{{Short description|Irish crime comedy-drama television programme}} {{for|the American cinematographer|Harry J. Wild}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = Harry Wild 2022.jpg | image_size = 150 | caption = TV series logo | alt = | genre = {{Plainlist| * Cosy mystery * Comedy drama * Crime }} | based_on = | creator = David Logan | starring = {{Plainlist| * Jane Seymour * Rohan Nedd *Kevin Ryan * Aoife Mulholland *Paul Tylak }} | composer = {{Plainlist| * Ray Harman }} | country = Ireland | language = English | num_series = 4 | num_episodes = 26 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = {{Plainlist| * Jane Seymour * David McLoughlin * Daniel March * David Logan * Jo Spain * James Flynn * James Gibb }} | producer = | runtime = 45 minutes | company = {{Plainlist| * Ardvella Entertainment * Dynamic Television * Metropolitan Films International * Metropolitan Pictures }} | network = Acorn TV | first_aired = {{Start date|2022|04|04|df=y}} | last_aired = present }}
'''''Harry Wild ''''' is an Irish detective comedy-drama television series created by David Logan and starring Jane Seymour as Harriet "Harry" Wild, a retired literature professor with a knack for solving mysteries. The series premiered on Acorn TV on 4 April 2022. The second series premiered on 9 October 2023, and the third on 13 May 2024. On 30 July 2024, a fourth series was confirmed,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/news/harry-wild-season-4-date-jane-seymour-acorn-tv-1235306351/|title=Harry Wild Renewed for Season 4 at Acorn TV (Exclusive)|first=Matt Webb|last=Mitovich|date=30 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite website|url=https://www.amcnetworks.com/press-releases/acorn-tvs-hit-irish-mystery-series-harry-wild-renewed-for-a-fourth-season/|title=Acorn TV's Hit Irish Mystery Series Harry Wild Renewed for a Fourth Season|date=31 July 2024}}</ref> which premiered on 5 May 2025.
== Cast == * Jane Seymour as Harriet "Harry" Wild, a retired literature professor who finds she has a knack for solving mysteries * Rohan Nedd as Fergus Reid, a high school student assisting Harry in her investigations * Kevin Ryan as Charlie Wild, Harry's son * Rose O'Neill as Lola Wild, Charlie's daughter and Fergus' girlfriend, who assists Harry in her investigations * Amy Huberman as Orla Wild, Charlie's wife (Series 1–3) * Aoife Mulholland as Orla Wild, Charlie's wife (Series 4) * Paul Tylak as Glenn Talbot, a friend of Harry who frequents her local pub, who gets pulled into Harry's investigations * Danielle Ryan as Vicky Boyle * Anthony Delaney as Jordan McDonald * Ciara O'Callaghan as Vivian Tierney-Mitchell * Shane Lynch as Malky Reid * Samantha Mumba as Paula Kenny (series 2–) * Rosa Willow Lee as Liberty Reid
==Episodes== {{Series overview |link1 = #Season 1 (2022) |episodes1 = 8 |start1 = {{Start date|2022|4|3|df=y}} |end1 = {{End date|2022|4|3|df=y}}
| link2 = #Season 2 (2017–18) | episodes2 = 6 | start2 = {{Start date|2023|10|8|df=y}} | end2 = {{End date|2023|11|5|df=y}}
|link3 = #Season 3 (2024) |episodes3 = 6 |start3 = {{Start date|2024|5|12|df=y}} |end3 = {{End date|2024|6|9|df=y}}
|link4 = #Season 4 (2024) |episodes4 = 6 |start4 = {{Start date|2025|5|4|df=y}} |end4 = {{End date|2025|6|1|df=y}} }}
==Reception== On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a rating of 50% based on six reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/harry_wild/s01/reviews|title=Harry Wild: Season 1 - TV Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes|website=www.rottentomatoes.com}}</ref> Joel Keller from ''Decider'' gave it a positive review, writing "Harry Wild stars a very game Jane Seymour in the most dynamic role she's had in some time. But the mysteries and backstories need to be tightened up for the show to succeed."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://decider.com/2022/04/04/harry-wild-acorn-tv-review/|title='Harry Wild' Acorn TV Review: Stream It Or Skip It?}}</ref> Eilis O'Hanlon from the ''Sunday Independent'' gave it a negative review writing "There's nothing wrong with dark humour, but the show didn't commit to the mood enough to make the pay-off feel earned."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-reviews/dublin-set-crime-caper-harry-wild-is-much-too-cosy-for-comfort/41806314.html|title=Dublin-set crime caper Harry Wild is much too cosy for comfort|date=3 July 2022|website=www.independent.ie}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|14527610}}
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Category:2022 British television series debuts Category:2020s British comedy-drama television series Category:2020s British mystery television series Category:Acorn TV original programming Category:British detective television series Category:English-language British television shows Category:Cozy mystery television series