Yellowjackets Season 3: The 5 Characters Most Likely To Be Pit Girl

Premium TV channels like HBO and Showtime have the opportunity to shoot and release content that pushes the envelope. One of the latter network's recent hits is definitely Yellowjackets, which finally returned for its highly anticipated third season. There are countless questions about what went down in the woods, especially regarding who was Pit Girl from the show's bloody Season 1 cold open. Given how Yellowjackets Season 3 is going down, here are the 4 characters most likely to be Pit Girl. With the cast recently having their second cannibalistic meal, it looks things in the woods are really shaping up. Although I'm curious to see if Yellowjackets' bonus episode will affect any theories... if we ever see it.

Yellowjackets became wildly popular for those with Showtime or certain Paramount+ subscriptions, thanks to its stellar cast and truly chilling concept. The pilot immediately turned heads thanks to the opening scene which saw one of the team killed in a pit of spikes, before being cooked and eaten by the remaining girls. Although with both Van and Lottie confirmed to have survived (and appeared as adults in the modern timeline), the list of suspects for Pit Girl has gone down. Luckily the show seemingly knows this, and has been spotlighting some of the smaller characters as a result. And with a deck of cards serving as how the girls pick who gets "sacrificed" things are really heating up. What's more, it looks like the person who is chosen by the wilderness will end up wearing Jackie's necklace, as seen in that opening scene (which Lottie recently produced in the modern timeline). Let's break down who might be Pit Girl.

Mari

Mari, played by actress Alexa Barajas, is arguably the biggest Yellowjackets supporting character on this list. Season 1 saw the death of both Laura Lee and Ella Purnell's Jackie, both of whom were popular choices to possibly be Pit Girl. And as such, Mari might be one of the most likely names as the identity of the doomed mystery character. What's more, she kind of looks like the Pit Girl, although that character's appearance was limited and her face was not shown.

In the first two season, she spent a ton of time in the first season putting a wedge between Jackie and Shauna, when she wasn't busy making various soups to feed the girls. She was back to stirring the pot (literally and figuratively) for Yellowjackets Season 2, but she's become an even bigger character in the new season (here's how to watch Yellowjackets Season 3). It's revealed that she's been butting heads with Shauna during the time jump, leading to rising tensions among the Yellowjackets. She was taken prisoner/saved by Coach Ben, before ratting him out to the rest of the team. Only time will tell how her guilt grows now that Ben's trial over and Melissa has cut his achilles tendon.

Gen

Gen has actually been around since Yellowjackets Season 1, although she wasn't always named. Actress Mya Lowe was credited at Yellowjacket #1 throughout the show's first season on the air, appearing in seven episodes in total. We got to briefly catch up with her in the Season 2 premiere, where we learned more about the building tensions on the JV faction of the titular team.

During that brief bit of dialogue between the JV girls, it was revealed that they were all super sick of Crystal's (aka Kristen's) singing. What's more, it seems like there's growing resentment to the Varsity girls. It should be fascinating to see if these continue rising, and possibly boil over into the violent events teased in the trailer. Could Gen be Pit Girl? It certainly seems possible. She's had a smaller role in Season 3 but what could change moving forward.

Akilah

Akilah is a returning character who was also featured in Season 1 of Yellowjackets, albeit by a different actress. For Season 2 Nia Sondaya takes on the mantle from Keeya King, who played her in the first season. She's arguably one of the most capable members of the team in regards to surviving in the wilderness, as she was shown foraging for food, stitching Van's face, and even making feminine products for the girls.

Akilah is unlikely to be Pit Girl merely because she looks so different from the character that was killed in Yellowjackets' cold open. But she also is far from safe, as it's unclear if she managed to make it out of the wilderness alive. She's seemingly losing it as a result of starving, as shown when it was revealed that her mouse friend was actually dead. Only time will tell just how many girls end up killed (and possibly served up for dinner). She's been shown a number of times during Season 3, usually with a pet rabbit (one that's actually alive). And it seems like she's slowly starting to believe in the power of The Wilderness.

Robin

Robin is one of the background Yellowjackets who has started to emerge as her own character in Season 3 of the Showtime series. Specifically, the character got a bunch of screen time during Coach's trial in the woods, where she seemed moved by his monologue. It feels like every time the JV time gets introduced it's for a reason, which makes me think she could potentially be Pit Girl.

Hannah

Hannah is a character that as introduced deep into Season 3, as part of a trio who accidentally stumbled upon the Yellowjackets. She's a frog scientist, and was captured by the girls after Lottie killed her partner. If the group manages to accept her, she's got the physical characteristics that would match up with Pit Girl.

It's unclear when the identity of Pit Girl will be revealed, but the showrunners and cast certainly know that fans are wondering. As such, they might try to offer more clues along the way. After all, we know that she was wearing Jackie's necklace when she was brutally murdered. And before their cremation attempt, Lottie took Jackie's necklace off her dead body and gave it to Shauna. The necklace has made it to the present timeline too, with Lottie offering it to Shaun's daughter Callie. Fans are also constantly analyzing the footwear of the cast, as one of the killers who feasted on Pit Girl was wearing pink converses.

Yellowjackets airs new episodes Fridays on Showtime's application, before its TV broadcast on Sundays. Be sure to check out the 2025 TV premiere list to plan your next binge watch.