Yellowjackets Interview: Melanie Lynskey on Working with Sophie Nélisse, Secrecy, Spoilers and More

You dont get better than the casting of Showtimes Yellowjackets. The series takes place in 1996 and 2021, following what happens when a high school girls soccer teams plane crashes on the way to nationals and theyre forced to do whatever it takes to survive out in the wilderness for 19 months. Then, the 2021 material shows how the survivors are coping with what theyve done as they try to outrun a tragedy thats seemingly always on the verge of consuming them all over again. Every single 1996, 2021 pairing is so shockingly spoton its impossible to play favorites, but right now were putting the focus on the pitchperfect connection Melanie Lynskey and Sophie Nélisse strike as Shauna. In celebration of Yellowjackets phenomenal Season 1 run on Showtime, Lynskey joined us for an episode of Collider Ladies Night. Yes, much of the focus was on Yellowjackets, but that s just one of many stellar titles on Lynskeys filmography. In addition to discussing working on Season 1 and some Yell