Scripted series · FOX
Wayward Pines
One road in. No road out.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Matt Dillon
Ethan Burke
10 eps
Jason Patric
Dr. Theo Yedlin
10 eps
Shannyn Sossamon
Theresa Burke
14 eps
Nimrat Kaur
Rebecca Yedlin
10 eps
Carla Gugino
Kate Hewson
11 eps
Tom Stevens
Jason Higgins
12 eps
Djimon Hounsou
CJ Mitchum
10 eps
Charlie Tahan
Ben Burke
12 eps
Josh Helman
Xander Beck
10 eps
Kacey Rohl
Kerry Campbell
10 eps
Melissa Leo
Nurse Pam
11 eps
Greta Lee
Ruby
5 eps
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Arlene Moran
16 eps
Toby Jones
Dr. Jenkins
15 eps
Alison Araya
Nurse 1
2 eps
Justin Kirk
Peter McCall
2 eps
Lusia Strus
Marcy (voice)
3 eps
Andrew Jenkins
Ted Laufer
2 eps
Andrew Suttar
Townsperson
2 eps
Scott Michael Campbell
Wayne Johnson
2 eps
Jared Ager-Foster
Boy on Bike
3 eps
Toby Levins
Alan
2 eps
Giacomo Baessato
Eric
3 eps
Reed Diamond
Harold Balinger
8 eps
Teryl Rothery
Henrietta
3 eps
Ian Tracey
Franklin Dobbs
3 eps
Chad Krowchuk
Tim Bell
6 eps
Barclay Hope
Brad Fisher
4 eps
Sarah Jeffery
Amy
6 eps
Michael McShane
Big Bill
4 eps
Roger Haskett
Doctor Carol
3 eps
Terrence Howard
Sheriff Pope
5 eps
Jennifer Juniper Angeli
Dale's Wife
3 eps
Juliette Lewis
Beverly Brown
3 eps
Mathew Yanagiya
Graduate Student (uncredited)
3 eps
Janet Glassford
True Believer
6 eps
Kavandeep Hayre
Field Medic
3 eps
Donny Lucas
True Believer #2
7 eps
Christian Tessier
Bartender
6 eps
Gerardo Barcala
AG Team (uncredited)
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Wayward Pines actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Wayward Pines reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and World Building.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able to leave. You have no communication with the outside world. You think you're going insane. You must be in Wayward Pines.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 20 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201510 episodes
7.9IMDbThe first season of this psychological thriller based on a trilogy of novels by Blake Crouch and executive produced by M. Night Shyamalan begins with U.S. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke awakening from a car accident trapped in the seemingly idyllic, but secretly insidious, town of Wayward Pines, Idaho. It soon becomes clear that this peculiar Northwest hamlet is quite literally impossible to leave. The phones don't make outgoing calls, it's surrounded by an electric fence and the residents are under constant camera surveillance. Nobody is supposed to talk about the past or question the present. And anyone who tries to escape is punished via a public execution called a reckoning. With a history of mental illness and hallucinations, Ethan begins to question his own sanity as he investigates this tight-knit community, which includes fellow agent and former lover Kate Hewson, who has developed the façade of a Stepford spouse in order to ensure her survival. Before long, Ethan is reunited with his wife Theresa and son Ben, but now they too are stuck in this place where nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted.
Best episode · S01E05 The Truth
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201610 episodes
6.8IMDbBest episode · S02E07 Time Will Tell
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E05 · Signature episode
The Truth
Ethan ventures outside of Wayward Pines and his shocked by what he discovers. Theresa shows up to her first day of work and meets with a client who seems to share her feelings for the town. Megan Fisher teaches Ben the truth about where he's living.
- Directed by James Foley
S01E09 · Signature episode
A Reckoning
Harold's failed attempt to break past the fence surrounding Wayward Pines leads to questions from Ethan about other insurgents who have gone off the grid. Amy's health takes a turn for the worse. Nurse Pam pushes Theresa to investigate Plot 33. Ben is encouraged by his teacher to speak publicly about current events.
- Directed by Nimród Antal
S01E03 · Signature episode
Our Town, Our Law
New evidence is uncovered by Ethan, who, while still in shock that Kate participated in Beverly's "reckoning" in the town square, has another run-in with Sheriff Pope and is given a new house by a real-estate agent. Theresa and Ben head to Idaho.
- Directed by Zal Batmanglij
S01E01 · Signature episode
Where Paradise Is Home
A Secret Service agent ends up questioning his own sanity as he searches for two missing colleagues in a strange town that he seemingly can't escape.
- Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
S01E06 · Signature episode
Choices
Ethan learns more about Wayward Pines and its residents. Theresa sets her sights on investigating an unusual plot of land. Kate and Harold plan a covert operation.
- Directed by Jeff T. Thomas
S01E10
Cycle
The electricity in Wayward Pines is turned off with deadly repercussions. As Ethan and Kate take the necessary steps to move everyone out of harm's way, Nurse Pam confronts Pilcher on his decision and tries to convince him to reconsider.
- Directed by Tim Hunter
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Blake CrouchExecutive Producer
- Chad HodgeExecutive Producer
- M. Night ShyamalanExecutive Producer
- Ashwin RajanExecutive Producer
- Donald De LineExecutive Producer
Direction
- Tim HunterDirector
- Brad TurnerDirector
- Mathias HerndlDirector
- James FoleyDirector
- David PetrarcaDirector
- Jennifer LynchDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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