Thursday 11 August 2022 08:46 PM Lauren Ambrose joins season two of Yellowjackets as adult version of Vanessa ... trends now
Lauren Ambrose is set to be a series regular on the upcoming season two of Showtime hit series Yellowjackets.
The 44-year-old actress will take on the role of the adult version of Vanessa 'Van' Palmer, whose teenage counterpart is currently played by Liv Hewson. The network also confirmed on Thursday that Hewson, 26, has been upped to a series regular.
Ambrose comes to the series after her successful run in HBO drama Six Feet Under, where she starred for five seasons, and which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
New role: Lauren Ambrose is set to be a series regular on the upcoming season two of Showtime hit series Yellowjackets; Pictured 2016
She also recently starred in M. Night Shyamalan's psychological thriller series Servant on Apple TV+.
Meanwhile, Yellowjackets is set to return for a second season a little later than fans originally hoped.
The star-studded series - which follows a high school girl soccer team after they survive a plane crash deep in the Canadian wilderness - will most likely premiere in early 2023.
Adult Val: The actress, 44, will take on the role of the adult version of Vanessa 'Van' Palmer, whose teenage counterpart is currently played by Liv Hewson, 26 (pictured)
Showrunners and co-creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson told TheWrap that production will begin at the end of August, explaining: 'It’s a deeply serialized story, and we wanted to make sure we didn’t rush it, and that we got it right. And so this was the earliest we could accomplish that.'
'Nobody wanted to get back on the air quickly more than we did,' they added.
'We’re looking into the first quarter of 2023,' Lyle said of the expected air date for the show - which stars Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, and Juliette Lewis among others - adding, 'We
