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Showtime Accused Of Stealing ‘Yellowjackets’ Idea From 2015 Film
As 'Yellowjackets' fans await Season 3, Showtime has been hit with a lawsuit claiming they stole the idea from the 2015 survival thriller Eden.
Filed Nov. 14 in New York federal court, the copyright infringement lawsuit also names Lionsgate and show creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, alleging that Yellowjackets “borrows heavily from Eden to the point at which they are substantially similar.” “Comparing the Film to the Show’s plots, setting, mood, pace, stories, characters, sequence of events, themes, and scene/dialogue similarities, demonstrates that the two works, in most respects, are identical,” reads the complaint. The lawsuit — which cites common themes, plot points, setting, characters, mood and pacing — seeks unspecified damages and an injunction barring Showtime and the other defendants from further exploiting the series.
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