If you’re looking for a Twin Peaks-esque thriller about the strange happenings in a seemingly idyllic town, Mae Martin’s Netflix series Wayward might scratch the itch. Inspired by Martin’s childhood friend’s escape from a “troubled teen institute,” the miniseries is about a mysterious school for teenagers helmed by a cult-like figure, Evelyn, played by Toni Collette.
Martin stars as Alex, a new-in-town police officer who immediately senses something is off in Tall Pines, Vermont, while Sydney Topliffe and Alyvia Alyn Lind play two Canadian teens who arrive at the school unhappily and are immediately searching for an escape route. As Alex starts putting the pieces together about the strange goings on in town, he teams up with the teens to try to help them escape Evelyn’s clutches.
