Yellowjackets

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Name:	Yellowjackets
Abbreviation(s):
Creator:	Ashley Lyle Bart Nickerson
Date(s):	November 14, 2021 –
Medium:	TV Series
Country of Origin:	United States
External Links:	at IMDb at Wikipedia Official Website at Showtime
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Yellowjackets is a thriller-drama TV series that follows the story of a high school girls' soccer team who become the survivors of a plane crash in the Canadian wilderness. It is told in two timelines running simultaneously: in 1996, when the characters were teenagers, following them from before the crash through to the 18 months they spent stranded in the wild; and 2021, in their adulthood, where the events of the crash and what happened afterwards continue to haunt and affect their lives.

It was widely well-received, receiving critical acclaim and numerous accolades, as well as a large fandom surrounding it on social media spaces.

Canon

The casting of the adult and teenage versions of characters was an aspect of the show which received particular praise both from fans and in award nominations, and the cast playing the characters worked closely to maintain mannerisms and consistency between the teenage and adult portrayals.

Main Characters

• Shauna Shipman played by Melanie Lynskey (adult) and Sophie Nélisse (teenage)
• Taissa Turner played by Tawny Cypress and Jasmin Savoy Brown
• Natalie "Nat" Scatorccio played by Juliette Lewis and Sophie Thatcher
• Charlotte "Lottie" Matthews played by Simone Kessell and Courtney Eaton
• Misty Quigley played by Christina Ricci and Samantha Hanratty
• Vanessa "Van" Palmer played by Lauren Ambrose and Liv Hewson

Major Characters

• Jackie Taylor played by Ella Purnell
• Travis Martinez played by Andres Soto (adult) and Kevin Alves (teenage)
• Jeff Sadecki played by Warren Kole and Jack DePew
• Ben Scott played by Steven Krueger

Supporting and Recurring Characters

• Mari played by Alexa Barajas
• Akilah played by Keeya King (Season 1) and Nia Sondaya (Season 2)
• Laura Lee played by Jane Widdop
• Javi Martinez played by Luciano Leroux
• Gen played by Mya Lowe
• Melissa played by Jenna Burgess
• Crystal played by Nuha Jes Izman
• Simone Abara played by Rukia Bernard
• Sammy Abara-Turner played by Aiden Stoxx
• Callie Sadecki played by Sarah Desjardins
• Lisa played by Nicole Maines
• Walter Tattersall played by Elijah Wood

Fandom

The fandom for Yellowjackets is varied, given its widespread acclaim, however fanworks tend to lean heavily towards sapphic interpretations of characters and sapphic pairings, especially on AO3 and Tumblr. As of August 2023, AO3 had 1,907 fanworks; 1,724 of them were F/F.

Fandom spaces across various online platforms engage in a lot of theorising about what will unfold in the expected five-series run, not least of all which other characters will die in the wilderness and how, what the ongoing trauma means for the adult story-lines, whether there are other characters who are alive in the 2021 timeline that have yet to be revealed (particularly after it was revealed that Van was alive and would appear in the adult storyline in Season 2), and whether any of the characters are making it out of the five seasons alive.

Pairings

Sapphic/Femslash Pairings

• Taissa Turner/Van Palmer (TaiVan)
• Shauna Shipman/Jackie Taylor (JackieShauna / Shackie)
• Lottie Matthews/Natalie Scatorccio (LottieNat)
• Laura Lee/Lottie Matthews (LottieLee)
• Misty Quigley/Natalie Scatorccio (MistyNat / Nasty)

Duaric/Het Pairings

• Shauna Shipman/Jeff Sadecki

Poly ships are also reasonably common in the fandom, with various combinations of the characters.

Common Tropes and Fanon

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Canon Divergence - Many works focus on what may have happened if the plane never crashed or certain characters did not die. 'Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence' and 'Alternate Universe - No Plan Crash (Yellowjackets)' are the 4th and 5th most commonly used additional tags as of August 2023.

Notable Fanworks

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Archives & Fannish Links

Archives

Yellowjackets fandom tag on Archive of our Own

Communities

Yellowjackets tag on Tumblr

Yellowjackets subreddit