous subject.
Unfortunately Lucy in the Sky is a member of that second group, although it’s never exactly clear quite what the story it’s trying to tell is. Natalie Portman leads as star astronaut (Star astronaut? That’s a better joke than any in the film) Lucy Cola, a reserved Southern woman who became a leading face during the years of the Shuttle program before becoming famous for something quite different. Her husband Drew (Dan Stevens), a character with less intrigue than Ned Flanders despite an identical accent and moustache, also works...
Unfortunately Lucy in the Sky is a member of that second group, although it’s never exactly clear quite what the story it’s trying to tell is. Natalie Portman leads as star astronaut (Star astronaut? That’s a better joke than any in the film) Lucy Cola, a reserved Southern woman who became a leading face during the years of the Shuttle program before becoming famous for something quite different. Her husband Drew (Dan Stevens), a character with less intrigue than Ned Flanders despite an identical accent and moustache, also works...
- 9/12/2019
- by Adam Solomons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The term “space case” may as well have been invented for Lucy Cola, a fictional astronaut loosely inspired by Lisa Nowak, who famously (if not entirely factually) donned adult diapers and powered her way cross-country to confront a romantic rival at the Orlando airport, where she was arrested for what amounted to attempted kidnapping and battery. When the story broke — this was a dozen years back, in 2007 — news outlets and tabloids alike treated it as a kind of pathetic “Fatal Attraction” scenario, in which a jealous Nasa engineer couldn’t handle being dumped by one of her colleagues and went berserk.
Now, Natalie Portman offers an alternate interpretation. In its oddly understanding and stylistically ambitious way, “Lucy in the Sky” suggests that maybe outer space was to blame for Nowak’s actions. You see, as an astronaut, Nowak belonged to a very small club of super-achievers who have actually touched the heavens,...
Now, Natalie Portman offers an alternate interpretation. In its oddly understanding and stylistically ambitious way, “Lucy in the Sky” suggests that maybe outer space was to blame for Nowak’s actions. You see, as an astronaut, Nowak belonged to a very small club of super-achievers who have actually touched the heavens,...
- 9/12/2019
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
In the latest trailer for Natalie Portman astronaut drama Lucy in the Sky, director Noah Hawley contrasts the majestic solitude of space with vindictive romance and professional backstabbing on planet Earth. The film, loosely based on the 2007 tabloid saga of Lisa Nowak, premieres September 11th at the Toronto International Film Festival before its theatrical release on October 4th.
The clip opens with Portman’s character, astronaut Lucy Cola, floating in the vastness of space, as the main keyboard theme from the Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” twinkles in the background.
The clip opens with Portman’s character, astronaut Lucy Cola, floating in the vastness of space, as the main keyboard theme from the Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” twinkles in the background.
- 8/27/2019
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
One of the release calendar’s biggest lingering questions finally has an answer: after debuting a trailer way back in March, Fox Searchlight has dated Noah Hawley’s Natalie Portman-starring space drama “Lucy in the Sky.” The film will now land in theaters on October 4, when it will open in limited release. The film, loosely based on the true story of an astronaut who returns home from a long mission and finds herself losing her connection to her family, has long been a question mark on the speciality arm’s slate, especially after the Disney and Fox merger that put a number of previously announced Fox titles into limbo.
Per the film’s official synopsis: “Natalie Portman plays Lucy Cola, who returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.” The film also stars Jon Hamm,...
Per the film’s official synopsis: “Natalie Portman plays Lucy Cola, who returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.” The film also stars Jon Hamm,...
- 8/8/2019
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Fox Searchlight has released the first trailer for Lucy in the Sky, starring Natalie Portman as astronaut Lucy Cola. In the film, Portman plays an astronaut who returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a recent mission and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems far too small to contain her after suffering a breakdown of sorts.
The film is directed by Noah Hawley (the creator of “Fargo” and “Legion”) in his feature debut. The film, loosely based on astronaut Lisa Nowak’s alleged romance with fellow astronaut William Oefelein, is written by Brian C Brown, Elliott Diguiseppi, and Noah Hawley. Starring alongside Portman are Jon Hamm, Dan Stevens, Zazie Beetz, Pearl Amanda Dickson, and Ellen Burstyn.
As you can see, the film looks pretty darn good. Here’s hoping that the final product delivers on the promise of the trailer. But, please judge...
The film is directed by Noah Hawley (the creator of “Fargo” and “Legion”) in his feature debut. The film, loosely based on astronaut Lisa Nowak’s alleged romance with fellow astronaut William Oefelein, is written by Brian C Brown, Elliott Diguiseppi, and Noah Hawley. Starring alongside Portman are Jon Hamm, Dan Stevens, Zazie Beetz, Pearl Amanda Dickson, and Ellen Burstyn.
As you can see, the film looks pretty darn good. Here’s hoping that the final product delivers on the promise of the trailer. But, please judge...
- 3/21/2019
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Lucy In The Sky (2019) Movie Trailer: Natalie Portman Loses Control After Returning From Outer Space
Lucy in the Sky Trailer Noah Hawley‘s Lucy in the Sky (2019) movie trailer stars Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm, Dan Stevens, Zazie Beetz, and Pearl Amanda Dickson. Lucy in the Sky‘s plot synopsis: “The film tells the story of a female astronaut who, upon returning to Earth from a life-changing mission in space, begins to slowly [...]
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- 3/19/2019
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Natalie Portman plays an astronaut who struggles to readjust to life on Earth after her encounter with the vastness of space in the new trailer for Lucy In the Sky. The film is loosely based on the 2007 tabloid saga of Lisa Nowak, who famously drove from Houston to Orlando, wearing an adult diaper, to kidnap her ex-boyfriend’s new lover.
The new trailer boasts an eerie sci-fi edge as it jumps between sequences of Lucy and her crew floating through outer space and, later, Lucy sitting down to say grace before a family meal.
The new trailer boasts an eerie sci-fi edge as it jumps between sequences of Lucy and her crew floating through outer space and, later, Lucy sitting down to say grace before a family meal.
- 3/19/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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