{"id":90337,"date":"2025-09-04T09:15:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=90337"},"modified":"2025-09-30T09:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:17:04","slug":"wayward-has-been-making-headlines-with-its-release-on-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wayward-has-been-making-headlines-with-its-release-on-netflix\/90337\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wayward\u2019 has been making headlines with its release on Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mae Martin\u2019s work in <em>Wayward<\/em> is really turning heads, and it\u2019s easy to see why. Playing Alex Dempsey, a trans cop drawn into a cult-like community, they\u2019re exploring deep, nuanced themes like the seductive nature of hypermasculinity, societal pressures to conform, and the yearning for acceptance\u2014all through the lens of a character who seems to have it all on the surface. Mae\u2019s own reflections show how much thought and care they\u2019ve put into portraying Alex\u2019s internal conflict, making the show feel emotionally raw while still thrilling.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also fascinating that <em>Wayward<\/em> draws from real-life trauma. Mae\u2019s friend\u2019s experiences in a troubled teen facility inform the series, giving it a disturbing but authentic foundation. The blend of heightened thriller elements with true stories makes the narrative both gripping and meaningful.<\/p>\n<p>And then there\u2019s that surreal, full-circle moment with Mark McKinney of <em>Kids in the Hall<\/em>. Mae literally grew up admiring him and even babysat for him at 13, yet in the show, Alex ends up in a fight scene with him. It\u2019s a clever mix of personal nostalgia and dark comedy that adds a unique layer to the storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, <em>Wayward<\/em> seems like a bold, genre-bending series that\u2019s as emotionally rich as it is thrilling, and Mae Martin\u2019s performance is clearly at the heart of that success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mae Martin\u2019s work in Wayward is really turning heads, and it\u2019s easy to see why. Playing Alex Dempsey, a trans\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":90338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[7064],"class_list":["post-90337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","tag-mae-martin"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}