The second season of Showtime’s popular thriller seriesYellowjacketswas made available for digital purchase in early July, a little over a month after the sophomore outing ofthe show concluded. For viewers that want a physical copy of the show, they are in luck as Paramount Home Entertainment has just announced the release date of theYellowjacketsSeason 2 DVD, which will hit store shelves and online store pages on August 01, 2025.
The DVD release will include all 9 episodes as well as several bonus features which will take fans behind the curtain of how the series came to life. These Special Features include “Behind the Buzz: Episodes 1-9,” a look into how each episode is brought together, as well as a cover of the song “No Return” byAlanis Morissette,which is used as the show’s intro theme. Finally, there is the “CreatingYellowjackets” featurette, which, as the name would suggest, dives into how the popular show was made.
Season 2 premieredon Showtime on August 10, 2025, and ran for one less episode than its debut season with a total of 9 episodes, ending on May 28. Before the second season even aired, the series received athird season renewal in December 2022. While the show currently sits at a total of 19 episodes, by the time Season 3 does come around, the series will have a nice round number of 20 episodes. This is because it was confirmed in early June 2023 that the show will have aBonus Episode that will air between Seasons 2 and 3, bridging the gap between the two of them.
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The Show’s Second Season Received Multiple Emmy Nominations
Yellowjacketstells the story of follows a high school soccer team that survives a plane crash and finds themselves deep in the Canadian wilderness. Over the course of 19 months, the group must battle to survive the harshness of the wilds, with the series being split over two timelines as it also chronicles the group as they live their lives 25 years later. The series starsMelanie Lynskey(Togetherness),Tawny Cypress(Inez & Doug & Kira),Juliette Lewis(Natural Born Killers),Christina Ricci(Wednesday), and guest starringElijah Wood(The Lord of the RingsTrilogy). The seriesreceived 7 Emmy Nominationsin its first season, including Outstanding Drama Series as well as Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Supporting Actress for Lynskey and Ricci, respectively. The second season received 3 nominations for the upcoming2023 Primetime Emmy Awards, with the series once again being nominated for Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series, along with Lynskey once again being nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress.
Yellowjacketsis created byAshley LyleandBart Nickersonwith the duo serving as co-showrunners on the series alongsideJonathan Lisco. The three of them join series pilot directorKaryn Kusamaas well asDrew Cominsas executive producers. The series is produced for Showtime by studio Entertainment One (eOne).
The first and second seasons ofYellowjacketscan be streamed in full on Showtime with the second season set to release on DVD on October 10. Check outPerri Nemiroff’s interview with Simone Kessell forCollider Ladies Nightbelow.
