"Things can always change"— Steven Krueger on the unpredictability of characters' fates in Yellowjackets

Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for Yellowjackets Season 3.

The fate of the characters in the hit series Yellowjackets is not just a surprise for the audience but for the cast as well. One of the stars of the show, Steven Krueger, said that the showrunners had cautioned the cast at the start of the series that none of their characters on the show were safe.

Krueger plays the role of Coach Ben Scott in the series, who was killed in episode 6 of season 3 by Natalie, played by Sophie Thatcher.

As per People Magazine, Krueger said,

"On shows like this, where you have such a nuanced and complex story as well as a giant ensemble cast, things can always change. Like, things go haywire. People respond to certain stories more than others. And so, I think everybody's always a little on edge.”

Yellowjackets follows the story of a group of teenagers who are forced to face challenges in the aftermath of surviving a plane crash. Each season revolves around the repercussions of the incident 25 years ago. As the audience learned from the previous two seasons, no character is safe.

The third season of Yellowjackets premiered on Paramount+ with Showtime on February 14, 2025. The thriller drama series is developed and co-run by Ashley Lyle, Jonathan Lisco, and Bart Nickerson. The show's cast includes Christina Ricci, Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci, and Lauren Ambrose, among others.

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The future of characters in Yellowjackets Season 3

The series has seen the end of many characters, including Javi Martinez (played by Luciano Leroux), Jackie Taylor (played by Ella Purnell), Laura Lee (played by Jane Widdop), Natalie Scatorccio (played by Juliette Lewis), Lottie (played by Simone Kessell) and recently Coach Ben (played by Steven Krueger). As the story develops, we can expect more deaths in the coming episodes.

Krueger shared that he was informed about the fate of his character much in advance. He said,

"I was kind of tipped off a little bit — I mean, just in passing conversations with the showrunners from the very beginning of the series — that it was always kind of planned that season 3 would be when Coach Ben would finally meet his demise."

Regarding the future of the characters on the show, Krueger said,

"Even the teens, it's funny, I do remember at the very beginning of the series, it was the teen cast who had older counterparts already and in a way, they felt very safe. They're like, 'I can't die.' And I remember our showrunners just joking with them and saying, 'Yeah, but you can go on a very long walk in the forest for a while.' Nobody's ever truly safe on shows like these."

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What is Yellowjackets about?

The drama series revolves around the aftermath of a plane crash involving a high school girls’ soccer team. The teenagers are marooned in the wilderness for 19 months, left to fend for themselves. The trauma of the event follows them to their adult life after 25 years, as new secrets are uncovered.

Watch Yellowjackets on Paramount+ with Showtime.

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