The Wilds

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. But there’s just one twist… these girls did not end up on this island by accident.

The Wilds (2020-2022) is an American teen survival drama series created by Sarah Streicher for Prime Video. After a plane crash strands a group of teenage girls from very different backgrounds on a deserted island, the castaways must cope with hunger, injury, and rivalry while keeping their own secrets. Leah Rilke (Sarah Pidgeon) and Fatin Jadmani (Sophia Ali) anchor the group, with Shelby Goodkind (Mia Healey) and Rachel Reid (Reign Edwards) among the girls whose clashes grow into fragile bonds. Each episode alternates the tense island present with flashbacks that reveal the traumas and anxieties each girl carried home, so the survival story steadily deepens into character study. The engine of the show is the gradual revelation that these girls did not end up on the island by accident, which turns their struggle into a mystery. Across two seasons and eighteen episodes, the series is a serialized, emotionally raw drama with a tense, mysterious undercurrent. Its tone mixes dread with tenderness, and its themes of adolescence, mental health, and female solidarity recall Lost and Yellowjackets. The series was canceled before its story was finished.

Audiences found the premise and the young cast engaging in the first season, while the second season was rated noticeably lower.

• Lostshared teen survival premise, serialized castaway mystery, flashback-driven character backstories
• Yellowjacketsteen girl ensemble, female friendship and trauma, dark coming-of-age drama
• Pretty Little Liarsteen drama with mystery undercurrent and emotionally raw adolescent characters

Created by

Sarah Streicher

Release Date

2020-12-11

Episode runtime

56 min

Rating

7.3 / 10 (507)

What is The Wilds about?

After a plane crash strands a group of teen girls from different backgrounds on a deserted island, their clashes and bonds deepen as they uncover their own secrets and a sinister reason they were brought there.

What is The Wilds like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Wilds as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is The Wilds violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Wilds as moderate.

What did critics think of The Wilds?

Audiences found the premise and the young cast engaging in the first season, while the second season was rated noticeably lower.

Which shows are like The Wilds?

Shows with a similar feel include Lost, Yellowjackets, and Pretty Little Liars.

How long is The Wilds?

The Wilds: 2 seasons, 18 episodes.

Is The Wilds still running?

No, The Wilds was canceled.

Where can I watch The Wilds?

In United States, The Wilds streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.