1980s icon Molly Ringwald (Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, “Riverdale”) is headed into the world of “Yellowjackets” for the show’s fourth and final season, Deadline reports.
The site details, “Sources tell Deadline she will play Van’s (Lauren Ambrose, Liv Hewson) mom, Vicky, a recently recovered alcoholic trying her best to course correct her past.”
UPDATE: Deadline reports that June Squibb has also joined Season 4.
The third season of “Yellowjackets” broke records for the streamer, with the premiere becoming the most streamed episode in the show’s history. The Season 3 finale later broke the record, generating 3 million global viewers in seven days across linear and streaming.
Nevertheless, it was announced back in October that Season 4 will be the final season.
Creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson wrote in a statement at the time, “After three incredible seasons, and great consideration, we’re excited to announce that we will be bringing the story of Yellowjackets to its twisted conclusion in this fourth and final season.”
They tease, “We can’t wait to share the final chapter with you and hope you find it…delicious.”
“Yellowjackets” is the saga of a team of high school soccer players who become the survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later.
In “Yellowjackets” Season 3, as summer arrives, the Yellowjackets face a fragile victory—the brutal winter that nearly claimed them is finally behind them, but distrust in leadership and tension within the team jeopardize their chances of being rescued. In the present, long-buried secrets from their pasts begin to surface.
As the women fight to keep their lives from unraveling, they must confront a chilling question: who are they really, and what dark truths are they hiding from each other and themselves?
You can stream all episodes of “Yellowjackets” on Paramount+ with Showtime.
