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\n\t[This story contains major spoilers from Wayward<\/em>.]<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tWayward <\/em>star Alyvia Alyn Lind knows you have unlimited questions about her new limited series that\u2019s currently ranking atop the Netflix TV charts.<\/p>\n \n\tCreated by Mae Martin, Wayward<\/em> shines a light on the troubled teen industry through Vermont\u2019s fictional Tall Pines Academy. The \u201ctherapeutic\u201d school is run by Toni Collette\u2019s cult-like leader, Evelyn Wade, who later takes a special interest in Lind\u2019s Leila. The latter is a Canadian teenager who made the journey across the border in an effort to rescue her best friend, Abbie (Sydney Topliffe), from the clutches of this institution that her parents forced her to attend. However, Leila\u2019s plan backfires, turning her into the latest enrollee.<\/p>\n \n\tLeila and Abbie were always mischievous partners in crime, but Leila\u2019s drug use was far more serious than Abbie ever realized. The reason is due to the fact that Leila has yet to reconcile the traumatic drowning death of her older sister, Jess (Devin Cecchetto), which Evelyn picks up on in order to play her patented mind games. Leila is eventually subjected to a psychological experiment where she has to confront her potential involvement in Jess\u2019 death, and the series ultimately depicts two different versions of the harrowing incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tIn Lind\u2019s mind, the version in which Jess accidentally drowns on her own is the more accurate portrayal, not the Evelyn-provoked account where Leila pushes an equally inebriated Jess in a swimming pool and opts not to save her. But Leila soon buys into the mindset that she\u2019s a murderer, something Abbie disputes based on a phone call they shared in the direct aftermath.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cAt the end of the day, I personally<\/em> believe she did not intentionally push her sister [into the pool],\u201d Lind tells The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s very common for people who have gone through traumatic experiences to have lapses in their memory and not remember exactly what happened. So it\u2019s a perfect opening for Evelyn to go in there and pull at the strings until it\u2019s all unraveled.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAfter Jess\u2019 death, Leila\u2019s mother became completely withdrawn from her maternal duties, and now that Leila is in the hands of Tall Pines Academy, she appears to have no interest in her daughter returning home anytime soon. This turn of events ends up contributing to Leila\u2019s unexpected decision to let Abbie complete their well-planned escape alone so she can stay at Tall Pines Academy.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI think the reasons she gave Abbie for why she\u2019s staying are true. She wants the community, she wants the family, and I think she genuinely does believe that. But I think that was all placed into her mind by Evelyn,\u201d Lind says. \u201cEvelyn saw her and saw her trauma and how tough her exterior was, and behind every tough exterior is an extremely soft center. So she wanted to rip that out, and I think she manipulated her.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tWayward<\/em> popped up on Lind\u2019s radar shortly after the heartbreaking cancellation of her three-season series, Chucky<\/em>, and the original audition email described the mystery-thriller as an \u201ceight-episode limited series.\u201d But with so many dangling threads, there\u2019s already a clamor amongst the viewers and the cast\/crew for another season.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe were all aware [that it was a limited series] from the start, and we were all sad about it from the start. As the cast got closer and everybody had so much fun together, we got sadder and sadder as the season progressed,\u201d Lind shares. \u201cBut you never know. Limited series get picked up [for more seasons] all the time now, so we\u2019re just hoping that Netflix wants to push it further. We all want more for our characters, especially me. I want to see where Leila goes. I love her so much.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tBelow, during a recent spoiler conversation with THR<\/em>, Lind also discusses her unique upbringing in a showbiz family that includes her sisters, Natalie and Emily Alyn Lind, as well as matriarch Barbara Alyn Woods.<\/p>\n \n\t***<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tYou started acting at such a young age. Do you have any memories that predate you being a working actor?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tNot really. Those memories would have to be before I started acting at 3 years old. But as I got older, my mom told me stories. My older sisters were in the industry from a very young age, and my mom has been doing it her entire life. My sisters would run their lines when I was only 2 or 3, and I would overhear and listen in the background. When they were done, I would come in and say, \u201cMy turn!\u201d I\u2019d then do their lines perfectly from top to bottom, and this was right after I\u2019d learned how to speak. So it\u2019s always been in my blood, and it\u2019s always been inevitable that I\u2019d end up wanting to pursue a career in it. I really don\u2019t remember a time where I wasn\u2019t working on a set. That could sound like a nightmare to some people, but it has been such a dream come true for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tAlyvia Alyn Lind as Leila in Wayward<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Netflix<\/p>\n \n\tWhen we\u2019re kids, our parents sign us up for things just to see what sticks. And then, as we get older, we start to figure out what we actually like and don\u2019t like. But it sounds like you knew you loved acting from the moment you started running lines for fun.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tDefinitely. The reason I love acting so much and have such a great relationship with it after all these years is because I always had a choice. It was never a situation where my mom was being a stage mom. She always gave all three of us the opportunity to stop whenever we wanted and go back to [more traditional] school. Growing up, we had conversations all the time about it. \u201cYou got another audition. Do you want to do it? Do you still like this? Are you happy?\u201d All three of us just never wanted to stop. We all found such a strong love for it at such a young age, and we\u2019re all so grateful for our mom\u2019s guidance within this industry that we love so much. I was extremely lucky. It\u2019s very unheard of to find the profession you want to pursue for the rest of your life at just 3 years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tWhen you watch your mom and sisters act, do you notice any mannerisms that all of you share?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s funny you ask that. I was literally watching Wayward<\/em> with my family the other day, and I noticed for the first time that when I cry on screen, I look really, really similar to my oldest sister, Natalie [Alyn Lind]. I also make certain expressions or smirks or faces that remind me exactly of Emily [Alyn Lind]. I think I\u2019m a perfect mix of both of their faces and expressions. So it\u2019s both weird and interesting to watch myself on screen and be like, \u201cWait, there\u2019s Emily. Wait, there\u2019s Natalie.\u201d But from growing up together and running lines with each other and just being there for one another during every project, I think that we\u2019ve all adapted a few of each other\u2019s little tricks. So we do have similarities, but we also have such different acting styles. We are all so distinct, even though we all had the same acting coach in my mother.<\/p>\n \n\tDid <\/strong>Wayward<\/em><\/strong> emerge right as <\/strong>Chucky<\/em><\/strong> ended?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tChucky<\/em> ended, and then Wayward<\/em> came up. It was such an interesting time because we were obviously all so sad about Chucky<\/em> being canceled. So I got the audition, and I was so grateful when I booked it. I then got to dive into the history of the [troubled teen industry], and it was a really exciting transition. Chucky<\/em> was very campy and crazy and unrealistic in a lot of ways because it was a killer doll show. So getting to dive into something that\u2019s real and terrifying in a more grounded way was really awesome.<\/p>\n \n\tDo you think the door is fully closed on <\/strong>Chucky<\/em><\/strong>? I know there was loose talk of trying to revive it in some form.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tOh my gosh, I have no clue. [Creator] Don Mancini holds the power. But whenever there is a revival, if there is one, I am so there. I\u2019m down. Sign me up. I love that crew and that cast so much, and we had the most incredible time filming. I definitely would love to be involved and avenge the Terror Trio. I want them to have a better ending and not be stuck in dolls for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n \n\tChucky<\/em><\/strong>, <\/strong>Spiderwick<\/em><\/strong> <\/strong>Chronicles <\/em><\/strong>and <\/strong>Wayward <\/em><\/strong>all shot in and\/or around Toronto?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tYeah, it\u2019s not crazy to think that I\u2019m a Toronto-based actor at this point because I film everything in Toronto. I\u2019m half-Canadian, which is awesome. My dad\u2019s side of the family is Canadian, and I have dual citizenship. So I love filming in Toronto so much.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tAlyvia Alyn Lind as Leila in Wayward<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Netflix<\/p>\n \n\tWayward<\/em><\/strong> is being billed as a limited series, but the ending leaves so many plates spinning that it seems ripe for a second season. Did you always know you were shooting a limited series?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tYeah, it was known from the start. When I got the audition in my inbox, it said, \u201ceight-episode limited series.\u201d So we were all aware from the start, and we were all sad. As the cast got closer and everybody had so much fun together, we got sadder and sadder as the season progressed. But you never know. Limited series get picked up [for more seasons] all the time now, so we\u2019re just hoping that Netflix wants to push it further. Obviously, everybody involved in the show loves it so much, and we\u2019re so proud of the outcome. We all want more for our characters, especially me. I want to see where Leila goes. I love her so much.<\/p>\n \n\tThere\u2019s a recent saying that the limited series is the new pilot, so anything is possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tIt would be a dream to do another season and explore these characters even further. If it ends up happening, I would be so excited and so on board. But if it doesn\u2019t happen, then the place the characters ended up in is where they\u2019re going to stay. Leila\u2019s ending is so sad to me. I\u2019m so protective over her, and I want her to get as far away as possible from that school. But she has to figure that out for herself. Unfortunately, I can\u2019t protect my characters that much.<\/p>\n \n\tHer sister Jess\u2019 death is a mystery throughout the season, and we\u2019re given two different versions of the story. One was accidental, and the other was more intentional. Leila eventually thinks she killed her sister on purpose, but Abbie argues that\u2019s not true because of a phone call they shared the day after it happened. Who do you think is right?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tOh my gosh, I love this question so much. While filming the episode, everybody had their different speculations. I had a conversation with Brian Davids Mae [Martin] about it. I then had a conversation with that episode\u2019s director [John Fawcett] just to figure out what is true in Leila\u2019s head. At the end of the day, I personally<\/em> believe that she did not intentionally push her sister [into the pool]. It\u2019s very common for people who have gone through traumatic experiences to have lapses in their memory and not remember exactly what happened. So it\u2019s a perfect opening for Evelyn to go in there and pull at the strings until it\u2019s all unraveled.<\/p>\n \n\tSo, truly, deep down, I believe that she did not kill her, but I also love that the episode has so many different versions of what happened. It creates a conversation. I\u2019ve already been on socials to look through people\u2019s posts about whether or not they think she killed her, and it\u2019s so fun to see that everybody else has a different opinion. I\u2019ve watched the show with many of my friends and family, and all of them have different opinions. So it\u2019s really fun to see what people think because it really is up for interpretation. Whatever you want to think is what it can be.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tDevin Cecchetto as Jess and Alyvia Alyn Lind as Leila in Wayward<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Netflix<\/p>\n \n\tWe established earlier that being a sister is a major part of your life, so did you have a tough time filming that tragic backstory involving Leila\u2019s sister?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tThat entire episode is so heavy. It was the episode I was the most excited to film while also being the most terrified to film. I really wanted to get it right, and show why Leila is the way she is. That episode is such a huge transitional moment for her. We filmed the pool sequence all night from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. It was emotionally and physically exhausting, and terrifying. But those days are the most rewarding. So I\u2019m really happy with the outcome, and I hope everybody else loves it, too.<\/p>\n \n\tLeila\u2019s flashbacks took place while in the Mirror Room. Once she\u2019s free, the camera lingers on her as she eats pizza and listens to Duck play Pink Floyd\u2019s \u201cTime.\u201d She was listening to that song in the first episode too. What\u2019s really on her mind there? Is it genuine enjoyment to set up her big choice to stay at Tall Pines in the finale? Or was she just trying to gain Duck\u2019s trust like her and Abbie planned? It seemed genuine to me.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tThat scene is another one of the big turning points that we see for Leila. It\u2019s the first time that she truly sees humanity in this place. To that point, it\u2019s been so rough and mean and aggressive and scary. Suddenly, she\u2019s sitting there eating pizza, and this guy that she\u2019s been terrified of the whole time is now playing her favorite song on the guitar. And for the first time, she thinks, \u201cMaybe this place isn\u2019t as bad as I thought it was. Maybe they were really just trying to fix me, and now that I\u2019m getting better, it\u2019s not as scary anymore.\u201d It\u2019s such a terrifying cycle of manipulation. But you can really see it in her face: \u201cThis could be my life. I could do this every day. I could sit here and eat pizza and listen to Pink Floyd every day.\u201d So It\u2019s a big transitional period for her to see that maybe this place isn\u2019t as bad as she thought that it was.<\/p>\n \n\tThen she has a phone call with her mom, and she couldn\u2019t have been less interested in Leila potentially coming home. So do you believe the explanation she gave Abbie as to why she\u2019s staying? Or did Evelyn manipulate this outcome?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tI think both can be true. I think that the reasons she gave Abbie for why she\u2019s staying are true. She wants the community, she wants the family, and I think she genuinely does believe that. But I think that was all placed into her mind by Evelyn. Evelyn saw her and saw her trauma and how tough her exterior was, and behind every tough exterior is an extremely soft center. So she wanted to rip that out, and I think she manipulated her.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tShe knew about how absent Leila\u2019s mom has been since Jess\u2019 death. So it was a perfect opportunity for her to take over that role. \u201cI will be this mother figure for you. I will be this figure that will love you unconditionally, which is something that you\u2019ve never had in your life. I will show you the ropes, and I will find you a family.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tShe does it in the same way that she does it to Laura [Sarah Gadon]. It\u2019s really interesting how many similarities there are between Laura and Evelyn\u2019s relationship and Leila and Evelyn\u2019s relationship. So I think that everything that she\u2019s saying to Abbie at the end of the show is true, but all of those things have been placed in her head by Evelyn.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tAlyvia Alyn Lind as Leila and Toni Collette as Evelyn Wade in Wayward<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Netflix<\/p>\n \n\tWhat did you pay attention to most with Toni Collette? Was it her acting style, or was it more about the way she carries herself on set?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tI learned so much from her and her energy on set. Just watching her is a masterclass. I watched her switch back and forth between her Australian accent and American accent, and it was so insane that it should be studied. She\u2019s just such a powerhouse. I want to be her. I was such a superfan before we started filming, so I was terrified. But then getting to know her and being on set with her as much as I was, it was an honor to study her. She plays her character so insanely well, and getting to see her bring Evelyn to life up close was incredible.<\/p>\n \n\tLastly, I have to follow up on something your sister <\/strong>Emily<\/strong> and I talked about during Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire<\/em>. You\u2019re friends with <\/strong>Mckenna Grace<\/strong>, and Emily played her friend of sorts in that movie. Was it pretty bizarre for you to watch given your connection to both?<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tIt was so much fun! When I heard that Emily got the role in the new Ghostbusters<\/em>, I was so excited because I knew Mckenna, but I didn\u2019t know how close their storyline would be to each other. And when I learned that it was basically just going to be the two of them together the entire movie, I was so excited. I think it was also exciting for Emily because Mckenna is a familiar face. I\u2019ve known Mckenna since I was four or five. We\u2019ve both been in the industry that long together. So getting to see Mckenna at the premieres and watching them work together was so much fun, and it was never weird at all. I\u2019m so glad that they had that experience together.<\/p>\n \n\tEmily did say that you wondered why you didn\u2019t get to go out for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n\tI remember being like, \u201cI should have gotten this audition. I want to work with Mckenna. I love her so much. That would\u2019ve been so much fun.\u201d I was more just jealous that I didn\u2019t get to work with Mckenna because we would\u2019ve had such a blast on set. But Emily has such a ghostly energy. So the casting decision after seeing the movie makes so much sense. They were right on point.<\/p>\n \n\t*** [This story contains major spoilers from Wayward.] Wayward star Alyvia Alyn Lind knows you have unlimited questions about her new limited series that\u2019s currently ranking atop the Netflix TV charts. Created by Mae Martin, Wayward shines a light on the troubled teen industry through Vermont\u2019s fictional Tall Pines Academy. 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