This article includes discussions of physical abuse, mental abuse, murder, eugenics, and therapy abuse.

Netflix’s Wayward tells a fictional account of the very real experience of the troubled teen industry, leading to an equally positive and tragic ending. Set in 2003, two teen girls named Abbie and Leila get into trouble at school and smoke pot, leading their principal to suggest the “therapy school” called Tall Pines Academy as a solution for their behavioral issues.

Abbie’s parents agree, allowing the school to kidnap their daughter and take her to what I can only describe as Hell on Earth. Leila tracks down the school with the intent to save her friend, and she gets caught. Unfortunately, Toni Collette’s chilling headmaster convinces Leila’s parents to make her stay.

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