The Cast of ‘Yellowjackets’ in Real Life vs. Their Onscreen Counterparts in Pictures

Yellowjackets is officially back for its extremely anticipated second season, which means the time has come to enter your citizen detective era and obsess over Every. Single. Theory. that Reddit has to offer. All on no sleep, naturally, because the show drops at midnight on Thursdays and staying up is a must. There are already a lot of theories to go over (personal fave: Javi is living in an underground tunnel), but we’re here to uncover something slightly less mysterious: what the cast members of Yellowjackets look like IRL. You know, when they aren’t covered in dirt, snow, blood, sweat, and tears in the wilderness!

Obviously, you’ve seen the cast glammed up on the red carpet, but side-by-side pictures with their onscreen alter egos just hit different. Like I, for one, am still not over how unrecognizable Samantha Hanratty is when she’s not dressed in her Misty best, and Steven Krueger (Coach Ben) just unlocked a new level of hot during the premiere.

Check out a roundup of the core cast IRL vs. onscreen ahead, and before you ask: Yes, Showtime has already renewed Yellowjackets for a third season, with president and CEO of the network Chris McCarthy telling Variety, “With Yellowjackets’ runaway success in season 1 and the pent-up anticipation for season 2, we wanted to maximize the momentum by fast-tracking season 3 now.” TBD when season 3 premieres, but fingers crossed for this time next year? I’m not sure I can wait till then, and we’re literally only a couple of eps into season 2. 😩