After the premiere on November 14, yellow jackets For 10 weeks he wowed audiences with horror, drama and possible supernatural mysteries. The series became the second most played series on the Showtime platform.
This makes him a prime candidate to launch It Starts On the Page, Deadline’s annual series that highlights the scripts that serve as the creative backbone of the noisy show that defines the now defunct television awards season. The scripts for our series have been nominated for Emmy Awards this year and have been selected by Deadline using criteria including critical acclaim, selection from a wide range of networks and platforms, and a mix of established and lesser-known shows. .
Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson yellow jacketsAbout four women were involved in a plane crash in 1996 as adults. The series moves between their lives during an accident and 25 years later as they try to overcome what they did to survive. The ensemble stars Melanie Linsky, Tony Cypress, Juliet Lewis and Christina Ritchie as adult versions of the girls.
The pilot episode, written by Laila and Nickerson and directed by Karin Kusama, begins with the reporter asking former classmates and teachers questions about what happened to the women’s soccer team in 1996. The flashback shows the Yellowjackets team making he trains before flying to Seattle for the national team. Tournament. In the present 2021, Shauna (Linsky), Thais (Cyprus), Natalie (Lewis) and Misty (Ritchie) have survived an accident trying to reclaim their traumatic past in various ways, even as the past seems to haunt them. Every turn.
The series has already earned a Critics’ Choice nomination for Best Drama Series and Linsky’s win for Best Actress in a Drama Series and has been renewed for a second season.
Click below to read the full script of the pilot episode yellow jackets.
Source: Deadline
