Overview
- Netflix reports Wayward is No. 1 on its English-language TV list, citing 8.2 million views earlier this week.
- Created by and starring Mae Martin with Toni Collette, the eight-episode series follows a Vermont cop probing a reform school’s unsettling influence.
- Shot across Ontario on an 80‑day schedule, production involved over 2,400 Canadian crew members and 650 vendors, with Millbrook and Toronto among key locations.
- The show premiered at TIFF before its Sept. 25 Netflix launch, drawing attention for its performances and eerie, genre-blending tone.
- Martin, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, plays a trans man in the 2003‑set story, adding a notable layer of representation.