Wild Child: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Wild Child is a live-action, half-hour television program designed to meet the educational and informational needs of children aged 13-16. "Wild Child" will take viewers on an adventure to meet the cutest, most curious, most fascinating baby animals on the planet. Along the journey, audiences will witness the incredible bond that exists within the animal kingdom between parents and their children. Hosted by Sheinelle Jones, "Wild Child" will reveal how these untamed youngsters are born, how they play and how they learn to survive in the wild. Each week, viewers will witness a wide variety of wild animal children in their first years on Earth as they overcome environmental challenges and threats from predators.

Series details

• Title: Wild Child
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2021-01-02
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 58242
• IMDb ID: tt19407770
• TVDB ID: 418912

Cast and credited roles

• Sheinelle Jones — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-01-02; final listed air date 2021-09-11; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 2021-09-16; final listed air date 2022-07-23; episode order: 26.
• Season 3: premiered 2022-10-02; final listed air date 2023-07-22; episode order: 26.
• Season 4: premiered 2024-01-06; final listed air date 2024-09-21; episode order: 19.
• Season 5: premiered 2024-10-05; final listed air date 2025-08-30.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wild Child on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.