‘Yellowjackets’ Recruits Lauren Ambrose for Season 2 - Hollywood Reporter

Showtime’s Emmy-nominated survival drama Yellowjackets has revealed another teenage cast member who survives to the present day.

Six Feet Under alum Lauren Ambrose has joined the cast of the breakout series from creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson.

Ambrose will play the adult version of Van, the 1990s-set teenage character played by Liv Hewson.

As part of Thursday’s announcement, the premium cable network also revealed that Hewson has been promoted to series regular.

Nickerson and Lyle, in an hourlong interview with TV’s Top 5, said the adult version of Lottie would be among the new characters introduced in season two.

Ambrose joins fellow Yellowjackets adult cast members including Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis and Tawney Cypress