On Nov. 13, at Paramount Pictures Studios, the Los Angeles premiere of the final season of “Yellowjackets” took place. With a night full of celebration, the cast and crew walked the red carpet before heading into a special screening. The evening ended with a surprise drone show.
Season 4 of “Yellowjackets” brings the story of the girls soccer team who survived a plane crash in the wilderness to a close. After years of secrets and unexpected twists, the final season marks the end of a chapter for the characters and the cast.
“It’s weird to think that this is our last carpet together for the show,” Alves said. “I don’t want that to be the case. It doesn’t feel like it, weirdly. I think it’s going to take a few months to process because it feels like we’re going to go back to shooting next year. It’s going to take getting through the holidays and realizing we’re not going back. I’m so grateful for these people and these amazing women.”
(L-R): Liv Hewson as Teen Van, Sophie Thatcher as Teen Natalie, Courtney Eaton as Teen Lottie, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Teen Taissa and Nia Sondaya as Teen Akilah in Yellowjackets, season 4, streaming on Paramount+, 2026. (Photo Courtesy of Darko Sikman / Paramount+)
The premiere was attended by cast members Melanie Lynskey (Shauna), Christina Ricci (Misty), Sophie Nélisse (Teen Shauna), Sophie Thatcher (Teen Natalie), Liv Hewson (Teen Vanessa), Jasmin Savoy Brown (Teen Taissa), Jenna Burgess (Teen Melissa), Samantha Hanratty (Teen Misty), Nia Sondaya (Teen Akilah), Kevin Alves (Travis), Warren Kole (Jeff) and Sarah Desjardins (Callie).
Since Season 1 premiered in 2021, nearly five years have passed, and the cast has spent that time growing along with the show. Hanratty said a lot has changed since she first joined the cast, both on and off screen.
“We have really deep relationships. We started this show off, and I went through a breakup the day I booked the show. In Season 1, I was dating Christian. In Season 2, I was engaged to Christian. In Season 3, I was married and pregnant. By Season 4, my son was running around set. This show has become so much more than just a show. I had my whole adult life on this show and I became a mom and a wife,” Hanratty said.
The cast has also spent the past four seasons building friendships that go beyond the show.
“We’ve had such an amazing cast and had so much fun together,” Ricci said. “We really bonded and I loved working with Tawny and Mel. Tawny turned out to be one of my closest friends, and it was just so lovely to work with all these women. Most of us are mothers, and it was nice to relate on that level.”
As the cast prepares to say goodbye to their characters, Sondaya is especially proud of the crew and how the writers were able to bring “Yellowjackets” to a close.
“I’m really proud of the story we told and how we got to conclude it in our own way. I think that’s rare nowadays, that shows get that, and I feel really blessed that we were able to actually finish out our show and tell the story that Ashley and Mark have always been planning,” Sondaya said.
“Yellowjackets” premieres exclusively on Paramount+ with the Paramount+ Premium plan on Nov. 20.
“It’s so bittersweet that it’s the last chapter, and I think the audience is going to be pleasantly surprised in the most unexpected ways. Nothing’s perfect. No one’s perfect. I’m not saying everyone gets the most perfect ending, but a show wouldn’t be amazing if it wasn’t like that,” Desjardins said.
