Call of the Wild (TV series)

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Call of the Wild
Genre Adventure
Based on
The Call of the Wild
by
Written byDavid Assael
David Fallon
Directed by Zale Dalen
Jorge Montesi
David Winning
Starring Nick Mancuso
Shane Meier
Rachel Hayward
Kathleen Duborg
Crystal Buble
Ben Cardinal
Bill MacDonald
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Production locations Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Running time60 minutes
Production companyCall of the Wild Productions
Original release
Network Animal Planet
ReleaseMarch 31 (2000-03-31) 
June 26, 2000 (2000-06-26)

Call of the Wild is a 2000 adventure television series based on Jack London's eponymous 1903 novel. It was originally broadcast on Animal Planet, and the 13 episodes were released on DVD as a 120-minute, full-length movie.

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The series received a Leo Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series (Stephen McNutt), and for Best Production Designer (Brian Davies) in the episode "The Attack". The series was also a 2000 LEO nominee for Best Overall Sound/Drama (Miguel Nunes) and received a nomination for a 2000 Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music (Hal Beckett). [1] [2]

Plot

The inhabitants of Forty Mile in Yukon, Canada are introduced during the 1890s Gold Rush. A caged Buck arrives and is promptly auctioned off as a sled dog. He makes an immediate impression on young Miles, who bids on Buck. However, Miles is outbid by The Swede, who uses Buck on a sled team delivering mail throughout the Yukon. As Buck heads out on the trail with The Swede's team, he makes an enemy of Spitz, the team's vicious lead dog. After several incidents on the trail, including severe weather, wolf attacks, and a fight with Spitz, Buck – as the much reduced team's new lead dog – is able to bring The Swede to safety. The Swede is grateful to Buck, who has saved his life, but must sell Buck in order to buy a new sled team.

While Buck is on the trail with The Swede's team, back at home Miles chafes under his stepfather John Thornton's direction. Miles longs to prove himself as a guide and offers to guide some prospectors, but backs out after they show irrational behavior.

We meet Emma, a capable teenager around Miles' age, who helps run her father's hotel. Both Emma and Miles' mother, Adoley Thornton, want to support Miles in his quest to prove himself as a guide.

Miles has several run-ins with his stepfather, who wants a different future for Miles. A fatigued Buck is bought at auction by brother and sister, Hal and Mercedes, who want to use him on a team to travel the Yukon and Alaska. Miles, encouraged by his mother and Emma, offers to guide them.

Cast

Main cast

Episodes

  1. Pilot - Part 1
  2. Pilot - Part 2
  3. The Attack
  4. The Arrival
  5. Foxfire
  6. Survival
  7. Fool's Gold
  8. The Epidemic
  9. The Haunting
  10. Doc
  11. Storm Warning
  12. Molly Brown
  13. Betrayal

DVD release

Mill Creek Entertainment released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 on September 14, 2010. [3]

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