Yellowjackets' Samantha Hanratty Talks Baby Boy's Recovery from Surgery and Why Season 3 Was 'Difficult' to Shoot (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Samantha Hanratty at the ‘Yellowjackets’ season 3 premiere on Feb. 13, 2025.Photo:JC Olivera/Variety/Getty

JC Olivera/Variety/Getty

Samantha Hanratty, one of the breakout stars who portrays teen Misty onYellowjackets, has a lot to be excited about in addition to the cannibalistic survival series’long-awaited return with season 3.

“The surgeon did such an amazing job! It was a three-hour surgery and it was absolutely terrifying but our little one is so strong!” Hanratty shared on Instagram at the time, adding that her son, who will be 2 months old at the end of February, was doing “incredible.”

While talking with PEOPLE about thenew episodes ofYellowjacketson Wednesday, Feb. 12, she shared another update on her son’s health, revealing that “he’s all recovered from surgery.”

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Samantha Hanratty with her newborn son.Samantha Hanratty/Instagram

Samantha Hanratty/Instagram

She added, “I’m obsessed with him.”

When it came to filming season 3, which took place over the summer of last year, Hanratty told PEOPLE that being pregnant at the time made things sometimes difficult.

“Misty is such an interesting character and playing her while being pregnant was very interesting to do. But I think, if anything, it just made me more emotional, which is kind of hard to already beat because I’m, like, a very emotional person,” she shared.

From Left: Christian DeAnda and Samantha Hanratty on March 12, 2023.Michael Kovac/Getty

Michael Kovac/Getty

Turning to her costar, Sophie Thatcher (who plays teen Natalie), Hanratty quipped, “I don’t know if you’ve ever seen me cry, Sophie, but yeah, I’m a little emotional.”

She then explained “the season was crazy and it was very difficult. In those moments, being able to overcome it and be like, ‘Damn, I literally just had an extremely difficult pregnancy and I did the show, I feel very proud and accomplished,’ that’s absurd.”

Reflecting on the whole experience, Hanratty concluded, “It was very interesting.”

New episodes ofYellowjacketsseason 3 debut Fridays on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME before airing Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

source: people.com