You’re going to be very happy at “Wayward,” which explores the eternal struggle between one generation and the next, what happens when friendship and loyalty are put to the ultimate test, and how buried truths always find a way of coming to the surface.
The eight-episode limited series streams September 25 on Netflix. Sinister secrets lurk behind every door in the trailer below.
Not long after police officer Alex Dempsey and his pregnant wife move into their new home in the picture-perfect town of Tall Pines, he connects with two students from the local school for “troubled teens” who are desperate to escape.
As Alex begins investigating a series of unusual incidents, he suspects that Evelyn, the school’s mysterious leader, might be at the center of all the problems.
The show is created by Canadian comedian Mae Martin (“Feel Good”), who shares showrunner duties with Ryan Scott (“Fear the Walking Dead,” “Servant”).
Martin stars alongside Toni Collette. Sarah Gadon, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, and Brandon Jay McLaren round out the main cast.
Recurring cast members include Tattiawna Jones, Isolde Ardies, and Joshua Close, while Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher, Gage Munroe, Byron Mann, and Mark McKinney guest star.
Euros Lyn (“Doctor Who,” “Heartstopper”), Renuka Jeyapalan (“Kim’s Convenience,” “Ginny & Georgia”), and John Fawcett (“Orphan Black,” Ginger Snaps) direct.
Martin and Scott also serve as writers with Evangeline Ordaz, Mohamad El Masri, Kim Steele, Kayla Lorette, Alex Eldridge, and Misha Osherovich.
Martin describes the genre-bending series as “if you took the kids from Booksmart and put them in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
