Liv Hewson Is Worth the Buzz

When the Aussie-born actor was cast as Van in Showtime's hit Yellowjackets the character was barely in the pilot. Now, Hewson’s the scene-stealing comic relief and one-half of the show’s It Couple—and they're prepared to take on an even bigger role in season two.

- JESSICA GOODMAN

Liv Hewson knows you want teasers for what's to come in Yellowjackets. They know you need the dirt on what happens to their character, Van, and how things fare with her love interest, Taissa. Yet, despite some cajoling, they refuse to let a single spoiler slip. "I just feel like a red dot is going to appear on my forehead any second," they joke over Zoom. Hewson is currently in Vancouver filming the final two episodes of the highly anticipated second season, which returns this spring. "The talking points I got were a list of things I couldn't say." But here's the one thing they will confirm: Van survives.

It's an open secret but a welcome confirmation since Hewson was one of the breakout stars of Showtime's genre-bending series, which follows a female high school soccer team that gets stranded in the Canadian wilderness and may or may not turn to cannibalism lash-culty rituals as a way to survive. The story is told in alternate timelines: one set in 1996 in the immediate aftermath of the plane crash; one in the present day, when the survivors are in their 40s, dealing with all the ways the crash continues to impact their lives.