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Summary Secret Service agent Ethan Burke (Matt Dillon) search for two missing federal agents in a small Idaho town uncovers his ex-partner (Carla Gugino); nurse Pam (Melissa Leo), who turns out to be more dangerous than she first appeared; psychiatrist Dr. Jenkins (Toby Jones); Sheriff Pope (Terrence Howard); toymaker Harold Ballinger (Reed Diam...

  • 2015
  • TV-14
  • FOX
  • 2015
  • TV-14
  • FOX

Wayward Pines

Season 1 Premiere: May 14, 2015
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 43 Critic Reviews
62
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 320 User Ratings
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Summary Secret Service agent Ethan Burke (Matt Dillon) search for two missing federal agents in a small Idaho town uncovers his ex-partner (Carla Gugino); nurse Pam (Melissa Leo), who turns out to be more dangerous than she first appeared; psychiatrist Dr. Jenkins (Toby Jones); Sheriff Pope (Terrence Howard); toymaker Harold Ballinger (Reed Diam...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 43 Critic Reviews
62
60% Positive
26 Reviews
33% Mixed
14 Reviews
7% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 43 Critic Reviews
62
60% Positive
26 Reviews
33% Mixed
14 Reviews
7% Negative
3 Reviews

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83
May 23, 2016
At least in its first two episodes, Wayward Pines looks prepared to think more about what happens to its characters once the shock of that discovery has sunk in.
By Dennis Perkins FULL REVIEW
75
May 14, 2015
It’s not going anywhere you’d likely suspect, and the big reveal episodes have a lot of explaining to do, but this hyper-paranoid, time-twisting and addictive show is actually laying a foundation for something. How that something eventually plays out remains a question, but the ride there is an undeniable kick.
By Tom Long FULL REVIEW
70
May 14, 2015
Equally happy to consider the joys of rum raisin and the need for ritualized violence, Wayward Pines veers, at times, toward a self-consciousness one might call Fever Dream Camp. But mostly it's good, creepy fun, a round-the-fire story of a series that may turn out to be about something bigger than it seems.
By Mary McNamara FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 24, 2015
Everything about Wayward Pines is tense and spooky from the get-go (Chad Hodge adapted the project for TV), down to the old-fashioned rotary phones, which certainly plays into Shyamalan’s strengths as a filmmaker.... That said, the cat-and-mouse game begins to become a bit tiresome in the later episodes (five were previewed), before the fifth offers a fairly concrete explanation regarding what’s going on.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
50
May 25, 2016
Horror isn't a bad fallback, and it's effectively done, considering the limitations of broadcast TV. Yet it's not enough to fully transition the show away from its foundation or even mask that the excitement is gone. "Wayward Pines" isn't a horror show, and skirting the line between genres doesn't do its story any favors.
By Ben Travers FULL REVIEW
40
May 23, 2016
The mystery has largely been replaced by a dystopian soap opera that disrespects one first-season character in particular by having the character take an action that doesn’t reflect the character’s first season strength and resolve.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
25
May 23, 2016
Diehard fans may be more tolerant and overlook the bad acting and the stupid story, if only to obsess about another end-of-the-world, sci-fi scenario. The rest of us will realize that Wayward Pines has run amok and will change the channel.
By Robert Rorke FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 320 User Ratings
7.0
67% Positive
214 Ratings
18% Mixed
56 Ratings
16% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 320 User Ratings
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16% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Blinding Edge Pictures
  • De Line Pictures
  • Storyland
  • FX Productions
Initial Release Date: May 14, 2015
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 4 Nominations
Leo Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Casting Society of America, USA
• 1 Nomination

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