Toni Collette has joined the cast of comedian and screenwriter Mae Martin’s Netflix thriller series, Wayward.
Mae Martin began performing stand up comedy at 11 years old, and since then they have become a regular on the circuit. Their first stand-up special Sap was released on Netflix last year, and they also appeared as a contestant on series 15 of Taskmaster, winning the series.
In 2020, Martin starred alongside Charlotte Ritchie in the sweet comedy drama Feel Good, which they also wrote with Joe Hampson. The autobiographical show followed stand up comedian Mae as she tentatively began a relationship with Ritchie’s character George, whilst dealing with trauma from her past. Both series are available to watch on Channel 4.
Martin’s next series is Netflix thriller Wayward, which they created, will executive produce and act as co-showrunner with Ryan Scott.
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Mae Martin began performing stand up comedy at 11 years old, and since then they have become a regular on the circuit. Their first stand-up special Sap was released on Netflix last year, and they also appeared as a contestant on series 15 of Taskmaster, winning the series.
In 2020, Martin starred alongside Charlotte Ritchie in the sweet comedy drama Feel Good, which they also wrote with Joe Hampson. The autobiographical show followed stand up comedian Mae as she tentatively began a relationship with Ritchie’s character George, whilst dealing with trauma from her past. Both series are available to watch on Channel 4.
Martin’s next series is Netflix thriller Wayward, which they created, will executive produce and act as co-showrunner with Ryan Scott.
Read more: Taskmaster | Series 18 line-up confirmed
Wayward is “a thriller set...
- 6/7/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
Now this is a perfect serve: Challengers, the tennis drama starring Zendaya, will begin streaming on MGM+ on Monday, July 29, TVLine hears.
Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the film follows Tashi (Zendaya), a no-nonsense tennis player-turned-coach who makes her husband Art (Mike Faist) play in a challengers event to jolt him out of a recent losing streak. Tensions rise when he faces off against Patrick (Josh O’Connor), Tashi’s ex-boyfriend and his former best friend.
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Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the film follows Tashi (Zendaya), a no-nonsense tennis player-turned-coach who makes her husband Art (Mike Faist) play in a challengers event to jolt him out of a recent losing streak. Tensions rise when he faces off against Patrick (Josh O’Connor), Tashi’s ex-boyfriend and his former best friend.
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- 6/5/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Toni Collette has joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix limited series “Wayward,” Variety has learned.
Collette will appear in the series alongside Mae Martin as well as Sarah Gadon, Brandon Jay McLaren, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher and Josh Close. The series is described as 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,” per the official description.
Exact character details are being kept under wraps, but Collette will play the character Leanne in “Wayward.”
Collette is a highly-regarded and celebrated actress. She is a five-time Emmy Award nominee, winning the award for best actress in a comedy series for the Showtime show “United States of Tara.” She also won a Golden Globe for that show in 2010. Her other TV roles include the Netflix series “Unbelievable,...
Collette will appear in the series alongside Mae Martin as well as Sarah Gadon, Brandon Jay McLaren, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher and Josh Close. The series is described as 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,” per the official description.
Exact character details are being kept under wraps, but Collette will play the character Leanne in “Wayward.”
Collette is a highly-regarded and celebrated actress. She is a five-time Emmy Award nominee, winning the award for best actress in a comedy series for the Showtime show “United States of Tara.” She also won a Golden Globe for that show in 2010. Her other TV roles include the Netflix series “Unbelievable,...
- 6/5/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Toni Collette is set as a series regular in the upcoming Netflix Canada limited series Wayward (fka Tall Pines). She is joining a cast led by Mae Martin, the series’ creator, executive producer and co-showrunner, which also includes fellow series regulars Sarah Gadon, Brandon Jay McLaren, Sydney Topliffe and Alyvia Alyn Lind as well as recurring guest stars Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher and Josh Close.
The eight-episode 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.
Collette will play Leanne, the headmistress at Tall Pines.
Martin serves as co-showrunner with Ryan Scott, who also is an executive producer. Ben Farrell executive produces through his Objective Fiction, along with Hannah Mackay, Jennifer Kawaja and Bruno Dubé. Sphere Media is producing.
This marks a return to Netflix for...
The eight-episode 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.
Collette will play Leanne, the headmistress at Tall Pines.
Martin serves as co-showrunner with Ryan Scott, who also is an executive producer. Ben Farrell executive produces through his Objective Fiction, along with Hannah Mackay, Jennifer Kawaja and Bruno Dubé. Sphere Media is producing.
This marks a return to Netflix for...
- 6/5/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Five new faces have joined the cast of Netflix's Wayward. The upcoming limited series, formerly titled Tall Pines, will feature Patrick Adams, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Patrick Gallagher, and Josh Close.
Topliffe and Lind will have series regular roles, while Lind, Gallagher, and Close will be recurring guest stars. The new additions join the previously cast Sarah Gadon and Brandon Jay McLaren. Creator Mae Martin also stars in the series and will write the episodes and serve as showrunner.
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Topliffe and Lind will have series regular roles, while Lind, Gallagher, and Close will be recurring guest stars. The new additions join the previously cast Sarah Gadon and Brandon Jay McLaren. Creator Mae Martin also stars in the series and will write the episodes and serve as showrunner.
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- 6/5/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Exclusive: Five more actors have joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix limited series Wayward (fka Tall Pines) led by Mae Martin, the series’ creator, executive producer and co-showrunner. Sydney Topliffe and Alyvia Alyn Lind have been tapped as series regulars and Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Gallagher and Josh Close as recurring guest stars on the show, one of the first commissions for Netflix Canada.
In addition to Martin, the quintet join previously cast series regulars Sarah Gadon and Brandon Jay McLaren.
The eight-episode 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.
Topliffe and Lind are playing best friends Abbie and Leila; Adams plays a high school counselor,...
In addition to Martin, the quintet join previously cast series regulars Sarah Gadon and Brandon Jay McLaren.
The eight-episode 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.
Topliffe and Lind are playing best friends Abbie and Leila; Adams plays a high school counselor,...
- 6/4/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas” took the honor for Podcast of the Year on Tuesday night at the fourth annual The Ambies awards recognizing excellence in audio.
The awards were handed out in 27 categories at a ceremony held Tuesday night at downtown Los Angeles’ J.W. Marriott LA Live Los Angeles and live streamed on The Podcast Academy’s YouTube channel. The ceremony was hosted by Trixie Mattel, Season 3 winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” Trixie Mattel.
“This is amazing,” said Joel Anderson, host of Slate’s most recent season of its “Slow Burn” podcast. “Becoming Clarence Thomas” follows the Supreme Court justice’s life story and his journey from youthful radical to conservative icon.
“Weight For It,” hosted by Ronald Young Jr., earned the most wins, with three Ambies including Best Indie Podcast, Best Indie Podcast Host/Hosts and Best Society and Culture Podcast.
“I can’t even lie — this feels good,...
The awards were handed out in 27 categories at a ceremony held Tuesday night at downtown Los Angeles’ J.W. Marriott LA Live Los Angeles and live streamed on The Podcast Academy’s YouTube channel. The ceremony was hosted by Trixie Mattel, Season 3 winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” Trixie Mattel.
“This is amazing,” said Joel Anderson, host of Slate’s most recent season of its “Slow Burn” podcast. “Becoming Clarence Thomas” follows the Supreme Court justice’s life story and his journey from youthful radical to conservative icon.
“Weight For It,” hosted by Ronald Young Jr., earned the most wins, with three Ambies including Best Indie Podcast, Best Indie Podcast Host/Hosts and Best Society and Culture Podcast.
“I can’t even lie — this feels good,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Josh Close (Killers of the Flower Moon) has signed on to star in American Solitaire, an indie drama marking the first feature from writer-director Aaron Davidman.
He stars in the film as a U.S. soldier struggling to make sense of civilian life when he is confronted with the complexities of gun violence in America. Pic’s producers are Davidman, Lisa Bruce, David Oyelowo and Dylan Kussman (Wrestling Jerusalem). Marcus Gardley is serving as consulting producer.
Most recently, Close was seen playing Horace Burkhart, the brother of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Osage murderer Ernest, in Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award-nominated epic Killers of the Flower Moon. Prior to that, he starred opposite Trace Lysette and Patricia Clarkson in the acclaimed drama Monica, which was released by IFC Films after world premiering in Venice.
He stars in the film as a U.S. soldier struggling to make sense of civilian life when he is confronted with the complexities of gun violence in America. Pic’s producers are Davidman, Lisa Bruce, David Oyelowo and Dylan Kussman (Wrestling Jerusalem). Marcus Gardley is serving as consulting producer.
Most recently, Close was seen playing Horace Burkhart, the brother of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Osage murderer Ernest, in Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award-nominated epic Killers of the Flower Moon. Prior to that, he starred opposite Trace Lysette and Patricia Clarkson in the acclaimed drama Monica, which was released by IFC Films after world premiering in Venice.
- 2/20/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Chris Pine and Olivia Wilde are getting into the scripted podcast game.
The pair are among a star-studded cast for QCode’s latest audio series, Ad Lucem.
Created by Pretty Little Liars star Troian Bellisario and Fargo star Josh Close, the series also stars Fiona Shaw, Clancy Brown and Patrick Adams. Bellisario also stars in the series.
Ad Lucem is a socio-political thriller series set in New York City a few years in the future.
It revolves around revolutionary tech company, Ad Lucem Oi and its latest earth-shaking innovation, a Corporeal Augmented Reality Assistant, or Cara for short. Cara isn’t just another listening device, but a live operator who provides individual organic response, to service and facilitate you in the way only a human can. But it is quickly revealed that Ad Lucem Oi’s determination to “maintain the thread of human connection” might have unintended consequences.
It...
The pair are among a star-studded cast for QCode’s latest audio series, Ad Lucem.
Created by Pretty Little Liars star Troian Bellisario and Fargo star Josh Close, the series also stars Fiona Shaw, Clancy Brown and Patrick Adams. Bellisario also stars in the series.
Ad Lucem is a socio-political thriller series set in New York City a few years in the future.
It revolves around revolutionary tech company, Ad Lucem Oi and its latest earth-shaking innovation, a Corporeal Augmented Reality Assistant, or Cara for short. Cara isn’t just another listening device, but a live operator who provides individual organic response, to service and facilitate you in the way only a human can. But it is quickly revealed that Ad Lucem Oi’s determination to “maintain the thread of human connection” might have unintended consequences.
It...
- 5/15/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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