Mae Martin Says Teenage Netflix Thriller ‘Wayward’ Is ‘Booksmart’ Meets ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’

When you’re a teenager, every emotion feels extreme and profound. In Mae Martin’s new series “Wayward,” this idea is literalized to thrilling effect.

Martin, who created and stars in the show, serves as showrunner alongside Ryan Scott. Martin spoke to TheWrap’s Joe McGovern about the Netflix series at TIFF on Sunday alongside co-stars Toni Collette, Sarah Gadon, Sydney Topliffe, Alyvia Alyn Lind and Brandon Jay McLaren.

“My teens were so visceral, and I remember forensically every moment of that period of my life, and I particularly remember feeling a keen sense of injustice at the world,” Martin said. “I wanted to explore how young people know who…