This article includes discussions of the troubled teen industry, brainwashing, abuse, and cults.

A new cult thriller called Wayward has jumped to the #1 spot on Netflix’s Top 10 list, and its ending is more terrifying than most horror TV shows out there. The thriller genre might feel oversaturated, but Netflix has just released one of the most entertaining additions.

The show Wayward follows two teens, Abbie and Leila, who get trapped in an abusive, troubled teen “therapy” school called Tall Pines Academy. They seek the help of new police officer Alex to escape, but he will face resistance in helping them because of the town’s culty antics and the leader, Evelyn, played by Oscar-nominated actress Toni Collette.

Even though it’s technically a thriller, Wayward uses elements of su

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