Warm welcome The WildsExecutive producers Sarah StreicherAnd Amy B. Harris left the audience with plenty of questions at the end of season 1 — including whether some fan favorite characters were dead or alive — and they exclusively told Us WeeklyWhat to expect when the hit series returns.
Prime Video’s series featured a group a teenage girls who are left homeless on an island following a plane crash. While the survivors believe it was an accident, viewers quickly learn about the social experiment.
The Wilds season 1 switched timelines, showing viewers the high school students surviving the island and later being interviewed about their experience by the people responsible — without the girls knowing. Leah (Sarah Pidgeon) briefly escapes in the finale which is when she discovers that another island exists with a group of boys trying to survive.
Harris and Streicher discussed their vision for the show in light of a resurgence of survival dramas.
“Not everyone ends up in a certain type of job or college, but everyone comes of age in high school. So it’s the most relatable experience for everyone,” Harris exclusively told Use ahead of the second season premiere, noting that her own experiences shaped the writing differently than Streicher’s did. “Everything’s very different yet we all can really relate to that. The most painful but true thing about coming of age is it does feel life or death.”
Streicher, for her portion, said that the girls offer a realistic view of life for many people. “We suffer from a bit of a tradition of selling young women short. These survival dramas make it a bold face point that they’re very strong — beyond their wildest imagination,” she added at the time. “It’s part of this movement to really hit that home among people.”
Season 2: Ahead Troy WinbushAnd David SullivanHinted at the way The WildsWith a new cast, the show was transformed
“[It was] challenging to say the least because season 1 was all about the girls,” Winbush, who played Dean Young, told Use. “Now we’re bringing in new characters with different attitudes, perspectives and way of approaching things. It was challenging from an actor’s point of view but it was brilliant because we get a chance to work off these different personalities and now you’re bringing in a whole new set of situations.”
Sullivan also opened up about exploring a character who doesn’t give his true intentions away onscreen. “That’s what is great about their dynamic,” the actor, who plays Daniel Faber, teased. “You think that they know each other really, really well. This partly has to do our chemistry and who are we as actors. We may be there for completely different reasons. You don’t necessarily know what those reasons are and how aligned they are.”
He added: “During the first season, you saw us both on the same team. Then, I think it gets better. [season 2] progresses, you start to learn that there’s different tactics at play here.”
The WildsPrime Video returns to Friday, May 6
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