How to watch Yellowjackets Season 2

Lucy-Jo Finnighan
Lottie in Yellowjackets Season 2

Yellowjackets Season 2 is over now, so check out where you can binge-watch the episodes while waiting for Season 3’s premiere.

2021’s first season of Yellowjackets became a smash hit, with multiple Emmy nominations in 2022, and a green light for Season 2. Thankfully, the second season has easily lived up to the first, and you can check out our coverage for this season, including our reviews, here.

Fans had been waiting eagerly for said second season, which continues the story of a soccer team that was stranded in the wild for a year after a plane crash, and the ensuing trauma that lives on into their adulthood.

But when can you watch the episodes of the second season, and where can you stream it? Well don’t worry, we’re here to explain all.

EDIT: We are now at the end of Season 2, and all episodes of Yellowjackets are now available to stream on Paramount+ with Amazon Prime.

Yellowjackets Season 2 release schedule

Yellowjackets Season 2 began airing weekly from March 26, 2023. The final episode of Season 2 is Episode 9, which premiered on May 28, 2023. However, the episodes were made available for streaming two days prior, beginning on March 24, and ending on May 26.

The nine episodes aired on the Showtime television network, and were released for streaming on Paramount+. There was also a week long hiatus between Episodes 5 and 6, which we also listed below.

Here are the exact dates when the nine episodes of Season 2 aired:

  • Episode 1 – Sunday, March 26, 2023
  • Episode 2 – Sunday, April 2, 2023
  • Episode 3 – Sunday, April 9, 2023
  • Episode 4 – Sunday, April 16, 2023
  • Episode 5 – Sunday, April 23, 2023
  • Episode Hiatus – Sunday, April 30, 2023
  • Episode 6 – Sunday, May 7, 2023
  • Episode 7 – Sunday, May 14, 2023
  • Episode 8 – Sunday, May 21, 2023
  • Episode 9 – Sunday, May 28, 2023

And as for what date they dropped on streaming:

  • Episode 1 – Friday, March 24, 2023
  • Episode 2 – Friday, March 31, 2023
  • Episode 3 – Friday, April 7, 2023
  • Episode 4 – Friday, April 14, 2023
  • Episode 5 – Friday, April 21, 2023
  • Episode Hiatus – Friday, April 28, 2023
  • Episode 6 – Friday, May 5, 2023
  • Episode 7 – Friday, May 12, 2023
  • Episode 8 – Friday, May 19, 2023
  • Episode 9 – Friday, May 26, 2023

What time do new Yellowjackets episodes come out?

All episodes of Yellowjackets Season 2 premiered at 10pm Eastern Time on Showtime, but dropped at 12:01am Eastern Time on streaming services two days prior.

The time zone changes may have affected what day you could watch the new episodes.

The release time for network TV is as follows for other time zones:

  • 7pm PDT
  • 11pm Brazil
  • 2am UK (The next day)
  • 3am Central European Summer Time (The next day)
  • 7:30am India Standard Time (The next day)
  • 1pm Australia (The next day)
  • 3pm New Zealand (The next day)

And the times the episodes dropped for streaming two days prior:

  • 9:01pm PDT (The day before)
  • 1:01am Brazil
  • 4:01am UK
  • 5:01am Central European Summer Time
  • 9:31am India Standard Time
  • 3:01pm Australia
  • 5:01pm New Zealand

The IMDb plot synopsis for Season 2 is as thus: “Two months into winter the survivors cope with falling rations, low morale and their latest disastrous attempt to freeze a teammate out of the game. Shauna explores the secondary market for Yellowjackets memorabilia, while Taissa, Misty and Natalie all seek out best friends, both old and new. For those of you keeping the stat book: Lottie Matthews comes in off the bench.”

It’s clear that Season 1 only scratched the surface for how bad things were going to get for the Yellowjackets, and even the Season 2 trailer is enough to get your blood pumping. Make sure to watch it below:

Check out our Yellowjackets coverage, including our reviews, here.

Yellowjackets Season 1 and 2 are currently available to stream with Paramount+ on Amazon Prime Video, which you can sign up for here.

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About The Author

Lucy-Jo is a Movies and TV Writer at Dexerto, and has previously written for Screen Rant and Girls on Tops. After earning a Master's Degree in Film and Literature, Lucy-Jo now loves covering films, TV shows, and anime, especially if it's something by Mike Flanagan, or anything drenched in camp. You can contact her at lucyjo.finnighan@dexerto.com