Wayward (miniseries)

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Wayward
Created by Mae Martin
Ryan Scott
Screenplay byMae Martin
Starring
  • Mae Martin
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Mae Martin
  • Ryan Scott
  • Ben Farrell
  • Hannah Mackay
  • Jennifer Kawaja
  • Bruno Dubé
Production companies
Original release
Network Netflix

Wayward is an upcoming miniseries from Mae Martin for Netflix.

Contents

Premise

Set in a pleasant yet sinister town, the series is a thriller that will explore the dark underbelly of the troubled teen industry. [1] [2]

Cast

Production

In April 2023, an eight-part series from Mae Martin was commissioned by Netflix with Martin also set to star. Martin will act as showrunner on the series alongside Ryan Scott, as well as executive producer. [3] Production is through London- and Los Angeles-based Objective Fiction and Canada’s Sphere Media. [4] Scott also serves as executive producer alongside Ben Farrell for Objective Fiction along with Hannah Mackay, Jennifer Kawaja and Bruno Dubé. [5]

Martin moved to Los Angeles to work on the series which was initially called Tall Pines. [6] They have said it is a story they have "been dying to tell for years". [7] Brandon Jay McLaren joined the cast in May 2024. [8] In June 2024, Sarah Gadon, Toni Collette, Patrick J. Adams, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Patrick Gallagher, Sydney Topliffe and Josh Close joined the cast. [9] [10] [11]

Filming got underway in Ontario, Canada in the summer of 2024. [12] [13] [14]

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