TV series

Wayward

2025 · 1 season

A slow-burning, unsettling mystery that keeps you guessing about who to trust in a small town full of secrets.

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Overview: A small-town cop suspects that the local school for troubled teens — and its dangerously charismatic founder — may not be all it seems.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, deception, isolation, identity
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
deception
isolation
identity
power
Places: small town
school
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild