‘Yellowjackets’ Creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson Sign Overall Deal With Showtime
thewrap.comShowtime has signed “Yellowjackets” co-creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson to an overall deal, the network announced on Monday.
The husband-and-wife duo will continue to serve as showrunners for the mystery series alongside fellow showrunner Jonathan Lisco, while also developing new projects exclusively for the network.
Gary Levine, who made the announcement with Jana Winograde, his fellow president of entertainment at Showtime Networks Inc., said in a statement, “Ashley and Bart are not only great writers, but they are also wildly original thinkers and creators.
I’m not sure I would want to go camping with them, but I sure as hell love working with them, and I’m thrilled they will be working at Showtime for years to come.” “Yellowjackets” received seven Emmy nominations for its freshman season: Outstanding Drama Series, two writing Emmys, acting nods for Melanie Lynskey and Christina Ricci, and nominations for directing and casting.
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