Overview

• Netflix released Wayward (Incontrolables) worldwide on September 25 as an eight-episode miniseries.
• The psychological thriller follows police officer Alex Dempsey in the town of Tall Pines as she probes the secretive Academy run by Evelyn Wade.
• Reviews highlight the show’s unsettling atmosphere and performances, with comparisons to cult mysteries like Twin Peaks.
• Mae Martin co-creates and stars alongside Toni Collette and Sarah Gadon, with Sydney Topliffe and Alyvia Alyn Lind drawing breakout attention.
• Showrunners told Variety the arc feels largely complete, discussing hypotheticals for continuation while noting Netflix has not confirmed a second season.