The Wilds

The Wilds is a coming-of-age mystery adventure drama television series. It will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on December 11, 2020.

The first episode of the series wase available to stream for free on Prime Video’s YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook pages from December 11-25. The first episode will also be available on Prime Video with no Prime account necessary during the same time period.^[1]

On December 19, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season.^[2]^[3] All eight episodes of the second season will premiere on Friday, May 6 exclusively on Prime Video.

Synopsis

A group of teen girls from different backgrounds must fight for survival after a plane crash strands them on a deserted island. The castaways both clash and bond as they learn more about each other, the secrets they keep, and the traumas they've all endured. There’s just one twist to this thrilling drama… these girls did not end up on this island by accident.

Seasons

Main article: Season 1

Credits

Cast

Main

Mia Healey as Shelby Goodkind^[4] (Season 1 - present)
Helena Howard as Nora Reid^[4] (Season 1 - present)
Reign Edwards as Rachel Reid^[4] (Season 1 - present)
Shannon Berry as Dot Campbell^[4] (Season 1 - present)
Sophia Ali as Fatin Jadmani^[5] (Season 1 - present)
Sarah Pidgeon as Leah Rilke^[5] (Season 1 - present)
Jenna Clause as Martha Blackburn^[5] (Season 1 - present)
Erana James as Toni Shalifoe^[5] (Season 1 - present)
Rachel Griffiths as Gretchen Klein^[5] (Season 1 - present)
David Sullivan as Dr. Daniel Faber^[5] (Season 1 - present)
Troy Winbush as Dean Young^[5] (Season 1 - present)
Zack Calderon as Rafael Garcia^[6] (Season 2)
Aidan Laprete Powell as Henry Tanaka^[6] (Season 2)
Nicholas Coombe as Josh Herbert^[6] (Season 2)
Charles Alexander as Kirin O’Conner^[6] (Season 2)
Miles Gutierrez-Riley as Ivan Taylor^[6] (Season 2)
Reed Shannon as Scotty Simms^[6] (Season 2)
Tanner Ray Rook as Bo Leonard^[6] (Season 2)
Alex Fitzalan as Seth Novak^[6] (Season 2)

Recurring

Crew

Sarah Streicher (Writer / Executive Producer)
Amy B. Harris (Showrunner / Executive Producer)
Susanna Fogel (Director / Executive Producer)
Jamie Tarses (Executive Producer)
Dylan Clark (Executive Producer)
Brian Williams (Executive Producer)

Trivia

The Wilds comes from from Sarah Streicher and ABC Signature Studios.^[7]
- The series marks ABC Signature’s first series for Amazon.^[7]
- The series is written by Streicher, who is in an overall deal with ABC Studios.^[7]
The Wilds will executive produced by Sarah Streicher alongside Amy B. Harris, Jamie Tarses via Fanfare; and Dylan Clark and Brian Williams for Dylan Clark Productions.^[7]
- Amy B. Harris also joined as showrunner.^[7]
- Susanna Fogel directed and also served as executive producer for the pilot.^[8]
The Wilds debuted on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

Development

In May 28, 2019, it was announced that Amazon had given a series order to The Wilds as part of the company’s initiative to create more young adult television content.^[9] Executive producers include Sarah Streicher alongside Amy B. Harris, Jamie Tarses, Dylan Clark, Susanna Fogel and Brian Williams. Additionally, Harris will be the series' showrunner. Production companies involved in the series include Amazon Studios and ABC Signature Studios. In November, 2019 it was announced that production began in October, 2019 in New Zealand.