The Wild (TV series)

The Wild
Created by	Rohan Dickson Richard Nosworthy Bronwyn Berry
Written by	Iain Paton David Gordon Julie Barker Salah Sabiti Carmen Sangion
Directed by	Lungelo Sithebo Katherine Cookie
Starring	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
Theme music composer	It Sounds Like This
Composer	Joel Assaizky
Country of origin	South Africa
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	416
Production
Executive producers	Rohan Dickson Richard Nosworthy Bronwyn Berry
Production locations	South Africa, North West
Running time	22-26 minutes
Original release
Network	M-Net
Release	4 April 2011 (2011-04-04) – 28 March 2013 (2013-03-28)
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Legacy

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]

Cast

Actor	Role
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 the 4th of 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

List of awards and nominations received by The Wild and cast members

Year	Award ceremony	Category	Recipient/Nominated work	Results	Ref.
2014	South African Film and Television Awards	Best Editor in a TV Soap	Editing Team	Won	[9]
		Best Art Direction in a TV Soap	Annerie Gericke	Won
		Best DOP / Cinematographer of a TV Soap	The Wild	Won

References

1. "MultiChoice Studios - The Wild". www.multichoicestudios.com. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
2. "Shona Ferguson TV Roles". TVSA. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020.
3. "Khabonina Qubeka". TVSA.com. 7 November 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
4. "TV with Thinus: A Wild launch: M-Net's new soap The Wild has a red carpet launch packed with a brand-new crop of local soap stars". TV with Thinus. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
5. "TV with Thinus: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE. M-Net again trying to make The Wild more popular as it returns to Mzansi Magic for a second time in April". TV with Thinus. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
6. "ShowMax expands offering for expats". Bizcommunity. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
7. Roets, Adriaan (21 January 2019). "'The Wild' to air on e.tv". The Citizen. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
8. yomzansi (22 January 2019). "e.tv acquires 'The Wild' , to air weekdays on their channel". YOMZANSI. Documenting THE CULTURE. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
9. "All the 2014 Safta winners". Life. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

External links

• The Wild at TVSA