Elijah Wood joins the cast of the second season of Yellowjackets , which will begin shooting in a few days in Vancouver. The actor was cast in the role of Walter, a Detective who will challenge Misty (Christina Ricci) in unexpected ways.
Recall that among the new entries were also recently announced Lauren Ambrose , who will play the adult version of Van , and Simone Kessell , chosen for the role of Lottie as an adult.
The plot of Yellowjackets
The series, a horror-tinged survival drama, tells the incredible story of a high school women’s soccer team who survived a plane crash in the 1990s by being isolated in remote Ontario lands awaiting rescue. Teenagers, the protagonists will have to adapt, reuniting in clans and going so far as to carry out cruel and merciless actions in order to survive. 25 years later, despite trying to rebuild their lives, the few survivors of the accident will have to deal with their troubled past.
The cast
Created by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson , also creators of Narcos: Mexico , the series – built on two different temporal planes – boasts a large cast almost all female: among the stars of the series Christina Ricci ( Fear and Delirium in Las Vegas, La Addams Family, Monster ) and Juliette Lewis ( Cape Fear – Natural Born Killers, I Know This Much Is True ), as well as Melanie Lynskey ( Coyote Ugly ), Sophie Thatcher ( When The Streetlights Go On ), Tawny Cypress ( The Blacklist: Redemption), Ella Purnell ( Belgravia, Miss Peregrine – Home for Peculiar Children ), Sammi Hanratty ( Salem ), Steven Krueger ( The Originals ), Keeya King ( Saw: Legacy ), Warren Kole ( Common Law ).
The series is available in Italy on Sky Atlantic and streaming on NOW.