We all like to think we wouldn't fall into a cult. But Wayward , the Netflix original mini-series, boldly asks, "What if it were run by Toni Collette?"

Admit it, you'd be tempted to follow her anywhere, if only for the plot.

The Australian actor is a chameleon, able to play the offbeat but lovable heroine of Muriel's Wedding , the emotional mum of About a Boy, the fiercely protective Philly mom in The Sixth Sense, and the full-on "I am your mother" of Hereditary . In Wayward, she's a mother figure, inviting yet intimidating and utterly addictive.

Evelyn Wade has long, flowing blonde hair, large eyeglasses, and a tendency toward cardigans that suggest she's a mix of earnest intellectual and crunchy hippie. She is the leader of Tall Pines Academy, a reform school for teenagers

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