'Yellowjackets' Season 2 Adds Elijah Wood for Season-Long Guest Arc

In the days since the Queen’s sad death last week, King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort have spent much of their time completing royal engagements in the public eye. However, having visited the four home nations and having guided the royals through their united display of grief, the couple have now returned to their homes for some private time away from the spotlight.

One week on since the sad death of Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III has been busy adjusting to his new life as Head of State. As part of his new role, the 73 year old has spent recent days leading the royals in paying tributes to the late Queen and has put aside his personal grief to visit, and address, the four corners of the nation. But in addition to these public acts of reflection, King Charles will have been making some more personal considerations, including where he shall reside as His Majesty.

A week has gone by since the terrible news of our Queen’s passing broke, and it still doesn’t feel quite real. Queen Elizabeth II was special to so many of us for different reasons, but, for me, I’ll always remember her for being refreshingly bold with her fashion and beauty choices.

It’s only been a week since Prince William took on his new title of the Duke or Cornwall following the Queen’s death, and the royal has already taken charge of the role. Prince William, 40, became the 25th Duke of Cornwall, a title previously given to his father the former Prince Charles, after the Queen died on Thursday 8 September.

Loose Women panellist Janet Street Porter has shared that she once attended an “extraordinary lunch” with the late Queen Elizabeth II , former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and model Kate Moss . The broadcaster and journalist says that in 2004 she was invited to the Queen’s first ever all women luncheon.

Prince William has revealed how walking behind his grandmother the Queen’s coffin yesterday brought back memories of his mother Diana’s funeral. Prince William and Prince Harry put aside their differences as they walked in solidarity together behind The Queen’s coffin on her journey to Westminster Hall.The brothers, who have had a strained relationship in recent years, walked united in grief during the Queen’s procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where the coffin will now lie in state until the funeral on Monday September 19.

ITV's Loose Women was back on at lunchtime today for the first time since having a four-day break in the wake of the Queen's death last Thursday (September 8) and emotions were running high. Dame Kelly Holmes joined the panel for the first time and teared up during a moving opening montage of Her Majesty's life.

AMANDA Holden revealed a fashion faux pas as she dressed up in a stunning royal blue bodycon frock. The Britain's Got Talent judge, 51, paired the plunging Reiss garment with chic white court shoes as she headed to the Heart radio studios.

Michelle Branch has spoken about the dropped domestic assault charges brought against her, as well as her now-paused divorce from The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney, in an interview on The Tamron Hall Show.The episode is set to air later today (September 15) but a preview sees Branch talking about being arrested on domestic assault charges. Back in August, Branch told police officers called to her home that she had slapped Carney in the face “one or two times”. Two weeks later, the case was dismissed at the request of the state.“I don’t condone violence,” Branch told Hall.

If you watched the first season of “Yellowjackets” it was obvious that some new actors would enter the fold in season two. Who would play the adult versions of Van and Lottie? And, with production ramping up it’s now surprise that Lauren Ambrose and Simone Kessell are on board to play each role, respectively.

Genre television couldn’t be more popular right now, and Showtime‘s post-trauma wilderness mystery series “Yellowjackets” is building a major audience alongside potential Emmys prestige as well. Director Karyn Kusama (“Destroyer“) helmed the show’s pilot and is an executive producer, and the series has landed some interesting new additions to the cast for season two.

is the hit survival drama that unfolds over two timelines: one in the past, when the high school soccer team’s plane crashed in the Canadian Rockies, forcing the stranded teenage girls to do anything to survive; and another in the present, picking up with four adults, who managed to make it out alive nearly 25 years earlier. After an explosive debut, which earned seven Emmy nominations, Showtime renewed the series from creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson for another season. And as anticipation builds for the new episodes, here’s everything we know about season 2:  Season 1 starred an ensemble cast, with Melanie Lynskey and Sophie Nélisse as the adult and teenage versions of Shauna, respectively; Tawny Cypress and Jasmin Savoy Brown as the adult and teenage versions of Taissa; Juliette Lewis and Sophie Thatcher as the adult and teenage versions of Natalie; as well as Christina Ricci and Sammi Hanratty as the adult and teenage versions of Misty.Other initial survivors included assistant coach Ben Scott (Steven Krueger), the late coach’s two sons, Travis (Kevin Alves) and Javi (Luciano Leroux), as well as team members Jackie (Ella Purnell), Van (Liv Hewson), Lottie aka the Antler Queen (Courtney Eaton), Akliah (Keeya King), Laura (Jane Widdop) and Mari (Alexa Barajas). While Laura died trying to take off in a small prop plane early on and Jackie froze to death during the season 1 finale, fan-favorite Van survived being mauled by a wolf.

More intriguing casting news for season 2 of Yellowjackets: Showtime announced today that Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) is joining the Emmy-nominated drama.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterElijah Wood is the latest addition to the cast of “Yellowjackets” Season 2 at Showtime, Variety has learned.Wood will appear in a season long guest starring role as Walter, a dedicated Citizen Detective who will challenge Misty (Christina Ricci) in ways she won’t see coming.Wood is the latest addition to the second season of the critically-acclaimed drama. It was previously announced that Simone Kessell would appear as adult Lottie, while Lauren Ambrose will play adult Van.

Melanie Lynskey says her Emmy nod is “meaningful for a lot of reasons”. The ‘Yellowjackets’ star is excited to be up for Best Lead Actress In A Drama Series at the upcoming ceremony - which will take place on September 12 - because she was “past the point” for something like that to happen to her. The 45-year-old actress told PEOPLE magazine: "I think that Emmy nomination is more meaningful for a lot of reasons.

Galeca: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics today announced the winners of its 14th Dorian TV Awards, which recognizes both mainstream and LGBTQIA+ programs. Galeca is comprised of 360 film, TV and pop culture critics and journalists in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the U.K. See more of this year’s winners in the list below.

Simone Kessell (Obi-Wan Kenobi) is joining the second season of Showtime’s Yellowjackets as the adult Lottie Matthews.

is continuing to expand its adult cast as it goes back into production on season 2. ET has confirmed that  actress Simone Kessell has been tapped to play the adult version of plane crash survivor Lottie Matthews, whose younger version is currently played by Courtney Eaton. Eaton, who has appeared on the series since season 1, has been promoted to series regular. The news follows the announcement that Lauren Ambrose was cast as the adult version of fellow teammate and survivor Van, whose younger counterpart in season 1 was played by Liv Hewson. Hewson has also been promoted to series regular for season 2. When it comes to Lottie, the news of Kessell’s casting is not a spoiler, since it was revealed in the season 1 finale that Lottie is, in fact, alive.

Kate Aurthur editorIn its finale in January, “Yellowjackets” posed a terrifying question: Who the fuck is Lottie Matthews? And now, Showtime has an answer. With Season 2 of the show starting production later this month in Vancouver, the network announced that adult Lottie will be played by Simone Kessell, who recently starred as Princess Leia’s mother Breha Organa in “Obi-Wan Kenobi” and as the mother of Blackbeard (Taika Waititi) on “Our Flag Means Death.”Lottie, who is played as a teenager by Courtney Eaton, emerged as the central antagonist of the show in the first season of “Yellowjackets.” A rich kid whose parents furnished her soccer team with a private plane in order for the Yellowjackets to travel to nationals, Lottie had been forced to go off her anti-psychotic medication after that plane crashed in the wilderness, where the show’s 1996 timeline is set.