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The Wilde Side
GenreDrama, Adventure
Created byJoshua Taza
Liz Malone
Katrina Tropez
Starring
Country of originSpain
Original languagesEnglish and Spanish
Production
Executive producers
  • Hildee Sonya
  • Levi Jade
  • Joshua Taza
ProducerJohnathan Jodie
Production locationMadrid
Production companiesRed Planet Pictures
BBC Studios Productions
Original release
NetworkLa 1
BBC One (UK)
ReleaseJuly 22, 2017 (2017-07-22) –
present
Related
Hangouts

The Wilde Side is a spanish-set British and American drama movie franchise which aired its first movie in 2017.

Plot and cast

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The show sees Margot Robbie apply for a 5-year holiday contract to head to the sunny seas of España for a luxury holiday at a stunning villa located in Madrid and do work for the struggling in return. Jamie Julanatá and Juliet Godwin are rising stars for the first movie and is their first acting appearances. Joséphine Jobert, who joined Death in Paradise in 2016, is also in the series after managing to find a balance between the Carribbean and Madrid.

The Wilde Side

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The first movie's plot, which sets out the purpose of the whole franchise, sees TUI Holidays thriving a new adventure for a limited amount of people from across the world head to Spain for free but also volunteering to do work for people struggling for the luxurious holiday. Robbie's character, Pia Wilde, finds out there is one up for grabs to go to Spain, a place she has always wanted to go to as she carries a secret that not only the rest of the characters don't know but the fans as well. She and everyone else who is picked after applying is offered a contract to go on the holiday once a year for five years, which Pia is aware it's a rare opportunity being put in the open for her, so she takes it. If you break the contract, you must pay the same amount the holiday costs: €100,000 euros.

The Wilde Side overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedAve. UK viewers
(millions)
First airedLast aired
1The Wilde Side22nd July 20179.98
2The Wilde Side 24th May 20189.94
3The Wilde Side 36th July 201910.17
4The Wilde Side 48th July 202010.04
5The Wilde Side of Colombia9th July 202110.56
6The Wilde Side of Water4th August 202211.87
7The Wilde Side 73rd July 202310.71
8The Wilde Side 81st July 202410.24

The Wilde Side cast overview

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Characters by movie

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Character Actor Series
1 2 3 4 Of Colombia Of Water 7 8 9 10
Pia Wilde Margot Robbie Main
Jem Wilde Dove Cameron Main Does not appear Main
Idris Elba Main
Robbo López Jamie Julanatá Main Does not appear Main Does not appear
Carter Caddell Jamie Flatters Main Does not appear Guest Does not appear
Valentina Bloom Juliet Godwin Main
Jasper West Joe Thomson Main
Wayde Jettinson Mahesh Jadu Main
Juliette Auguste Joséphine Jobert Main
Manzia Swallow Julie Walters Main Does not appear
Pedro Barber Miguel Herrán Main
Karla Joven Evin Ahmad Main
Ruby Paxton Jade Alleyne Main Does not appear
Pearla Miller Khosi Ngema Main
Shawn Mendes Main
Portrayed by Character Seasons Total
1 2 3 4 5 6
Residents
Margot Robbie Pia Wilde 2 2 2 1 2 2 11 Parts
Jamie Julanatá Robbo López 2 2
Jamie Flatters Carter Caddell 2 2
Joe Thomson Jasper West 2 2 4
Juliet Godwin Valentina Bloom 2 2 4

† The second table shows all movies split into two parts and whether the cast member was in both, one or none.

Films

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The Wilde Side (2017)

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The Wilde Side 2 (2018)

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The Wilde Side 3 (2019)

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The Wilde Side 4 (2020)

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The Wilde Side of Colombia (2021)

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The Wilde Side of Water (2022)

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The Wilde Side 7 (2023)

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The Wilde Side 8 (2024)

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The Wilde Side 9 (2025)

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The Final Side (2026)

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Production

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Before July 2016

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The idea came to mind from a Hangouts producer Joslyn Zittle who thought of the idea of her American show would be 'an awesome hit' to start expanding the show worldwide. Hangouts cast member Jade Ramsey said in an Instagram post she liked the idea of her friend's and eventually said there are talks with American producers 2 weeks later on a possible series. On 24th August 2015, the spin-off was greenlighted by CBN and they confirmed it was entering cast auditions and was in the works with the first half of the season 1 script written already. The following day, the BBC said they would be airing the American show one day after an each new episode airs in America. It was confirmed the series would consist of 6 episodes. News went quiet for a while until the 4th November 2015, where it was confirmed the shooting location would be in LA; though there were rumours beforehand when seeing multiple film crew at the scenes. One week before the show's premiere, María Pedraza was confirmed to play Valentina Bloom, after leaving hit Spanish netflix show Elite. The rest of the cast was announced in the premiere episode to 'excite' all their new coming fans.

2016 to present

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Filming for the first season began in January 2016. The show was almost immediately renewed for a second season at CBN and in the UK for the BBC. Two further seasons, 3 and 4, were commissioned a week after season 2 ended although there were mixed feelings about the ending of the second season.

The fourth season was greenlit 1 month later in September 2019. Filming began in December 2019. Due to a huge storm throughout LA, filming was postponed 5 days after filming commenced. On day 4, Margot Robbie was filming a scene in rainy conditions and where the wind was slowly getting stronger and more rapid. The filming crew said to film two more scenes after Robbie's and they would postponed rest of production until the storm had mostly passed. However, during her scene, an enormous tropical tree branch fell just behind Robbie, seconds away from what could have been fatal. She was shaken by the event as filming equipment was lost or damaged when the winds got worse and the situation turned into an