Joe Otterson TV ReporterShowtime has given a series order to the drama “Yellowjackets,” Variety has learned.The show was originally ordered to pilot at the premium cabler last September.
The cast for the one-hour series is led by Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci, and Tawny Cypress. It also stars Ella Purnell, Sammi Hanratty, Sophie Thatcher, Sophie Nélisse, Steven Krueger, and Jasmin Savoy Brown.It hails from Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson.
Both will also executive produce and serve as showrunners, with Jonathan Lisco joining the series as executive producer and co-showrunner.
Lisco most recently developed “Animal Kingdom” for TNT, serving as showrunner and executive producer on that series as well.
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