Paramount+ Buys BBC Series ‘Wild Cherry’ Starring Eve Best & Carmen Ejogo
Paramount+ has acquired the BBC series 'Wild Cherry', created by Nicôle Lecky. The show features Carmen Ejogo and Eve Best as two daughters caught in a scandal that disrupts their seemingly perfect lives. 'Wild Cherry' will premiere on Paramount+ in several countries starting June 24.
- ▪The series stars Carmen Ejogo and Eve Best.
- ▪It explores themes of wealth, class, and community secrets.
- ▪The show received positive reviews in the UK upon its initial airing.
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'Wild Cherry' BBC Studios Paramount+ has bought Wild Cherry, the spooky BBC series from Nicôle Lecky, one of the UK’s most exciting creatives. Wild Cherry stars The Penguin’s Carmen Ejogo and House of the Dragon‘s Eve Best with two kids born into a world of wealth and good fortune. Life is perfect in this luxurious haven until their daughters are implicated in a shocking scandal. As toxic secrets ripple through the idyllic town while Lorna and Juliet are forced to take sides, cracks form in the community, shattering its perfect image. The series will air on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France and Latin America from June 24.
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