Netflix's "Wayward" Leaves Viewers Lost
Netflix's latest psychological thriller, "Wayward", was released last month. The series is set in the eerie, fictional town of Tall Pines and 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 Evelyn Wade, a dominating yet comforting leader.
The lead youth counselor seems to have a strange hold over the town until police officer Alex Dempsey moves to Tall Pines and starts digging into the institution's secrets. As Leila and Abbie try to escape, they find themselves getting pulled further into the academy's danger.
Collette's performance as Evelyn is standout throughout the show.
Author's summary: Netflix's "Wayward" is a psychological thriller.