Wilderness with Simon Reeve: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

On our increasingly crowded planet, there are still a few remote areas where nature has the upper hand: the last great wildernesses. In this series, Simon Reeve attempts to journey across four of them, venturing further into the unknown than he ever has before, in a bid to unlock their secrets, and experience the natural world at its most beautiful and fragile.

Simon explores the Pacific Ocean's spectacular Coral Triangle, Africa's vast Congo Rainforest, the sweeping Kalahari desert, and the awe-inspiring landscape of Patagonia. Along the way, Simon embeds himself with the people who make their homes in the wild, to understand how they live alongside nature, and what we can all do to preserve the planet's greatest wonders for future generations.

Series details

• Title: Wilderness with Simon Reeve
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature, Travel
• Premiere date: 2024-01-21
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 59 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 72006
• IMDb ID: tt31014008
• TVDB ID: 444584

Cast and credited roles

• Simon Reeve — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-01-21; final listed air date 2024-01-21; episode order: 4.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-09-20; final listed air date 2026-09-20; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wilderness with Simon Reeve 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.