Wayward
TV Series2025Ended

Wayward

Taste attributes: dramamysterygay/lesbianthrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavysurrealenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeAn original, surreal mystery series: contained and serious. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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We don't know of anywhere to watch Wayward in the US right now.

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

A small-town cop suspects that the local school for troubled teens — and its dangerously charismatic founder — may not be all it seems.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Mae MartinSarah GadonAlyvia Alyn LindSydney TopliffeToni Collette

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2025
Runtime
44 min
Status
Ended
Studio
Objective Fiction
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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