The Wild (TV series)
South African television soap
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The Wild is a South African television drama series created and executive produced by Rohan Dickson, Richard Nosworthy and Bronwyn Berry. It is an M-Net original series produced for M-Net by its in-house production company Magic Factory, and stars Shona Ferguson, Connie Ferguson, Tumisho Masha, Gail Mabalane, Ian Roberts, James Alexander, Tyrone Keogh and Clementine Mosimane, amongst others.[1][2]
- Rohan Dickson
- Richard Nosworthy
- Bronwyn Berry
- Iain Paton
- David Gordon
- Julie Barker
- Salah Sabiti
- Carmen Sangion
- Lungelo Sithebo
- Katherine Cookie
- Zolisa Xaluva
- Minnie Dlamini
- Ian Roberts
- Tumisho Masha
- Shona Ferguson
- Michelle Bradshaw
- Hayley Owen
- Connie Ferguson
- Gail Nkoane
- Faye Peters
- Melusi Yeni
- Khabonina Qubeka
- John Kani
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| Theme music composer | It Sounds Like This |
| Composer | Joel Assaizky |
| Country of origin | South Africa |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 416 |
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| Production locations | South Africa, North West |
| Running time | 22-26 minutes |
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| Network | M-Net |
| Release | 4 April 2011 – 28 March 2013 |
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Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Connie Masilo | Marang Lebone |
| Shona Ferguson[2] | Itumeleng Tladi |
| Tumisho Masha | Alfred Lebone |
| Gail Nkoane | Nompumelelo Lebone |
| Minnie Dlamini | Zintle Lebone |
| Khabonina Qubeka[3] | Maxine Khumalo |
| Zakeeya Patel | Anita Khan |
| Lele Ledwaba | Dobsie |
| Putla Sehlapelo | Tiro Lebone |
| Tyrone Keogh | Jack Van Reean |
| Melusi Yeni | Isaac Tladi |
| Hayley Owens | Angie Palmer |
| Clementine Mosimane | Mme Rose Tladi |
| John Kani | Mr Mogomotsi |
| Michelle Bradshaw | Lindsley |
| Faye Peters | Nina |
| Ian Roberts | Karen Palmer |
| Aubrey Poo | Mr Mayor |
Broadcast
Before its television debut, M-Net held a red-carpet event on the 3rd of April 2011 at Montecasino, previewing the first four episodes of the series.[4]
The series premiered on M-Net on 4 April 2011, airing four days a week. The series was rerun on M-Net's sister channels Mzansi Magic on 2 April 2012,[5] Mzansi Wethu on 12 May 2013, and on M-Net Family on 2 July 2015. The series was later added to streaming service Showmax.[6] The series was also shown on e.tv and eExtra in 2019.[7][8]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Recipient/Nominated work | Results | Ref. |
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| 2014 | South African Film and Television Awards | Best Editor in a TV Soap | Editing Team |
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| Best Art Direction in a TV Soap | Annerie Gericke |
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| Best DOP / Cinematographer of a TV Soap | The Wild |
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