Scripted series · FOX
Wonderfalls
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Caroline Dhavernas
Jaye Tyler
13 eps
Tyron Leitso
Eric Gotts
13 eps
Tracie Thoms
Mahandra McGinty
13 eps
Katie Finneran
Sharon Tyler
13 eps
Lee Pace
Aaron Tyler
13 eps
Diana Scarwid
Karen Tyler
13 eps
William Sadler
Darrin Tyler
13 eps
Neil Grayston
Alec
8 eps
Spencer Breslin
Peter Johnson
1 eps
Carrie Preston
Sister Katrina
1 eps
Colin Fox
Fred Bradley
1 eps
Eddie Kaye Thomas
Fat Pat
1 eps
Sarah Drew
Bianca Knowles
1 eps
Louise Fletcher
Vivian Caldwell
1 eps
Kari Matchett
Beth
3 eps
Boyd Banks
Janitor
1 eps
Rue McClanahan
Millie Marcus
1 eps
Chelan Simmons
Gretchen Speck-Horowitz
2 eps
Mike Beaver
Border Patrol Officer #1
1 eps
Kellie Waymire
Penelope
1 eps
Beth Grant
Marianne Marie Beattle
1 eps
Kimberly Scott
Officer Hale
1 eps
Glenn Fitzgerald
Bank Robber
1 eps
Jewel Staite
Heidi Gotts
4 eps
Dov Tiefenbach
Rufus
1 eps
Melissa Grelo
Native Princess
1 eps
Michael Buie
Chuck Aronson
1 eps
Aron Tager
Gwen
1 eps
Tim Minear
Muse (voice) (uncredited)
1 eps
Demetrius Joyette
Shoplift Kid
1 eps
Matt Gordon
Conservative Patron
1 eps
Kathryn Greenwood
Ronnie
1 eps
Magdalena Alexander
Katya
1 eps
Ted Whittall
Dick Johnson
1 eps
Sandi Ross
Glory
1 eps
Gabriel Hogan
Thomas
2 eps
Jeff Clarke
Savage
1 eps
Mark Aiken
Dr. Frank Chambers
1 eps
Morgan Drmaj
Bellman
2 eps
Quancetia Hamilton
Minister
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Wonderfalls actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Wonderfalls 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.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The story
What it's about
Jaye Tyler, a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree, holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop. Jaye is the reluctant participant in conversations with various animal figurines — a wax lion, brass monkey, stuffed bear, and mounted fish, among others — which direct her via oblique instructions to help people in need.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E11
Cocktail Bunny
- Directed by Peter Lauer
- Written by Alexander Woo, Liz W. Garcia
S01E10
Lying Pig
- Directed by Todd Holland, Craig Zisk
- Written by Dan E. Fesman
S01E09
Safety Canary
- Directed by Craig Zisk, Jamie Babbit
- Written by Bryan Fuller, Tim Minear
S01E08
Lovesick Ass
- Directed by Peter O'Fallon
- Written by Krista Vernoff
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
- Todd HollandProducer
- Bryan FullerProducer
- Tim MinearProducer
Writing
- Todd HollandWriter
- Krista VernoffWriter
- Dan E. FesmanWriter
- Alexander WooWriter
- Bryan FullerWriter
- Tim MinearWriter
Direction
- Todd HollandDirector
- Marita GrabiakDirector
- Allan KroekerDirector
- Peter O'FallonDirector
- Jeremy PodeswaDirector
- Craig ZiskDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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