‘Yellowjackets’ Creators Credit ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Stranger Things’ for Putting Genre Series on the Emmys Map

Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson tease that some answers may go left unanswered in the addictive Showtime series

Bart Nickerson and Ashley Lyle
Bart Nickerson and Ashley Lyle attend the premiere of "Yellowjackets" at Hollywood American Legion on November 10, 2021 in Los Angeles. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Married writing duo Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson created one of the buzziest series of the 2021–22 season with “Yellowjackets,” in which we have yet to see exactly how “Lord of the Flies” a girls’ soccer team goes after their plane crashes in the wilderness.

The argument for the stunning savagery of girls — and their traumatized adult counterparts — has been made frighteningly well on the series, which is nominated for seven Emmys, including Best Drama, Best Writing and acting nods for Melanie Lynskey and Christina Ricci.

The series creators, who share showrunning duties with Jonathan Lisco, are currently prepping the Season 2 but took time to discuss their nominations and some of their biggest influences with TheWrap.

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