Wayward - Reviews

The troubled-teen industry is eerie enough, but this twisty, effectively spooky limited series uses its "therapeutic boarding school" as a jumping-off point for even darker doings.

Toni Collette steals the show in Netflix's creepy miniseries Wayward.

While it may not go down as one of the stronger cult stories sweeping television, “Wayward” has fewer problems than peculiarities. Just keep an open mind.

...has more on its mind than just rebellious teens. It also wrestles with generational trauma, longing for community, and cycles of abuse. Its ambition — with these branching themes and tangled cultural conversations — is admirable.

While it may not go down as one of the stronger cult stories sweeping television, “Wayward” has fewer problems than peculiarities. Just keep an open mind.

Toni Collette is utterly magnificent in this eerie thriller about teen runaways.

Toni Collette is at her spine-chilling best in this cultish thriller.

...isn’t highly original but it’s brilliantly played.

...doesn’t shy away from the ugliness at the center of its premise, tackling questions of conformism, generational trauma, and the difficulties of growing up.

...isn’t exactly a horror series (it’s more suspenseful than scary), but there are plenty of the same elements—cults, mind control, death, and problems.

...en underhållande och tänkvärd rehabiliterings-thriller med Toni Collette som den stora stjärnan framför kameran.