The trailer for Prime Video’s Wilderness asks how far is too far to go for revenge. The trailer then seems to answer that question with scenes of a wife imagining ways to kill her cheating husband.
Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) stars as Liv, the wife with murderous thoughts, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Haunting of Hill House) is her philandering husband, Will, in the six-episode drama premiering on September 15, 2023.
The cast of the thriller also includes Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars) as Cara, Eric Balfour (Six Feet Under) as Garth, Claire Rushbrook (Sherwood) as Caryl, Marsha Stephanie Blake (Orange is the New Black) as Detective Rawlins, and Morgana Van Peebles (Superstition) as Ash. Jonathan Keltz (Reign) plays Detective Wiseman, Talia Balsam (Divorce) is Bonnie, Crystal Balint (The Fall of the House of Usher) is Liana, Natalie Sharp (The Flash) plays Marissa, Geoff Gustafson (A Christmas Proposal) is Zach, and Jake Foy (Designated Survivor) is Anton.
Wilderness is based on the novel of the same name B.E. Jones and was created, written, and executive produced by Marnie Dickens (Thirteen, Gold Digger).
“Who doesn’t know someone who’s been cheated on?” asked Dickens, discussing the series’ themes. “That gut punch on discovery, the trail of paranoia and suspicion it leaves behind, the difficulty of trusting again. It’s enough to tip anyone over the edge. And that’s where we meet our heroine, Liv, as she’s lied to over and over by the man she loves. Of course she wants revenge, and I, for one, hope she gets it.”
Describing the series before the SAG-AFTRA strike, Jenna Coleman called it “a darkly twisted thriller exploring a marriage gone wrong, which shifts into a cat-and-mouse psychological chess game between husband and wife. A drama about co-dependency and freedom. Boundaries and blurred edges. Revenge and sanity, or the lack thereof. Ultimately, Liv’s tale is one of survival – it becomes a very primal, visceral, and feminine tale of coming into her own.”
The female-driven behind-the-scenes team includes director and executive producer So Yong Kim (Lovesong) and executive producer Elizabeth Kilgarrif. Taylor Swift re-recorded her hit “Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version)” for the series, and it’s featured during the show’s opening titles.
The Plot, Courtesy of Prime Video:
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.
