[verified] — Yellowjackets Season 1
The adult survivors try to navigate their fractured lives while a mysterious figure threatens to expose what they did to survive.
Season 1 is a masterclass in tension, jumping between the 1996 aftermath of a devastating plane crash and the present-day lives of the survivors, proving that the true terror wasn't just in the Canadian wilderness, but in the secrets they brought home. The Plot: Nineteen Months of Hell Yellowjackets Season 1
The first season had a troubled production path. The pilot was shot in Los Angeles in November 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic shut down production. Filming resumed in the spring of 2021, moving to Vancouver, Canada, to shoot the rest of the ten episodes, wrapping in early October. Most of the wilderness interiors were filmed on massive soundstages at Burnaby’s Bridge Studios, while the exterior plane crash and cabin were located at Panther Paintball Park in Surrey, BC. The snowy opening sequence of the "Pit Girl" was filmed on location at Mammoth Mountain, California. The adult survivors try to navigate their fractured
The survivors discover who was blackmailing them, but not before another character is drawn into their dangerous web. The pilot was shot in Los Angeles in
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ YELLOWJACKETS SEASON 1 │ ├──────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┤ │ 1996 TIMELINE │ 2021 TIMELINE │ │ The Canadian Wilderness │ The Haunting Aftermath │ │ • Brutal Survival │ • Strained Adulthood │ │ • Tribal Descents │ • Dangerous Secrets │ │ • Emergence of Rituals │ • Paranoia & Blackmail │ └──────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────┘ 1996: The Wilderness Descent