ALEX BROWN
One last trip into the wilderness starts in six days. Yellowjackets returns for its fourth and final season on Friday, November 20, 2026, streaming on Paramount+ for subscribers on the Premium plan. With the premiere close, co-creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson are also finally addressing one of the fandom’s longest-running mysteries: the bonus episode that was filmed but never aired.
Watch the Yellowjackets Season 4 trailer
Paramount+ released the official trailer on November 5, following a teaser in October. Its tagline promises that this homecoming “is going to sting.” For the first time, the show adds a third period to its timeline: the teen survivors after they are finally rescued and return to Wiskayok, carrying everything they did in the woods with them.
What is Yellowjackets Season 4 about?
The official synopsis says the Yellowjackets race to bury their sins before rescue arrives, but the Wilderness has its own ideas about who gets out alive. In the present day, two of the survivors prepare to kill one of their own, while an old flame roars back to town with plans of her own. Season 3 ended on cliffhangers in both timelines, including Lottie’s death, so the final run has a lot of answers to deliver.
Yellowjackets Season 4 cast
- Melanie Lynskey and Sophie Nélisse as Shauna
- Christina Ricci and Samantha Hanratty as Misty
- Tawny Cypress and Jasmin Savoy Brown as Taissa
- Sophie Thatcher as teen Natalie
- Courtney Eaton as teen Lottie and Liv Hewson as teen Van
- Hilary Swank, who joined in Season 3, returns
- Also returning: Warren Kole, Kevin Alves, Sarah Desjardins, Nia Sondaya and Jenna Burgess
New guest stars include June Squibb, Molly Ringwald, Elijah Wood, Devon Sawa, Sam Braun and Dulé Hill, according to JoBlo and Paramount+’s first-look photos.
What happened to the unaired Season 2 episode?
Every season of Yellowjackets has had 10 episodes except Season 2, which aired nine. Photos had circulated of Lynskey’s husband, Jason Ritter, filming on set after his casting was announced, but the episode never surfaced. Speaking to Deadline this week, Nickerson hinted that the bonus episode ultimately did not fit the canon of the show. The creators have not said whether it will ever be released.
How to watch Yellowjackets Season 4
- Premiere: Friday, November 20, 2026
- Where: Paramount+ with the Premium plan
- Episodes: 10, according to multiple reports
- Catch up: Seasons 1 to 3 are streaming on Paramount+
It is a crowded week for TV: Percy Jackson Season 3 also starts November 20, and Blade Runner 2099 drops on Prime Video five days later.
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Sources: Paramount+ (YouTube), Paramount+ Sneak Peak, Deadline, TVLine, JoBlo.