#FIRSTLOOK: “WAYWARD” TOPS NETFLIX GLOBALLY FOR ENGLISH TV

The buzz around Wayward just keeps growing. The new Canadian thriller from creator Mae Martin has officially claimed the #1 spot on the Netflix Global Top 10 (English TV) for a second consecutive week, solidifying its place as an international hit.

Debuting with a powerful 8.2 million views in its first week (Sept. 22–28, 2025), Wayward quickly captivated global audiences with its gripping mystery set in the eerie town of Tall Pines, home to a boarding school for troubled teens.

This continued momentum is a landmark moment for Canadian storytelling on the world stage, and a major achievement for Mae Martin and the entire creative team behind the series.

Don’t miss what everyone’s talking about. Wayward is now streaming globally on Netflix.

#FIRSTLOOK: “WAYWARD” NEW TRAILER

Welcome to Tall Pines. We think you’ll be very happy here.

Today, Netflix released a teaser trailer and first look images for the limited series, Wayward.

Wayward releases September 25, 2025 only on Netflix.

ABOUT WAYWARD

Logline : Nothing is what it seems in Tall Pines. After an escape attempt from an academy for “troubled teens”, two students join forces with a newly local police officer, unearthing the town’s dark and deeply rooted secrets.

Synopsis: In the picture-perfect town of Tall Pines, sinister secrets lurk behind every closed door. Not long after police officer Alex Dempsey (Mae Martin) and his pregnant wife Laura (Sarah Gadon) move into their new home, he connects with two students Abbie (Sydney Topliffe) and Leila (Alyvia Alyn Lind) from the local school for “troubled teens” who are desperate to escape and could be the key to unearthing everything rotten in the town. As Alex begins investigating a series of unusual incidents, he suspects that Evelyn (Toni Collette), the school’s mysterious leader, might be at the center of all the problems. Created by Mae Martin, Wayward is a thrilling and genre-bending limited series about the eternal struggle between one generation and the next, what happens when friendship and loyalty are put to the ultimate test, and how buried truths always find a way of coming to the surface.

Format / Episodes: 8 Episode Limited Series
Creator / Co-Showrunner / Executive Producer: Mae Martin
Co-Showrunner / Executive Producer: Ryan Scott
Directed By: Euros Lyn (101, 102, 107, 108), Renuka Jeyapalan (103, 104), John Fawcett (105, 106)
Written By: Mae Martin (101), Ryan Scott (102), Evangeline Ordaz (103), Mohamad El Masri (104), Kim Steele (105), Kayla Lorette (106), Alex Elbridge & Ryan Scott (107), Mae Martin & Misha Osherovich (108)
Cast: Mae Martin, Sarah Gadon, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Brandon Jay McLaren and Toni Collette
Recurring Cast: Tattiawna Jones, Isolde Ardies, Joshua Close
Guest Stars: Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher, Gage Munroe, Byron Mann, Mark McKinney
Executive Producers: Mae Martin, Ryan Scott, Jennifer Kawaja with Sphere Media, Bruno Dubé with Sphere Media, Ben Farrell with Objective Fiction, Hannah Mackay with Objective Fiction, Euros Lyn

#FIRSTLOOK: NETFLIX’S “WAYWARD” BEGINS PRODUCTION

Today Netflix announced the start of production of Wayward, a thriller by co-showrunners Mae Martin and Ryan Scott, in the Toronto area.

Euros Lyn (Heartstopper, Doctor Who) joins the production as executive producer and director (episodes 101, 102, 107, 108).

Previously announced cast members include Mae Martin, Toni Collette, Sarah Gadon, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Brandon Jay McLaren, Patrick J. Adams, Joshua Close, and Patrick Gallagher.

Logline: Wayward is a thriller set in a bucolic but sinister town that explores the insidious underbelly of the “troubled teen industry” and the eternal struggle between one generation and the next.

Format / Episodes: 8 episode Limited Series

Creator / Co-Showrunner / Executive Producer: Mae Martin

Co-Showrunner / Executive Producer: Ryan Scott

Executive Producers: Ben Farrell, producing through his company Objective Fiction, along with Hannah Mackay. Jennifer Kawaja and Bruno Dubé of Sphere Media.

Directors: Euros Lyn, Renuka Jeyapalan, and John Fawcett

Production Company: Sphere Media

For the full announcement, please visit: TUDUM.com

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “MAFIA MAMMA”

MAFIA MAMMA follows an American woman (Toni Collette) who inherits her grandfather’s mafia empire in Italy. Guided by the firm’s trusted consigliere (Monica Bellucci), she hilariously defies everyone’s expectations, including her own, as the new head of the family business.

The cast also includes Giulio Corso (Signora Volpe), Francesco Mastroianni (Dead Uncle), Alfonso Perugini (New York), Sophia Nomvete (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), Eduardo Scarpetta (The Ignorant Angels), Tim Daish (The Dirty Black Bag), and Tommy Rodger (The Cursed).

MAFIA MAMMA will be released in Canadian theatres on April 14, 2023 via levelFILM.

(Photo/video credit: levelFILM)

#FIRSTLOOK: “THE POWER” OFFICIAL TRAILER

Prime Video has debuted the official Trailer for upcoming series The Power. The emotionally driven global thriller from SISTER (Chernobyl) is based on British author Naomi Alderman’s award-winning novel, and will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on Friday, March 31, 2023 with new episodes available each Friday, leading up to the season finale on May 12, 2023.

From trophy to tyrant, outcast to outlaw, loner to leader, mayor to mutineer … how will The Power transform you? Today, Prime Video debuted the electrifying official trailer and key art for the global thriller The Power. The emotionally driven series from SISTER (Chernobyl) and showrunner Raelle Tucker (True Blood, Jessica Jones) is based on British author Naomi Alderman’s award-winning novel.​​The first three episodes ofThe Power will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on Friday, March 31, with new episodes available each Friday, leading up to the season finale on May 12.

The Power is our world, but for one twist of nature. Suddenly, and without warning, teenage girls develop the power to electrocute people at will. The series features a cast of remarkable characters from London to Seattle, Nigeria to Eastern Europe, as the Power evolves from a tingle in teenagers’ collarbones to a complete reversal of the power balance of the world.

The series stars Toni Collette as Mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez, alongside John Leguizamo as Rob Lopez, Auli’i Cravalho as Jos Cleary-Lopez, Toheeb Jimoh as Tunde Ojo, Josh Charles as Daniel Dandon, Eddie Marsan as Bernie Monke, Ria Zmitrowicz as Roxy Monke, Zrinka Cvitešić as Tatiana Moskalev, Halle Bush as Allie Montgomery, and more.

The Power comes from Amazon Studios and SISTER, with Raelle Tucker (True Blood, Jessica Jones) serving as showrunner.

(Photo/video credit: Prime Video Canada)

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN A COPY OF “I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS”

From the Writer of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Charlie Kaufman, comes I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS. The Psychological Thriller is based on the acclaimed Novel by Canadian Writer Iain Reid. The Film Adaptation starring Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, Toni Collette and David Thewlis arrives on Netflix this week.

To celebrate its release, we are giving Canadian Readers a chance to win a copy of the Bestseller on which it is based.

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Charlie Kaufman, Writer of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind directs I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS, coming this Friday to Netflix. Your chance to #win a copy of the Novel on which it is based! https://t.co/whR25nZXoV pic.twitter.com/1bbTQDoRkj

— MR. WILL WONG 📸 (@mrwillw) September 1, 2020

I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS is out Friday, September 4, 2020 on Netflix.

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#FIRSTLOOK: “I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS” TRAILER

From the brilliant mind of Charlie Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) comes this new Trailer for I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS!

Synopsis:
Despite second thoughts about their relationship, a young woman (Jessie Buckley) takes a road trip with her new boyfriend (Jesse Plemons) to his family farm. Trapped at the farm during a snowstorm with Jake’s mother (Toni Collette) and father (David Thewlis), the young woman begins to question the nature of everything she knew or understood about her boyfriend, herself, and the world. An exploration of regret, longing and the fragility of the human spirit, I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS is directed and written by Academy Award winner Charlie Kaufman (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND). Inspired by Iain Reid’s bestselling namesake novel.

See the Trailer:

I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS streams on Netflix Friday, September 4, 2020.

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “DREAM HORSE”

After raves at Sundance, DREAM HORSE will see a Canadian release! We loved the Documentary DARK HORSE so much and are thrilled to see it all again in this Adaptation of the Film starring Toni Collette!

Synopsis:
DREAM HORSE tells the true story of Jan Vokes, (Academy Award® nominee Toni Collette) a Welsh cleaner and bartender, who decides to breed and rear a racehorse. She persuades her neighbors and friends to contribute financially to the goal. The group’s unlikely investment plan pays off as the horse rises through the ranks and puts them in a race for the national championship.

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MK2 release DREAM HORSE is in theatres this May.

 

(Photo/video credit: MK2)

#SUNDANCE: “DREAM HORSE”

Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong

In the attempt to find meaning in her life, Jan (Toni Collette), breeds a racehorse in her tiny Welsh town and enters him in once race after another.

This is a hilarious and heart-warming underdog story filled with quintessential British humour. Although the story is quite conventional it’s the way Horse Racing is presented and the brilliant performance from Collette that separates it from the rest. Overall, Director Euros Lyn brings Jan’s true story to the screen in an entertaining and heartfelt way.

Dream Horse screens at Sundance on Fri, Jan. 24th at 8 PM at Rose Wagner Center, Sat, Jan. 25th at 12 PM at The Ray Theatre, Thurs, Jan. 30th at 9 AM at Temple Theatre, Fri, Jan. 31st at 9:30 PM at Rose Wagner Center, and Sat, Feb. 1st at Temple Theatre.

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “KNIVES OUT”

Mongrel Media x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see KNIVES OUT on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 in the following cities:

TORONTO // Cineplex Yonge & Dundas
VANCOUVER // Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver
MONTREAL (ENGLISH) // Scotiabank Theatre Montreal
MONTREAL (FRENCH) // Starcite Montreal
CALGARY // Scotiabank Chinook
EDMONTON // Scotiabank Edmonton
WINNIPEG // Scotiabank Theatre Winnipeg
HALIFAX // Scotiabank Halifax

 

SYNOPSIS:
Acclaimed writer and director Rian Johnson (Brick, Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) pays tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie in KNIVES OUT, a fresh, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan’s untimely death. With an all-star ensemble cast including Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford and Jaeden Martell, KNIVES OUT is a fun, witty and stylish whodunit guaranteed to keep audiences guessing until the very end.

 

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To enter to win, click “like” on this Post at MR. WILL ON FACEBOOK and indicate your City. Re-Tweet this Contest Tweet from @mrwillw for an extra chance.

Rules and regulations here.

 

Mongrel Media release KNIVES OUT Wednesday, November 27, 2019.

 

(Photo/video credit: Mongrel Media)