How many episodes are in Wild Cherry?

Wild Cherry has 6 episodes in this listed season.

When does Wild Cherry premiere?

Wild Cherry premieres on 2026-06-24.

Is Wild Cherry a new series?

Wild Cherry is a new series (Season 1).

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Wild Cherry(2025)

Archived · BBC One

6 eps

S01

DramaHorrorThriller

ON AIR: JUN 24Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Wild Cherry gives its family drama an uneasy thriller edge, with horror shadings beneath the polished surfaces of a privileged school community. Group chats, whispers and public shaming spread the damage beyond any single confrontation. Adults and teenagers close ranks around competing versions of events, turning the mystery into a question of whose account can be trusted and what their loyalty conceals.

Lorna and Juliet’s friendship becomes harder to protect as taking sides carries consequences for both families. Mother-daughter conflicts bring secrets and old resentments into the open, so betrayal is never confined to the two friends. The claustrophobic mood comes from those overlapping loyalties: defending one relationship can mean damaging another, while social media makes private fractures painfully public.

Best for

school scandal thriller, mother daughter conflict and Drama

Story lane

Drama and Horror

Commitment

Season 1 · 6 episodes

Where

BBC One

Official Premise

A shocking scandal at an exclusive private school forces two close friends, Lorna and Juliet, to take sides, exploring mother-daughter relationships, social media pressures, and the dark underbelly of a privileged community.

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Strongest Match

Wild Cherry makes polished privilege feel claustrophobic, with old loyalties turning every conversation uneasy; The Party brings that same tension to a country-house gathering. A friendship shaped by elite school years strains under buried secrets and a political campaign, giving its quiet glances and polite exchanges a darker edge.

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Why this pick

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Why this pick

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