Yellowjackets: Misty Was Almost Played by a Schitt's Creek Fan-Favorite

By Jenna Anderson

Season 2 of Yellowjackets has been transfixing fans thus far, especially as its multigenerational ensemble cast has only continued to grow. As a new interview with The AV Club reveals, that cast almost included Schitt's Creek star Emily Hampshire. According to Hampshire, she auditioned to portray the adult version of Misty Quigley, who was ultimately played by Christina Ricci on the show.

"It made a lot of sense that I didn't get it, because she is a genius in it," Hampshire argued, before adding. "It's so good...I just think that show is so smart. Every episode has like 75,000 twists."

What is Yellowjackets Season 2 about?

Yellowjackets begins in 1996, as a team of New Jersey high school soccer players travels to Seattle for a national tournament. While flying over Canada, their plane crashes deep in the wilderness and the remaining team members are left to survive for nineteen months. The series chronicles their attempts to survive while also tracking their current lives in 2021. The series stars Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Ella Purnell, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Sammi Hanratty, Steven Krueger, Warren Kole, Christina Ricci, and Juliette Lewis.

Reports have already confirmed that Lauren Ambrose will be joining the series as the adult version of Van, with  Simone Kessell as adult Lottie, and Elijah Wood as a new character named Walter, Nicole Maines as Lisa, Francois Arnaud as Paul, and Nia Sondaya as teen Akilah.

"Honestly, in season 1, every scene that I got I would be like, "Oh fun." Like, I get to work with Juliette Lewis, I get to work with Tawny Cypress, I get to work with Christina Ricci, I get to work with Warren Kole and Sarah Desjardins, I get to work with Peter Gadiot," Lynskey said of what excites her the most about Season 2. "Like, everyone was fun. I just loved that everyone was so different. People's approaches are so different and it just was a very, very creatively fulfilling time. So, I just hope that I get to have scenes with all of them again. Well, not Peter because he died. RIP. But everybody else, I just love working with all these people. So, I'm just excited for all of it."

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Season 2 of Yellowjackets debuts on Fridays on streaming and on demand for all SHOWTIME subscribers, before making its on-air debut on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME.

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