‘Wilderness’ Series Trailer

Coleman is a wronged wife on a road trip in the new thriller series that also stars Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Ashley Benson.

We’re more used to seeing Jenna Coleman either running around with Matt Smith (and later Peter Capaldi) in classic British sci-fi series ‘Doctor Who’ or dealing with ruling a country as a young woman in ‘Victoria’.

Bur what if she’s a wife who is cheated on by her husband? New Prime Video series ‘Wilderness’ offers the chance to see her playing a character in just such a dilemma. One who, from the evidence of this, is not ready to forgive or forget…

What’s the story of ‘Wilderness’?

Jenna Coleman as Liv in Prime Video's 'Wilderness.' Copyright: Prime Video

Based on B.E. Jones’ novel of the same name, ‘Wilderness’ features British couple Liv (Coleman) and Will (Oliver 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.

Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Will Taylor in Prime Video's 'Wilderness.' Credit: Kailey Schwerman. Copyright: Prime Video.

Heartbreak is swiftly followed by another emotion: fury. Revenge is her only option, and when Will proposes a trip around some of America’s most beautiful vistas to give their relationship a fresh start (and a hedonistic weekend in Las Vegas as their ultimate destination), Liv knows just how to get it... For Will, it’s a chance to make amends, for Liv, it’s a very different prospect — a landscape where accidents happen all the time.

Whilst in the epic American National Parks, the couple bump into Will’s colleague Cara (Ashley Benson), a young American woman with a glittering career and an adoring boyfriend, Garth (Eric Balfour). Liv’s best-laid plans are wrecked and, as the foursome go hiking together, Cara and Garth soon find themselves enmeshed in Will and Liv’s lives in a way that will change the course of all their future’s forever.

Who else is in ‘Wilderness’?

Eric Balfour as Garth in Prime Video's 'Wilderness.' Credit: Chris Large. Copyright: Prime Video.

Alongside the leads, the cast includes Marsha Stephanie Blake, Jake Foy, Vanessa Walsh, Geoff Gustafson, Talia Balsam, Natalie Sharp, Crystal Balint and Morgana Van Peebles.

The new series comes from Marnie Dickens, who has worked on shows such as ‘Ripper Street’, ‘The Musketeers’ and ‘Gold Digger’, with Elizabeth Kilgarriff (a veteran of buzzy shows such as ‘Luther’, ‘Bodyguard’ and ‘Poldark’) as executive producer.

So Yong Kim, the director behind movies including ‘For Ellen’ and ‘Lovesong’ and series such as ‘Dr. Death’, ‘Tales from the Loop’ and ‘Roar’, oversaw all six episodes.

This first look at the show is also noticeable for featuring the first chance to hear ‘Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version)’, the latest re-imagined track from musical superstar Taylor Swift, currently selling out stadiums on her national ‘Eras’ tour.

Marnie Dickens talks ‘Wilderness’

Ashley Benson as Cara in Prime Video's 'Wilderness.' Credit: Kailey Schwerman. Copyright: Prime Video.

Here’s series creator/book adaptor Dickens on the show:

“Who doesn’t know someone who’s been cheated on? 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.”

‘Wilderness’ lands on Prime Video globally on September 15th.