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Wayward (2025)

6.3 | Sep 25, 2025 (CA) | Drama, Mystery
https://www.netflix.com/title/81236299
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A small-town cop suspects that the local school for troubled teens — and its dangerously charismatic founder — may not be all it seems.

No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
8
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Cast

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Mae Martin
Alex Dempsey
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Sarah Gadon
Laura Redman
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Alyvia Alyn Lind
Leila
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Sydney Topliffe
Abbie
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Toni Collette
Evelyn Wade
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Tricia Black
Mule

Teasers

Official Teaser

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Reviews

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zora.ilex
9 | Oct 27, 2025
A beautifully ambiguous tale of queer identity, intergenerational trauma and the choices we have in defining family. Many characters have stayed with me – so powerfully performed by Mae Martin, Sarah Gadon and Toni Collette, but also many of the younger actors like Alyvia Alyn Lind!
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Dean
1 | Oct 04, 2025
Promoting sickness isn't cool. Punishing this show with low ratings for its wokness crap.