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Season 1 – Wild Boys: Strangers in Town

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In 2003, two young men emerge from the forests of British Columbia claiming to have been raised entirely off the grid; as a small town tries to help them, a mystery unfolds, testing how far people will go to believe the unbelievable.
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John Anderson Wall Street Journal Feb 20
Directors Hammerling and Baghdadi don’t have a huge mystery on their hands, and the direction and choice of imagery and editing generate a sense of ethereal wonder and elusiveness, rather than suspense or high drama. Go to Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix Feb 27
A pointless and dull documentary that's just a showcase for two mentally ill American fraudsters who pretended to be raised in the wilds of Canada and got charity donations out of their lies. They take no accountability for their crimes. Go to Full Review Joel Keller Decider Feb 24
The story behind Wild Boys: Strangers In Town is pretty compelling, even if you have much less sympathy for those “wild boys” at the end of the docuseries than you had at the beginning. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steven N. @stevennavel Feb 19 It wasn't terrible but the story kind of sucks 😕 See more Read all reviews
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James Goldston

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Max Heckman

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Rita Baghdadi

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Jeremiah Hammerling

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Adam Hoff

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Matthew Shaer

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 18, 2026 Out of the Woods Two brothers emerge from the wilderness of British Columbia claiming they were raised off the grid; as a local woman tries to help, police and media swarm, turning one small-town act of kindness into a national mystery. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 18, 2026 Into the World As the world searches for answers, new revelations upend everything; the boys' story unravels, their past comes into focus and the town that once helped them must confront the uncomfortable truth about faith, deception and the need to believe. Details
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Season Info

Director
Rita Baghdadi, Jeremiah Hammerling
Network
Paramount+
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 18, 2026