The Wilds: Season 1

2020 · 10 episodes · ★ 6.0

What Season 1 of The Wilds

Nine teenagers from very different backgrounds travel to Hawaii to attend Eva's Dawn, a female empowerment camp. Their plane crashes into the ocean, and they end up stranded on a desert island, where they must learn to survive as castaways. Among them, Leah, Rachel, Nora, Dot, Shelby and Toni stand out, each with her own personality and her own past to carry. Rachel pushes the group to be more determined, while Dot and Shelby constantly clash. Flashbacks bring to light secrets and traumas that explain why each girl acts the way she does. Amid rivalries and alliances, they try to get organized and get to know one another better.

10episodes

Dec 11, 2020Released

8.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Day One
Dec 11, 2020 · 59 min · ★ 5.9
Nine teenage girls are en route to Hawaii when their plane fails, leaving them stranded on a remote island. Among them we meet Leah, who has survived to tell their story to a pair of federal investigators. Flashbacks offer an intimate look at Leah’s pre-island life, and the taboo relationship that broke her heart.
Directing: Susanna Fogel · Writing: Sarah Streicher · Starring: Sylvia Rands, Quentin Warren, Shane Callahan, Dionne Gipson
1x02 Day Two
Dec 11, 2020 · 49 min · ★ 5.9
The castaways are still reeling after a tragic event. Frustrated by everyone else's inaction, Rachel leads an expedition to the island's summit to get a lay of the land. We learn more about her career as an elite athlete, the extreme measures she's taken to succeed, and the brutal truth that she isn't sharing with the others.
Directing: John Polson · Writing: Sarah Streicher · Starring: Shane Callahan, Dionne Gipson, Bella Blanding, Alison Bruce
1x03 Day Three
Dec 11, 2020 · 56 min · ★ 6.4
Leah, Rachel, and Nora swim out to the plane wreckage and return with a crucial find. Fellow Texans Dot and Shelby search for a cave that might provide better shelter, but their contentious relationship makes matters difficult. Flashbacks reveal heart-wrenching secrets about Dot's home life.
Directing: John Polson · Writing: Daniel Paige · Starring: Greg Bryk, José Velázquez, Britta Brandt, Jules Robertson
1x04 Day Six
Dec 11, 2020 · 47 min · ★ 5.6
A shelter-building contest turns ugly. Toni provokes strife on her team, and we'll learn in flashback that this isn't the first time her rage issues have caused devastating harm.
Directing: Cherie Nowlan · Writing: Tonya Kong · Starring: Bella Shepard, Anthony Crum, Levi Kereama, David Van Horn
1x05 Day Seven
Dec 11, 2020 · 45 min · ★ 5.8
When one of the castaways goes missing, a search party heads out to find her. We learn more about Fatin's past, which isn’t exactly the glamorous thrill ride the others thought it was. At the end of their exhausting day, the girls make a shocking discovery that stokes Leah's doubts about the island.
Directing: Haifaa al-Mansour · Writing: Shalisha Francis · Starring: Poorna Jagannathan, Ali Ghadir, Johnny Nasser, Awais Shah
1x06 Day Twelve
Dec 11, 2020 · 59 min · ★ 6.0
A sudden illness rips through the beach camp, affecting nearly every castaway. As the girls fight for survival, we learn more about Leah's past and how she’s been faring since her rescue.
Directed by: Alison Maclean · Written by: Sarah Streicher · Starring: Carter Hudson, James Fraser, Jack Barry, Charlie Corrigan
1x07 Day Fifteen
Dec 11, 2020 · 53 min · ★ 6.1
A tidal surge forces the castaways to relocate their camp. Still suspicious of the island and how they got there, Leah turns her paranoia on one of the other girls, viciously accusing her of knowing more than she's letting on. In flashback, Jeanette's astonishing backstory is unveiled.
Directed by: Ed Wild · Written by: Melissa Blake · Starring: Chi Nguyen, Mark Mitchinson, Jen Van Epps, Joe Witkowski
1x08 Day Sixteen
Dec 11, 2020 · 58 min · ★ 6.4
Assuming that rescue is imminent, the castaways let loose. The only girl who doesn't feel festive is Shelby, and a look into her past reveals why.
Directing: Tara Nicole Weyr · Writing: Amy Harris, Melissa Blake · Starring: Warren Kole, Stefania LaVie Owen, Bonnie Soper, Rowena King
1x09 Day Twenty-Two
Dec 11, 2020 · 43 min · ★ 5.1
Starvation becomes a very real possibility for the weakened girls. Martha could spare them from that fate, but it would require a sacrifice she's not prepared to make. Flashbacks take us into her past, revealing the childhood trauma that's made it hard for Martha to grow up and rise to difficult challenges. Leah's paranoia about the island escalates to a fever pitch.
Directing: Sydney Freeland · Writing: Jai Tiggett · Starring: Kimberly Guerrero, Jacque Drew, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Isabella Le
1x10 Day Twenty-Three Season Finale
Dec 11, 2020 · 62 min · ★ 7.0
On the island, Leah feels closer than ever to proving that someone's behind their predicament. Post-rescue, fed up with the tight-lipped authorities, Leah goes searching for her own answers.
Directing: John Polson · Writing: Sarah Streicher · Starring: Johnny Berchtold, Jen Huang, Joe Witkowski, Barbara Eve Harris