Netflix's "Wayward" Leaves Viewers Lost
Netflix's latest psychological thriller, "Wayward," was released last month, just in time for spooky season.
The series, set in the eerie, fictional town of Tall Pines, stars Toni Collette, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Sydney Topliffe, and Mae Martin. Leila and Abbie, played by Lind and Topliffe, are best friends who get into trouble and end up in Tall Pines Academy, a "troubled teen institute."
The academy is run by a dominating yet comforting leader, Evelyn Wade, played by Toni Collette, whose performance is standout throughout the show.
As Leila and Abbie try to escape, they find themselves getting pulled further into the academy's danger, while police officer Alex Dempsey moves to Tall Pines and starts digging into the institution's secrets.
The lead youth counselor seems to have a strange hold over the town.
Author's summary: Thriller series "Wayward" on Netflix.