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The Wanted Life (Previously The Wanted: Revealed between 2010–2013) is a British fly-on-the-wall reality TV series that documents the lives and career of boyband The Wanted.

The show debuted on ITV2 as "The Wanted: Uncovered" as a one-off documentary on August 1, 2010. It saw the group talking about how they were formed and then saw them working on their debut album and promoting their debut single. The show was a hit, averaging 1.2 million viewers.

In October 2010, the show returned as "The Wanted: Revealed" as a five part series documenting the release of their second single and the debut album. The series was filmed in a different way to the majority of reality TV series, with filming lasting for 7 days (Sunday-Saturday) and airing on the following Monday, giving an up to date insight into the band's career. Each of the five shows averaged over 1.5 million viewers. The second series debuted in April 2011 and showed the group writing their second studio album and going on their first UK tour. The six episode series managed to reach a peak of 2.1 million in the final episode but averaged over 1.9 million viewers per episode. In October 2011, the group announced a one-off episode will air in the US. The episode would show the group in the US as the performed their first show in the country and filmed the video for their seventh single "Warzone". The show aired as "E! Presents: The Wanted" on the E! Network on December 7 and on ITV2 on December 12th 2011.

In April 2012, the third series debuted. It focused on the release of their single "Chasing The Sun" with numerous TV performances. The show averaged over 2 million viewers an episode. A seven episode series debuted in October 2012 and saw the group release their tenth UK single "I Found You" and promoting themselves across the US and Canada. It is the most successful series to date airing to over 2.2 million viewers on each episode. A fifth series debuted in January 2013, scheduled to end on February 25th 2013 after 6 episodes.

On February 6, 2013, it was confirmed that the group will film a full series for E! in America. It was also confirmed that series 5 will be the final series for ITV2 after signing a deal that will see the US series broadcast on the UK version of E!. The new series will be produced by Ryan Seacrest Takeover Productions (RSTP), a new company formed by Ryan Seacrest and band member Nathan Sykes.