The Haunting of Bly Manor‘s Oliver Jackson-Cohen and The Serpent‘s Jenna Coleman have signed on to star in Prime Video’s Wilderness. The upcoming dramatic series is based on B.E. Jones’ novel and was created by Marnie Dickens, with Dickens writing and executive producing.
B.E. Jones’ novel is described as a twisted love story, and Jackson-Cohen and Coleman are set to play a couple whose marriage is nowhere near as happy as it seems. Production is expected to take place in the UK, United States, and Canada beginning this month.
Lovesong‘s So Yong Kim is on board to direct and executive produce. Elizabeth Kilgarriff is also serving as an executive producer and Firebird Pictures is producing.
Oliver Jackson-Cohen’s credits include The Invisible Man, Mr. Malcolm’s List, The Lost Daughter, The Haunting of Hill House, and Emerald City. Jenna Coleman will soon be seen in The Sandman based on the DC comics created by Neil Gaiman.
Prime Video’s targeting a 2023 premiere.
The official synopsis:
Based on B.E. Jones’ novel of the same name, Wilderness features British couple Liv (Coleman) and Will (Jackson-Cohen) who seem to have it all: a rock-solid marriage; a glamorous new life in New York thousands of miles from their provincial hometown; and still young enough to feel that their whole lives are ahead of them. Until Liv learns about Will’s affair. Heartbreak is swiftly followed by another emotion: fury. Revenge is her only option, and when Will proposes a trip around America’s epic National Parks to give their relationship a fresh start, Liv knows just how to get it…
Wilderness is a twisted love story, where a dream holiday and a supposedly “happily-ever-after” quickly turns into a living nightmare.
(Updated with a photo from the 2023 series.)
