Amazon Prime fans have hours to binge ‘addictive’ drama from 20 years ago
What are you waiting for?
Clear your evenings, you have just hours to binge-watch all 52 episodes of the iconic 00s TV show Wildfire.
The teen drama series, currently on Amazon Prime Video, ran from 2005 to 2008 and follows troubled teen Kris Furillo (Genevieve Padalecki), who has a second chance at life after being released from a juvenile detention centre.
She joins Raintree Farm as a stable hand and quickly forms a special bond with a failed racehorse called Wildfire.
As love troubles, family drama and internal insecurities rage around her, Kris navigates the ups and downs of life with her trusty steed at hand to ‘achieve the impossible together’ which ‘creates the hope and strength to face a challenging future.’
There has been plenty of praise for this four-season show from fans over the years.
‘Wildfire is addicting, lots of excitement, drama, true life happenings, The love between Kris and Juniro [Ryan Speck] is magical, felt like it was real, love after all the trials of ups and downs that through it all, you hope they find each other. I cried several times [while] this binge-watching show,’ Sonya wrote on Google reviews.
There are horse races, dramatic love stories and teenage woes (Picture: ABC) Viewers have been moved to tears by the show’s plotlines (Picture: ABC)‘This TV series was one of the best ones I have watched in years!!! The plot to every episode and the way things went from 1 to 10 in a minute, truly my family looked forward to watching Wildfire and we are sad that season 4 ends it… but perfectly!!!!’ Donna Wearing echoed.
Over on X, user enjiio_ wrote: ‘It hurts my soul to see how underrated Wildfire is !! like the love, the family, the ships, the horses, the vibes, the songs, the actors ??????? such an immaculate and heartwarming show.’
‘If you’re craving or a fan of beautiful storytelling , horses and found family… one of my favorite shows ever Wildfire,’ @thesweetestt echoed.
The show ran for four seasons from 2005 to 2008 (Picture: ABC)The star of the ABC show Genevieve – married to Supernatural star Jared Padalecki – opened up about what attracted her to the series in 2008.
‘I read the script probably in 2004 and was immediately attached to it because my character, Kris Furillo, rides up Mount Diablo, and it’s about the Bay Area. I grew up riding up Mount Diablo.
‘I really got the geography and got where she was from, and she reminded me of my mom. My mom is a really cool, independent, free spirit. I understood where [Kris] was coming from.
‘So I started immediately getting back on horses and training before I even knew I had a chance,’ she said about the lead-up to the audition.
Wildfire is available to stream on Amazon Prime until the end of April.
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