“We do think this deal represents a great value. Fundamentally, we think that Quibi has created great, high-quality content,” Rob Holmes, Roku s VP of Programming, told
Variety. “It’s a great value proposition for our users… We’re pivoting from Quibi’s SVOD model to an ad-supported model, and this type of new, original content is not usually available for free . We believe in this broader AVOD [ad-supported video-on-demand trend]. At a very high level, we know that our users engage in a very significant way with free content.” With the Quibi deal, “We think this pivot form SVOD to AVOD is really compelling.”
“We’re headed back for season 2,”
The Wilds official Twitter account revealed in a video showing the main cast of the YA survival drama celebrating the show’s renewal by Amazon Prime Video. The 10-episode first season of
The Wilds debuted on the streaming platform just over a week ago, and was met with strong positive reviews, with critics calling the series an “addictive thriller that also captures the complex lives of teenage girls,
The Wilds is worth getting lost in.”
The Wilds follows a group of teen girls from different walks of life who crash land on a deserted island, and must learn to live together. But in a twist, the girls learn that they did not end up on the island by accident.
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The Wilds centers around a group of teen girls from different backgrounds, who 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. There’s just one twist to this thrilling drama… these girls did not end up on this island by accident.
The series stars Sarah Pidgeon (
Gotham) as Leah Rilke, Mia Healey as Shelby Goodkind, Jenna Clause (
Cold Brook) as Martha Blackburn, Erana James (
Golden Boy) as Toni Shalifoe, Reign Edwards (
The Wilds Renewed for Season 2 TVLine 12/19/2020
The Wilds is returning for more dystopic slumber-party drama.
Announced on Instagram Saturday by the show’s cast (who can be seen celebrating in the video below), the story follows a group of teen girls from different backgrounds who 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,” according to the official synopsis. Oh, and one more rather ominous twist: “The girls did not end up on this island by accident.”