Charles Alexander & Alex Fitzalan Interview: The Wilds Season 2
The Wilds season 2 had landed on Amazon Prime Video, and fans have been hit with more twists than they can count. This is to be expected, considering that the cast has doubled in size and brought double the drama right along with them. While the first season of the teen thriller series focused on a group of girls whose plane crashed in the wilderness, the second season has since introduced a second set of teens — this time boys — and set them against each other in the audience's eyes.
After all, season 1 ofThe Wilds revealed early on that the crash was all part of a terrifying social experiment orchestrated by the calculating Gretchen Klein (Rachel Griffiths, Saving Mr. Banks), who sought to prove that a society with women in charge would be a superior one. This season puts her hypothesis to the test by showcasing how the boys have fared for themselves.
Related: The Wilds Season 2 Cast Guide: Who Plays The Boys?
Charles Alexander and Alex Fitzalan, who play Kirin and Seth respectively, spoke to Screen Rant about how they prepared for their roles physically and emotionally — as well as which stranded team of teens they'd bet on.
Screen Rant: How did you prepare for your role on the show? Did you watch season 1, did you read Lord of the Flies, or did you go glamping?
Charles Alexander: The first thing I did was I did watch season 1. I actually watched it before I did the final callback, so I was pretty acquainted with the aesthetic and so on.
But knowing that Kirin was a college-level athlete, I just wanted to lean into that and get in peak physical condition. I worked with a nutritionist — a friend of a friend who actually helped Hugh Jackman prepare for Wolverine — and he gave me the Spartan diet and a crazy exercise
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