Wayward Really Is Worth All The Hype
It’s been five months since Wayward premiered on Netflix and it still has some of us in a choke-hold.

In an archival beach recording, a brother and sister enter Gvozden’s dream, which quickly turns into a nightmare when an ordinary thief reveals its demonic face. While trying to escape the beach, Gvozden loses his sister and confronts the golden monkey in the forest portable toilet, loses control over reality, and ultimately transforms into a demonic thief himself.
It’s been five months since Wayward premiered on Netflix and it still has some of us in a choke-hold.
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