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Season 1 – The Wilds

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Teenage girls from radically different backgrounds find themselves stranded on a remote island, unaware they've just become the subjects of an elaborate social experiment.
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The Wilds — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

An addictive thriller that also captures the complex lives of teenage girls, The Wilds is worth getting lost in.

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Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times 12/11/2020
3.5/4
What's so impressive about "The Wilds" is how creator Sarah Streicher and the deeply talented young cast members immerse us in this world so quickly and create an almost instant interest and empathy for these eight teenage girls. Go to Full Review
Lucy Mangan Guardian 12/11/2020
3/5
If nothing else, as with Leah, it will pull you right out of any funk you're in. Go to Full Review
Suzi Feay Financial Times 12/11/2020
4/5
The glib homilies and trite moral conclusions they offer up don't always sound like things battered survivors would say in such situations. Go to Full Review
Maggie Lovitt Millennial Falcon Reviews 03/27/2023
B+
The Wilds is a unique twist on a familiar trope. Go to Full Review
Michael Cuby them. 09/28/2022
The Wilds uses Lost-like flashbacks to explore how their “before” lives — filled with problems like homophobia, peer pressure, parental strife, and slut-shaming — have shaped them into the women they are today. Go to Full Review
Tim Stevens The Spool 12/22/2020
The thrill of it comes not from running or subverting these clichés, however, but embracing them with full-throated glee. Go to Full Review
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dede W. 2d This was so gooddddd See more Zoe B Sep 29 The best and most accurate onscreen depiction I’ve ever seen of what it’s actually like to be a teenage girl. This show was way better than it was ever given credit for. Beautiful, heartbreaking, funny. The cast is incredible. It’s impossible to pick a favorite character because they are all so well written and well acted. The slow burn is 1000% worth it. See more Selathea A May 16 I really wanted another season of The Wilds. A lot of people like this show like me, but there Always cancelling the good shows. This is sad to be honest. Like even though the show may have received a slight decline in viewership, so did The Walking Dead with the introduction of Negan. But yet, it still turned out good and they kept going. Making a big amount of money right now because they continued the show. Yeah, they could have done a little better with the boys end of the island and their stories. But, the producers could have always made a comeback for season 3. See more Herbert S 11/24/2024 If there was a desire to show how a female cast could outdo a male one this is it. The female group really did not have many unlikeable characters, but the male bunch was painful to watch. They too had to deal with a Jaguar type carnivore whereas the female bunch found a hot tub/hot spring to lounge in. The ending was totally bonkers. See more Pengi V 08/05/2024 DARE I SAY, amazing. one of the best See more Joan H 07/20/2023 Just finished last night with my mouth hanging open! What the heck? What kind of stupid ending was that? Of course wanting you to watch Season 2. I may watch one or two episodes of the new season, but it they don't start making some feeble sense of the ridiculous project, I will turn it off for good. Spoilers ahead if you haven't watched S1 If you watched the follow up, Gretchen said something about the girls being there 50 days and the boys 34... YAY, the girls won.... how dumb, so you mean they stayed out there ANOTHER 20 some days after Rachel had her arm chewed off, and Nora was missing. Made no sense... And now there's a group of boys? No way do I want to watch them playing out the same scenario for weeks... I want to know what happens with the girls not a new group! How they faked the plane crash is another dumb plot hole....Gretchen's project is totally implausible. Didn't any of the parents what to talk to their children in all that time?? I hate stories that make little sense and this one falls into that category. Some of the plot lines were interesting, is the only reason why I actually finished the season, but I doubt if there are going to be any satisfying conclusions in the next season. Lastly didn't they find Nora's pink notebook? That would tell the girls the truth about what was happening, but I guess it was conveniently lost somewhere...another hole in the plot...ugh....enough said...off to find something better to watch. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 11, 2020 Day One Nine teenage girls are en route to Hawaii when their plane fails, leaving them stranded on a remote island; Leah survives to tell the story to federal investigators; Leah's pre-island life is examined, and the relationship that broke her heart. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 11, 2020 Day Two The castaways are still reeling after a tragic event; Rachel leads an expedition to the island's summit to get a lay of the land; Rachel is an elite athlete who takes extreme measures to succeed. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 11, 2020 Day Three Leah, Rachel, and Nora swim out to the plane wreckage and return with a crucial find; Dot and Shelby search for a cave that might provide better shelter, but their contentious relationship makes matters difficult. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 11, 2020 Day Six A shelter-building contest turns ugly; Toni provokes her team, and this isn't the first time her rage has caused harm. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 11, 2020 Day Seven When one of the castaways goes missing, a search party heads out to find her; Fatin's past isn't glamorous; the girls make a shocking discovery. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 11, 2020 Day Twelve An illness rips through the beach camp, affecting nearly every castaway; a look at how Leah's been faring since her rescue. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 11, 2020 Day Fifteen A tidal surge forces the castaways to relocate their camp; Leah turns her paranoia on one of the other girls; Jeanette's astonishing backstory is unveiled. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 11, 2020 Day Sixteen The castaways let loose, believing that their rescue is imminent; Shelby isn't feeling festive, and a look into her past reveals why. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 11, 2020 Day Twenty-Two Starvation becomes a real possibility for the exhausted girls; Martha could spare them from that fate, but it would require a sacrifice she's not prepared to make; Leah's paranoia about the island escalates. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 11, 2020 Day Twenty-Three Leah finally wants to prove a point, that there is more happening on the island than it appears; after her rescue, she continues to strive to find answers to her many questions. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Sarah Streicher, Amy B. Harris, Jamie Tarses, Dylan Clark, Susanna Fogel
Network
Prime Video
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 11, 2020