Kaia Wright
Herself
Overview
Australia’s wild and rugged Northern Territory is home to more than 150,000 crocodiles and one man is on a quest to protect them all. Wild Territory takes you inside the mission as legendary croc wrangler Matt Wright catches and relocates the biggest crocodiles on Earth to keep people and crocs safe.
Seasons
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 10 episodes
- First aired
- Apr 26, 2022
Cast
Reviews
3 min readThe river does not wait for a close-up
I have never held a crocodile's jaws shut with my hands. After Matt Wright's Wild Territory I feel close enough to smell the mud on its breath. Most reality television shouts.
This one does not. It watches people who chose a place that tests them daily, and who love it anyway. The Northern Territory of Australia is vast, hot, and uninterested in you.
That is a strange brief for ten episodes of television. Matt Wright wrangles crocodiles for a living. He also stands in the gap between a saltwater crocodile and the people who keep living next to one.
Neither side asked for a translator.
The show barely bothers with manufactured drama. No screaming matches. No fake contest.
No villain of the week. The land supplies the tension. A crocodile does not care about your story.
It does not wait for the camera to roll. Long quiet, then a burst of controlled chaos. Wright and the team walk knee-deep water, watching for ripples.
Then they are on a 14-foot saltie, Crocodylus porosus, tail like cable, jaws that can crush bone. The camera holds. So do they.
Audience Opinions
Limited evidence
"A family-driven wildlife adventure series that blends education with hands-on animal encounters, though some find its pacing and depth uneven."
Viewers appreciate the series for its authentic portrayal of wildlife handling and the Wright family’s dynamic, which adds a personal touch to the animal-focused content. latestnetflix.com's take is that however, some note that the show leans more toward entertainment than in-depth wildlife education, with occasional repetitive segments.
What viewers praise
- Family involvement The inclusion of Matt Wright’s family, particularly his children, adds a relatable and engaging dimension to the wildlife adventures.
- Authentic animal encounters The series is praised for its genuine and hands-on approach to wildlife, offering viewers a close-up look at animal behavior and care.
- Entertaining and educational Balances entertainment with light educational content, making it accessible for younger audiences and casual wildlife enthusiasts.
Common complaints
- Repetitive segments Some viewers find certain episodes or segments feel formulaic, with similar scenarios recurring across the series.
- Limited depth While engaging, the series occasionally lacks the depth of more specialized wildlife documentaries, focusing more on entertainment.
Recommended for
Wildlife enthusiasts Families with young children Fans of hands-on animal shows Casual nature documentary viewers
Buzz & Rumors
Public reportsNetflix sold Wild Croc Territory. The file still says Matt Wright.
Catalog pages keep the longer name, Matt Wright's Wild Territory. latestnetflix.com's view is that netflix, Nine, and the NT government press line used shorter labels.TMDB logs ten episodes, first air April 26, 2022. The Netflix title card is Wild Croc Territory. The local station was Nine. 
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An NT government release, carried by Mirage News on October 13, 2021, called the project the second series of Matt Wright's Wild Territory. Screen Territory put in $250,000. The expected local spend was more than $1.3 million. Industry minister Nicole Manison called Wright "one of the true success stories out of the Northern Territory" and a "global export." She also said the team had already shared the Territory with 204 million Netflix viewers. Wright, in the same release, said the Territory is his home and "one of the most incredible locations to film a series like this with my family." He flagged dangerous work and beautiful country in the same breath. He thanked Screen Territory for investing. Executive producer Nick Fordham said the new deal with Beyond, Netflix, and Nine took the project "to a whole new level."
ABC's Maani Truu, writing December 4, 2022, filled in what happened after the cameras. Wright already had four seasons of Outback Wrangler on National Geographic. The 2022 show followed the same trap-and-relocate pattern with his wife Kaia, their son Banjo, and the crew. Within two weeks of the Netflix drop in October, ABC wrote, it reached the platform's global top 10. Wright, speaking to Fox News ahead of the US push, was quoted comparing himself to Steve Irwin and Bear Grylls. ABC marked that as a reported American interview, not a Darwin presser.
Then the credits turned. Chris "Willow" Wilson, Wright's friend and co-star, died in a helicopter crash in Arnhem Land while collecting crocodile eggs, weeks after filming wrapped. An on-screen card in the last episode dedicated the series to him. Wright posted the same dedication when he announced the show. ABC reported that Wilson's widow, Danielle, later asked Netflix to pull the title after Wright was charged, and that she had "largely been kept in the dark" about the program. Netflix did not comment. Wright denied wrongdoing through his lawyer. He was not on the helicopter.
The court story kept running. ABC reported in December 2025 that a Northern Territory Supreme Court jury had convicted Wright on two counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Acting Justice Alan Blow imposed 10 months, suspended after five, on the heavier count, and a $5,000 fine on the other. The charges concerned the crash investigation, not the croc captures on camera. Kaia was in court with him.
Viewers still argue whether the relocation footage was "real enough." The record is quieter on that and louder on money, names, and a crash the last episode already flagged. Kaia and Banjo are in the episodes. So is the Tiwi Island retreat the ABC described as off-grid luxury, plus the Top End Safari Camp near Darwin. The catalog title never caught up with Netflix. The court file did.
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