Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye

Wayward Guide is an American comedy-horror web television series created by Corey Lubowich, Brian Rosenthal, and Joey Richter. It follows twin podcasting duo, Artemis (Mary Kate Wiles) and Paul Schue-Horyn (Steve Zaragoza), who investigate the fictional town of Connor Creek. The show also features an ensemble including Sean Astin, Darren Criss, Carlos Valdes, A. J. Holmes, Ashley Clements, Titus Makin, Cassie Silva, Dylan Saunders, Joanna Sotomura, Jon Cozart, Lauren Lopez, Nick Lang, and Clayton Snyder.

Along with quarter-hour episodes being released to YouTube, the show also hosts an in-universe podcast hosted by Wiles and Zaragoza. The series' first episode premiered on October 12, 2020, at a drive-in hosted by Tin Can Brothers. The first episode was released on YouTube on October 13, 2020.

Premise
Wayward Guide follows the adventures of twin podcasting team Artemis and Paul Schue-Horyn as they investigate a mystery in the mining town of Connor Creek. But what starts as a corruption investigation gets a lot hairier when it’s revealed that the oddballs of this small town are harboring a dark and furry secret: Werewolves.

Main

 * Mary Kate Wiles as Artemis Schue-Horyn
 * Steve Zaragoza as Paul Schue-Horyn

Recurring

 * Joanna Sotomura as Madison Reynolds
 * Nick Lang as Aubrey Dockweiler
 * Carlos Valdes as Dr. Henry Edwards
 * Dylan Saunders as Desmond Brewer
 * Lauren Lopez as Agnes Florentine
 * Tara Perry as Olivia Tompkins / Riley Kirkland
 * Corey Dorris as Quinn Cassidy
 * Curt Mega as Cliff Irons
 * Joey Richter as Crispin Lynch
 * Gavyn Pickens as Helen Unger
 * Cassie Silva as Truman Hensley
 * Sean Persaud as Jeremiah Stillwater
 * Ashley Clements as Mary Jo Walker
 * Sinead Persaud as Rita Waldeburg
 * Whitney Avalon as Rocky Irons
 * Ryan Simpkins as Jewel Irons
 * Sean Astin as Lesly Stone
 * Gabe Greenspan as Ellis Walker
 * A. J. Holmes as Sybilus Silver II
 * Clayton Snyder as Vern Marrow
 * Brian Rosenthal as Wallis Gale
 * Daniel Strauss as Barney Fletcher
 * Titus Makin Jr. as Silas Torsen
 * Jon Cozart as Donny Meadows
 * Brendan Bradley as Odie Doty
 * Paul Komoroski as Garmin Patrick Saget

Guest

 * Amrita Dhaliwal as Prism
 * Ed Powell as Ed Puppetman
 * Darren Criss as Ryan Reynolds
 * Jackie Emerson as Rebecca
 * Spencer Devlin Howard as America's Favorite Podcast Host
 * Sarah Grace Hart as The Mayor's Handler
 * Diane Lopez-Richter as The Mayor

Development
A teaser-trailer for the series and podcast was released on Tin Can Brothers ' YouTube channel on September 22, 2020. Team Starkid, a sister channel of the Tin Can Brothers, released a second announcement video for the series on September 30, 2020.

Casting
In the Tin Can Brother's announcement video, the full cast was announced. Darren Criss, Lauren Lopez, Joey Richter, and Dylan Saunders were seen during the video.

Filming
Principal Photography began in Los Angeles, California in summer 2017.

Release
The first four episodes premiered at a drive-in hosted by Tin Can Brothers on October 12, 2020.

The first episode of the series was uploaded to YouTube on October 13, 2020. The video was viewed by 15K watchers on the premiere date. The first part of the podcast series was released on October 16, 2020.