The CW Announces New Fall Drama Series "Life is Wild"  5/17/07

“LIFE IS WILD” (New Drama)

Katie Clarke (Leah Pipes, “Clubhouse”) may never forgive her veterinarian father, Danny (Brett Cullen, “Ghost Rider,” “Friday Night Lights”), for dragging their entire blended family out of New York City to spend a year living in a broken-down lodge called The Blue Antelope in a game reserve deep inside South Africa. 

Everyone in the family, including Katie’s 11-year-old brother Chase (K’sun Ray, “Smith”), Danny’s second wife Jo (Judith Hoag, “Armageddon”), her rebellious teenage son Jesse (Andrew St. John, “General Hospital”) and 7-year-old daughter, Mia (Mary Matilyn Mouser, “Eloise”), is sure Danny has lost his mind. But Danny’s reasons go beyond his desire to keep his troubled family together while making a difference in the lives of the people and animals of South Africa: his deceased first wife Claire grew up at The Blue Antelope and it’s still home to her reclusive father Art (David Butler). 

After just a few days in South Africa, the family has already encountered an injured lioness, a lost cub, and a gentle giraffe. They’ve also met a few locals, including a handsome young Brit, Oliver Banks (newcomer Calvin Goldspink) and his twin sister Emily (newcomer Tiffany Mulheron), whose father Colin Banks (Jeremy Sheffield), runs a safari business for wealthy tourists, and Tumelo (newcomer Atandwa Kani), a teen who dreams of becoming a veterinarian. 

While they are definitely outsiders, Katie and the rest of the family are nevertheless beginning to love the breathtaking vistas of the bush country and the vibrant culture enveloping them. A year in this strange but beautiful place might not be so bad after all. 

LIFE IS WILD is a production of CBS Paramount Network Television Inc., Warner Bros. Television and Company Pictures, an All 3 Media Company, with executive producers Michael Rauch (“Love Monkey,” “Beautiful People”), Charlie Pattinson (“Wild at Heart,” “Shameless”) and George Faber (“Wild at Heart,” “Skins”). Bryan Gordon (“The Office,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”) directed the pilot.

Source: The CW Press Release