
The Beast in Me(2025)
A famous author is pulled into a twisted mind game with her rich, powerful new neighbor — who might be a murderer.



Mae Martin
Alex Dempsey

Sarah Gadon
Laura Redman

Alyvia Alyn Lind
Leila

Sydney Topliffe
Abbie

Toni Collette
Evelyn Wade

Tricia Black
Mule
Wayward is a drama, mystery series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of small town, commune, group therapy, hallucination, cult, cop. Created by Mae Martin, it stars Mae Martin, Sarah Gadon, Alyvia Alyn Lind. A small-town cop suspects that the local school for troubled teens — and its dangerously charismatic founder — may not be all it seems.
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