Yellowjackets (2021)
High school soccer players survive a plane crash, descending into savage clans while grappling with their past.
This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later.
How intense is Yellowjackets?
Yellowjackets is properly scary, with graphic gore and strong violence. Emotionally it is devastating. The pace is measured, and it is a full-attention watch. Rated TV-MA.
What Yellowjackets feels like
- Tone
- bleakgrittysuspenseful
- Pace
- Measured
- Best for
- Full attention
Where to stream Yellowjackets
US availability via TMDB, last checked Sep 11, 2026. The app filters picks to the services you actually have.
Is Yellowjackets for you?
Is Yellowjackets scary?
Yes, properly. Yellowjackets is scare level 2 of 3, the real thing without being an endurance test.
Is Yellowjackets gory or violent?
Graphic gore (2 of 3) and strong violence (2 of 3). If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
Is Yellowjackets sad or heavy?
Yes. Emotional weight 3 of 3. It hits hard; do not plan anything light after.
Is Yellowjackets OK for kids?
It is rated TV-MA, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 2, gore 2, violence 2, each out of 3.
Where can I stream Yellowjackets?
Yellowjackets is streaming on Netflix, Paramount+ and Prime Video.
Does Yellowjackets have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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