AceShowbiz - Showtime and Lionsgate's Entertainment One have been sued for copyright infringement in connection with their hit series "Yellowjackets". The lawsuit, filed in California federal court, alleges that "Yellowjackets" bears "strikingly similar elements" to "Eden", a film directed by Syam Madiraju.

Both "Yellowjackets" and "Eden" follow a soccer team that crashes in the wilderness during a trip. As the survivors struggle to survive, they grapple with dark secrets and the erosion of moral boundaries. The lawsuit claims that "most substantive elements" of "Yellowjackets" were "copied" from "Eden".

The plaintiffs, Eden Film Productions, seek unspecified damages and an injunction against the makers of "Yellowjackets" to prevent them from exploiting the series. The suit cites similarities in themes, plot points, setting, characters, mood, pacing and dialogue between the two works.

"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," the complaint reads.

Showtime has not yet commented on the allegations.

The lawsuit notes that while plane crash and survival stories are a common trope in entertainment, the specific elements and similarities between "Yellowjackets" and "Eden" are substantial.

The creators of "Yellowjackets", Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson, have previously stated that they were inspired by the real-life crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 in the Andes mountains in 1972. However, the lawsuit argues that the elements taken from "Eden" go beyond those that could be derived from that incident.

"Yellowjackets" is a critically acclaimed show that has been a major success for Showtime. Season 3 of the series is set to premiere in 2025 on Paramount+.