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Elijah Woodis joiningYellowjacketsseason 2!
TheLord of the Ringsactor, 41, will guest star in a season-long arc on the acclaimed Showtime series, the network announced Friday.
Wood is set to play Walter, described as a citizen detective “who will challenge Misty in ways she won’t see coming,” per a network release.
(L-R): Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis, Tawny Cypress and Melanie Lynskey on Yellowjackets.Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME
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At the end of season 1, Ricci’s eager-to-please saboteur Misty was treading a highly unethical, possibly pathological track.
In April, theAddams Familyalum, 42, appeared onThe Tonight Show, where she spoke with hostJimmy Fallonabout fans' theories about her duplicitous character’s motivations.
Fallon addressed a theory that claimed Misty is a present-day serial killer.
“She casually murders somebody, and she has a bunker ready for kidnap victims. That bunker was ready to go,” Ricci said, acknowledging the possibility.
“I would say that she has probably done it before, but I don’t know,” clarifying that all of her assessments are her opinions because she has not been told anything about what’s to come.
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The series recently announced two more additions for season 2.
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After much buzz and acclaim,Yellowjacketsreceived an early second season renewal in December. But showrunners recently revealed the hit drama likely won’t return until sometime next year.
“We’re looking into the first quarter of 2023,” co-creator and showrunner Ashley Lyle toldThe Wrap. “We are on a very similar production track in terms of time as we were last season, although of course, we have to shoot an additional episode because we had already shot the pilot the last time. I believe that we are going to finish shooting in about February and we’ll be airing sometime shortly after that.”
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Season 1 ofYellowjacketscan now be streamed in full via the Showtime app.
source: people.com
