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Jonathan Lisco is known for Yellowjackets (2021), Animal Kingdom (2016) and Jack & Bobby (2004). Add photos, demo reels. Add to list. More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 9 nominations total. Photos. Known for. Yellowjackets. 7.8. TV Series. Producer (showrunner) 2021–2025 • 20 eps. Animal Kingdom. 8.2.
- Producer, Writer, Additional Crew
- Jonathan Lisco
- On Joining The Yellowjackets Team
- On Working with Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson
- On Reading Fan Theories and Seeing The Show Find Its Audience
- On Shauna and Jackie's Tragic Friendship
- On Taissa's Dark Side and Surprise Election Victory
Executive producer Karyn Kusama let me know about the project. Karyn and I go way back. She directed a Halt and Catch Fire for me, when I was running Halt and Catch Fire. Cut forward to a year and a half ago. She said, "Jonathan, I've directed something that I think has got potential. But more importantly, I'm working with these two married series ...
I don't want to speak for Ash and Bart, but they certainly had their reservations when they heard about me because this was their baby and they'd been working on it for three years with the other executive producers, Karyn and Drew Comins. It was like, "Who's this guy who's coming in, and why would we need this?" But with great respect to Ash and B...
It's been very humbling. People always say, "Oh, if you create and run a show that takes off, won't that be a great thing?" But the truth is that it's also very stressful. As our very enthusiastic audience — and I say this with great respect to them — starts to allow the narrative to mushroom in their own consciousness and goes on flights of fancy ...
Some people may disagree with the way in which we dispatch Jackie. Some people may say like, "Oh, I thought they were going to eat her!" or whatever. They may have their ideas for what they wanted to have happen. But we're not just about the concrete plot. We're about the emotional and psychological plot first. So when we were looking at that story...
You could back up from the 30,000 foot view and say, "Oh, they're trying to make a comment about politicians, how bad politicians are, and how two-faced they are" because Taissa's got this alter ego. That's an easy thing to do. That's not necessarily what we're trying to do. What is more interesting to us is Taissa is someone who is so driven, so t...
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Mar 31, 2023 · Jonathan Lisco. Showtime. Yellowjackets. Comments. EXCLUSIVE: Showtime is keeping its Yellowjackets team intact. The network has struck an overall deal with showrunner Jonathan Lisco. The...
Nov 10, 2021 · With “Yellowjackets,” a gothic mystery, “I just wanted to tell what felt like a very real story about teenage girls,” said Ashley Lyle, a creator with Jonathan Lisco, left, and Bart Nickerson....
- Alexis Soloski
Jan 17, 2022 · ‘Yellowjackets’ Showrunner Jonathan Lisco on Cannibalism, the Death of [Spoiler!] and That Shocking Ending. By. Kate Aurthur. Courtesy of Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME. SPOILER ALERT: This piece...
Mar 23, 2023 · Yellowjackets showrunners Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, Jonathan Lisco talk the season 2 premiere, Shauna's ear shocker and longterm plans for the show.
Jan 17, 2022 · Jonathan Lisco spoke to Salon about inner darkness, cannibalism, season 2 & "mushrooming" viewers' consciousness. By Melanie McFarland. Senior Critic. Published January 17, 2022 8:00AM (EST)...
